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Gulf Rugby News Archive
News Articles From 2022
20/09/22
Incoming RAK Rugby Chairman to Drive Community Focussed Initiatives
16/09/22
Dubai Hurricanes Withdraw From 2022 Premiership Rugby
15/09/22
A List of Rugby Clubs In Dubai – By Location
23/05/22
Rocky Truter Gets England Call Up From Eddie Jones
11/05/22
Trio of Ex Dubai Hurricanes Coaches Now Swimming With The Sharks
10/05/22
Former England Captain Hartley Unveiled As Director of Rugby At Dubai Sharks
20/03/22
Harlequins’ ‘raging inferno’ inspires stunning comeback win over Exiles
05/03/22
Nick Young Memorial Rugby Match 2022
14/01/22
When Saturday comes: weekend change ushers in a new era for Gulf rugby
News Articles From 2021
04/12/21
Exiles Celebrate Return To Sevens Glory On Golden Jubilee Weekend
01/12/21
UAE’s Most Historic Sports Event Makes Return
17/10/21
Hurricanes make winning start to UAE Women’s Sevens Series
04/09/21
Fans set to return at Dubai Sevens as part of major changes to series
02/09/21
Emirati student Sophie Shams ‘star struck’ after move to English Premiership side Saracens
27/08/21
Seren Gough-Walters’ Rugby League Journey From Sharjah To Wales
25/08/21
Muscat RFC Celebrate 50th Anniversary
02/08/21
Jon Beeton – 10 Years Since Former UAE National Player Passing
05/07/21
Mike Cox-Hill And A Tale Of Two Teams
25/06/21
Harry McNulty helps Ireland to Olympic qualification
13/06/21
Ives Lands New Coaching Role With Hurricanes RFC
26/05/21
2020/21 End Of Season Report
11/05/21
Former Bahrain RFC Head Coach, Jim Rowark Passes Away
26/04/21
Club Pays Tribute To Coach Who Dies During Touch Rugby Match
22/04/21
UAE Rugby’s Debut International [10 Years On]
20/01/21
Sevens Set To Make A Return In 2021
News Articles From 2020
27/12/20
A Christmas Miracle For UAE Rugby Fans
11/10/20
Dubai Rugby 7s Cancelled For 2020 – Official Statement
06/10/20
RAK Rugby Welcome New Chairman Eddie Presch
21/09/20
UAERF Suspend All Rugby Again With Immediate Effect
15/09/20
All Change At The Canes
10/09/20
Ladies Rugby Back On Menu At Dubai Sharks RFC
03/09/20
Rugby’s Return To Play – Phase 2 Guidelines Discussed With RCC
31/08/20
On your marks, get set, PLAY TOUCH!
26/08/20
All Eyes on Tigresses as New Coach McEwen Takes Charge
14/08/20
New Mini & Youth Rugby Club Launched In Dubai
10/08/20
New Gulf Focussed Dubai 7s Tournament Proposed For December
06/08/20
Latest Guidelines For The Safe Return to Rugby Released by UAERF
19/07/20
Assault Bike Fitness Competition 2020
09/07/20
UAE Rugby Reveal New League Management For 2020/21 Season
20/05/20
UAE Rugby Announce Tenders For New League Management
12/05/20
Could NFL Style Rugby Posts Really Be The Future?
15/04/20
West Asia Premiership 2019/20 Season By The Numbers
31/03/20
GRM Announce 2019/20 League Winners Of Gulf Rugby
26/03/20
UAERF Season 2019/20 Coronavirus Update
05/03/20
All Rugby Activities Are To Cease Until Further Notice
02/03/20
Remaining West Asia Premiership 2019/20 Rugby Fixtures Cancelled
29/02/20
Tigers Meet Storm Trentham and Coach Rugby in Kenya
29/02/20
Coronavirus Causes Further Rugby Cancellations In The Gulf
24/02/20
UAE Division 1 Rugby Playoffs Journey 2020
16/02/20
KnightsEagles Show Heart To Claim First Win
27/01/20
Another Successful HSBC Rugby Festival
22/01/20
Two Teams Withdraw From UAE Division 2
News Articles From 2019
11/12/19
Celebrating Gulf Rugby Winners of Dubai 7s
08/12/19
Alexandrea Cook’s four tries inspire Hurricanes to Women’s Dubai 7s Title
07/12/19
Dubai Hurricanes hold off Bahrain to retain Dubai 7s title
04/12/19
Gulf Rugby FAQs
01/12/19
Dubai Rugby Sevens Gulf Rugby Preview 2019
25/11/19
Gulf Rugby Roundup – Half Way Point
19/11/19
Choosday Chat with Amblers Paul Kirsten
17/11/19
Qais Al-Dhalai voted as new Asia Rugby President
29/10/19
Sean Stevens – Quins Back Row Has A Choosday Chat
25/10/19
Gulf Rugby Roundup Week 3
22/10/19
Oliver Johnson From Dragons RFC Is With Us For This Weeks Choosday Chat
15/10/19
An Exciting New Chapter in the Rak Rugby Story book
14/10/19
Gulf Rugby Roundup Is Back With A Combo From Week 1-2
08/10/19
Summer Transfer List Revealed. Who’s In? Who’s Out?
