The United Arab Emirates Sevens team is 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.[1]
Union | UAE Rugby Association |
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Coach(es) | Apollo Perelini |
Captain(s) | Niall Statham |
First international | |
2015 Asia Rugby Sevens Series | |
World Cup Sevens | |
Appearances | 0 |
The 2011 Dubai Sevens will be their debut as a national team.
12 Men squad to 2011 Dubai Sevens:
2015-2016 Men's Squad:
Pool Games | ||
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Samoa | 55 – 12 | United Arab Emirates |
Fiji | 43 – 0 | United Arab Emirates |
Argentina | 73 – 7 | United Arab Emirates |
1/4 final Bowl | ||
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Scotland | 40 – 5 | United Arab Emirates |