United Arab Emirates national rugby union team (sevens)
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The United Arab Emirates Sevens team are new to the sevens scene. They previously formed the Arabian Gulf sevens team
along with Bahrain
, Kuwait
, Oman
, Qatar
, Saudi Arabia
as part of the Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union
before the IRB disbanded the union.
The 2011 Dubai Sevens
will be their debut as a national team.
Arabian Gulf rugby union team (sevens)
The Arabian Gulf rugby union sevens is a minor sevens side.-2009 Dubai Sevens Squad:#Sean Hurley#Marcus Smith#Joshua Sherrin#Jonny MacDonald#Byron Kraemer#Stephen Cooper#Chris Gregory#Duncan Murray#Shane Stapleton#James Love#Tom Otton#Khaled Halel...
along with Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
, Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
, Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
as part of the Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union
Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union
The Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union was the governing body for rugby union in the Gulf Cooperation Council member countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. To begin with most matches were played on sand but today almost all matches are played on grass...
before the IRB disbanded the union.
The 2011 Dubai Sevens
2011 Dubai Sevens
The 2011 Dubai Sevens will be the 11th edition of the tournament, part of the IRB Sevens World Series in rugby sevens. It will be held at Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the host stadium will be the The Sevens stadium....
will be their debut as a national team.