07/10/19
A New Era Begins For Harlequins Under Niall Lear
05/10/19
Aaron Persico hits the ground running in Dubai Tigers’ tough initiation
03/10/19
What’s New With Gulf Rugby In 2019?
26/09/19
A First For Dubai’s Repton School Rugby Players
19/09/19
Looking For Rugby Coaching In The UAE? Could You Be The Next Eddie Jones!
17/09/19
Where To Watch The Japan Rugby World Cup 2019 In Dubai?
07/09/19
Saracens benefit from boosted club numbers for 2019/20
04/09/19
Jalajel Named New West Asia Rugby Regional Development Officer
29/08/19
Mens 2019/20 official fixtures released
25/07/19
Enver Johns Appointed New Coach of Dubai Sharks RFC
24/07/19
Yalla Rugby Partnership With New Local Sports Nutrition Company
23/07/19
Niall Lear Announced as New DOR of Harlequins
22/07/19
UAE Rugby Referee Maurice Butler Has A Choosday Chat
11/07/19
Summer Touch Rugby
04/07/19
The Wanderers Return for the 2019/20 UAE Rugby Season
03/07/19
Is Your Rugby Club Concussion Ready?
26/06/19
Dubai Eagles and Arabian Knights Set To Merge
25/06/19
Who’s Your 2019 Club of The Year Then?
18/06/19
Club of the Year Nominations – Who’s in the running?
17/06/19
Concussion Baseline Testing For Rugby [INFORMATION]
11/06/19
Mike Wolff, Dubai Exiles Chairman has Choosday Chat [EXTENDED]
20/05/19
Conference Rugby By Numbers
19/05/19
UAE Set to Return to Asia Rugby Division 1
16/05/19
UAE Head For Final Showdown Against Thailand
15/05/19
Warriors’ Rose goes to Japan World Cup with DHL
14/05/19
Perelini Names UAE Team To Face Guam In Semi Final
14/05/19
Justin Brits from Dubai Warrior’s RFC Has A Choosday Chat
12/05/19
Amblers Ladies Host Eagles in 1st Leg of XVs Rugby Fixtures
07/05/19
UAE Rugby Referee Simon Dodd Has A Choosday Chat
01/05/19
RAK Chairman Simon Williams Announces Retirement
30/04/19
Barrelhouse RFC’s Matt Rubin Has A Choosday Chat
26/04/19
Dubai Tigers Sign Off Monumental Season
23/04/19
Amblers RFC’s Lucian Jansen Has A Choosday Chat
19/04/19
Premiership Rugby By Numbers
13/04/19
Dubai Tigers Earn Place In UAE Rugby Premiership
02/04/19
National Rugby Squad Announced For Thailand Championships
30/03/19
Abu Dhabi Harlequins Regain Premiership Trophy
30/03/19
Dubai Tigers – UAE Conference Champions 2018/19
27/03/19
UAE Rugby Finals Day 2019 – Preview
08/03/19
Bahrain Edge Past Exiles In Late West Asia Premiership Final Drama
06/03/19
West Asia Premiership Final Preview
03/03/19
Gulf Rugby Round Up Week 16
19/02/19
Kyle Bennie From RAK Rugby Is With Us For This Weeks Choosday Chat
18/02/19
Gulf Rugby Round Up Week 14
08/02/19
‘Mystic Mike’ Gives Us His 2019 Six Nations Predictions Video
05/02/19
Matthis Bathe, Knights U16’s Scrum Half Has A Choosday Chat
04/02/19
The 13th Friday Of Gulf Rugby – Would It Be Unlucky For Some?
29/01/19
Sandy Naylor From Dubai Eagles Has A Choosday Chat With Us
27/01/19
Week 12’s Rugby Action From All 3 Leagues In The UAE
22/01/19
Mike McFarlane – A Final Farewell ChoosdayChat With The Quins Head Coach
20/01/19
Gulf Rugby Roundup Week 11
15/01/19
Your First Roundup of Gulf Rugby Action In 2019
07/01/19
New Years Gulf Rugby Review – 2019
News Articles From 2018
19/12/18
UAE Rugby ranked 5th in World Rugby’s ‘Get Into Rugby’
17/12/18
Your Final Gulf Rugby Roundup Of 2018
11/12/18
Saracens Captain Taylor Has A Choosday Chat With Us
02/12/18
Dubai Eagles Women retain 7s Title After Semi-Final Drama
02/12/18
Hurricanes blow away misfiring Quins for first Dubai 7s title in over a decade
26/11/18
Your Dubai 7s 2018 Preview
20/11/18
Win Tickets To An Evening With Brian O’Driscoll
20/11/18
Jamie Clarke From The Tigers Has A Choosday Chat
19/11/18
Dubai Rugby 7s 2018 Messages From Famous faces
12/11/18
Gulf Rugby Roundup Week 7
04/11/18
Latest Gulf Rugby Roundup From Week 6
01/11/18
Nick Young – Annual Golf Day
30/10/18
Gulf Rugby Weekly Roundup 30.10.18
23/10/18
RAK Rugby’s – Gloria Patil Has A Choosday Chat
16/10/18
Alex Lee From The Dragons Has A Choosday Chat
15/10/18
Yalla Rugby Week 3-4 Roundup
09/10/18
Barrelhouse Coach Taylor Hamilton’s Choosday Chat
02/10/18
Choosday Chat With Knights Scrum Half Shane Narara
01/10/18
Gulf Rugby Week 1-2 Round Up
30/09/18
Yalla Rugby Sign New Partnership With Gulf Rugby Management
25/09/18
Choosday Chat With UAE Referee Jaco de Wit
19/09/18
Your Gulf Rugby 2018/19 Season Preview
17/09/18
Choosday Chat With Exiles Centre Alice Luckhurst
13/09/18
Concussion Baseline Testing – WHY?
12/09/18
“The Wanderer’s (WON’T) Return”
10/09/18
Choosday Chat With Sharks Hooker Armel van Erck
04/09/18
Womens Rugby Union Soaring In Popularity
03/09/18
Choosday Chat With Canes Hooker Max Physick
31/08/18
Wihan Grobler Appointed New Head Coach of Amblers
28/08/18
UAE Expat Rugby Player Transfers Over The Summer
28/08/18
Asian Games 2018 – All Emirati UAE National Sevens Squad
23/08/18
Saracens Withdraw From UAE Premiership Rugby
14/08/18
Choosday Chat With UAE Referee Tony Duminy
13/08/18
Beavers Withdraw From Community League Rugby
07/08/18
Choosday Chat With Quins Fly Half Luke Stevenson
03/08/18
Arabian Knights Charge Into 2018/19 UAE Rugby Season
01/08/18
UAE National Sevens Squad On Route To Asia Rugby 7s Debut Singapore
31/07/18
Choosday Chat With Al Ain Ambler’s Hannah Hall
24/07/18
Choosday Chat With Dubai Eagles Player Conor Coakley
18/07/18
Al Maha – All-Emirati U18 Girls Team In Successful Sri Lanka Training Camp
17/07/18
Dubai Sharks Open New SportsZone Clubhouse
17/07/18
Choosday Chat With Exiles Back Row Jaen Botes
10/07/18
Concussion Management – Are You Ready For The 2018/19 Season?
26/06/18
Pre-Season Training Gets Under Way For Harlequins
24/06/18
UAERF And MoE Partnership Goes From Strength To Strength
15/06/18
Saracens Launch Pre Season Attack Ready For 2018/19
14/06/18
Changes To The UAERF Transfer Window That You Should Be Aware Of
12/06/18
Dragons Snare Ex British & Irish Lion Mike Phillips For Director Of Rugby
28/05/18
RAK Rugby Club Presented With Club Of The Year Award
15/05/18
Local Rivals Come Together To Honour Fellow Rugby Player Nick Young
11/05/18
Yalla Rugby Club Of The Year 2018
09/05/18
Community Clubs By Numbers
08/05/18
Conference Clubs By Numbers
02/05/18
Premiership Clubs By Numbers
01/05/18
A Familiar Face Prowling The Touchlines In The Singapore Sevens
28/04/18
UAE Rugby Defeat A Spirited Gibraltar Side To Bring The 2017/18 Season To A Close
27/04/18
A UAE Barbarians XV Win Convincingly Against A Gibraltar Development Side
24/04/18
UAE National Squad Announced For Friendly Against Tourist Gibraltar
14/04/18
Dubai Exiles canter to UAE Premiership Triumph
13/04/18
Dubai Tigers Claim Maiden UAE Conference Title with Extra Time Golden Try
11/04/18
UAE Finals Day Is Upon Us Again – Heres Our Guide To The Weekend’s Action
04/04/18
Our final weekly round up of the season ahead as league action comes to a close
02/04/18
What Women’s Rugby Can Teach Us
26/03/18
How many competitions & leagues are there? Confused? Here’s our guide
13/03/18
Action from a weekend where two pieces of silverware were awarded
05/03/18
Action from all three leagues on a wet weekend in the Emirates
26/02/18
Action from the UAE Rugby as the contenders for the end of season playoffs take shape
21/02/18
Rocktape Barrelhouse 10s Tournament 2018
20/02/18
Your Yalla Rugby Roundup From 16.02.18
12/02/18
Community League Rugby Gets A Well Deserved Addition For 2018/19
04/02/18
UAE Rugby Roundup – Now Including Womens 7 Series
31/01/18
Our Gulf Rugby Round Up For Last Weeks Fixtures
22/01/18
Another Busy Weekend Of UAE Rugby – Here’s Our RoundUp
18/01/18
Rugby Now Included In Emirati Schools Physical Education Curriculum
16/01/18
UAE Domestic Rugby New Years Round Up
10/01/18
UAE Rugby Returns This Weekend
News Articles From 2017
20/12/17
UAE Rugby Winter Roundup 2017
12/12/17
Mike Phillips Teams Up With Just Play To Launch UAE Rugby Academy
06/12/17
We Interview Brian O’Driscoll At Last Weeks Dubai 7s
05/12/17
Eagles Swoop For First Silverware In Gulf Women’s 7s
02/12/17
Exiles Comeback Stuns Dragons In Dubai 7s Final
07/11/17
UAE Rugby Roundup – Week 7
31/10/17
UAE Rugby Roundup – Week 6
25/10/17
Harlequins Think Pink For Cancer Patients & Their Families
22/10/17
UAE Rugby Roundup – Week 5
19/10/17
Abdullah Bin Humaid Al Qasimi Becomes Patron Of RAK Rugby Club
17/10/17
UAE Rugby Roundup Week 4
12/10/17
Yalla Rugby’s Team Of The Week
04/10/17
UAE Rugby To Be Represented By All-Emirati Side At Arab 7’s
01/10/17
UAE Rugby Applauds Successful Asia Rugby Conference
21/09/17
Premiership League Preview
20/09/17
Conference League Preview
19/09/17
Community League Preview
09/09/17
Eagles Feathers Ruffled In First Outing Against Dragons
07/09/17
UAE Squad Head For Asia Rugby U17 Sevens 2017
31/08/17
RAK Rugby Goes Green For 2017
17/08/17
Pre Season Rugby Training – With Max Physick
12/08/17
Dubai Wasps Call It A Day
02/08/17
The 2016/17 UAE Rugby Clubs By Numbers
03/07/17
UAE Rugby Federation’s U18 Emirati Girls To Compete In Paris World Games
16/05/17
Beaver Nomads – A Dubai Rugby Team That’s All About Fun
11/05/17
UAE Rugby Captain Ben Bolger Looks To Top Off A Fantastic Season
09/05/17
Tom Stapley – Former Exiles Player Selected For Ireland Rugby Sevens Squad
07/05/17
Asia Rugby Division One Championship – Japan 2019 One Step Closer For UAE
06/05/17
UAERF sign Memorandum of Understanding with the French Rugby Federation
05/04/17
Inaugural UAE Rugby Grand Finals Day to be played
06/03/17
NAS Dubai Rugby Looking Ahead To This Weeks DASSA League Finals
News Articles From 2016
28/11/16
U18 Girl’s International Sevens Tournament Schedule
18/11/16
Jonah Lomu – 1 Year On From The Late Great Rugby Player | Yalla Rugby
16/11/16
Dubai Sevens Rugby Training – The Ultimate Guide To Peak Performance
29/09/16
Amblers Withdraw From West Asia Premiership And UAE Premiership
02/03/16
Dubai Sharks Rugby Club Write Their Own History
News Articles From 2015
23/11/15
Dubai Potbellies celebrate a successful Bali 10s tour
05/10/15
Arab Rugby Federation (ARF) officially formed
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