Dubai Exiles beat champions Bahrain
Champions Bahrain suffered their maiden defeat of the new West Asia Premiership season and, just like last year, it arrived at the hands of Dubai Exiles, who made it two straight wins…
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Cindy Mitchell Nominee for position of Mini & Youth Rugby Director
Nominee: Cindy Mitchell I am part of a Rugby Family all of whom are unashamedly Northampton Saints supporters! My husband has been involved with the game for more than 30 years and my youngest son joined the Old Northamptonians RFC as an U5’s player – where I became the Club Treasurer. When we relocated to…
Exiles thrill crowd with win over West Asia Champions Bahrain
It was a full house at the Exiles for the visit of reigning West Asia champions Bahrain who were in town for an eagerly awaited clash with Dubai’s premier rugby side, the Dubai Exiles, at the World Famous Sevens Stadium. A big crowd had gathered to enjoy the outdoor furniture, hospitality and high quality rugby…
Exiles all set for Bahrain test
Gulf Rugby behemoths Bahrain visit the Sevens Stadium this afternoon in what is undoubtedly the pick of this weekend’s West Asia Premiership fixtures. Both teams have several new faces in their squads and the Exiles will be hoping that they can go one better than last season’s West Asia Premiership final where they came up…
Two Exiles Internationals Receive Sponsorship Boost
Two of the Exiles’ UAE Internationals received a sponsorship boost this season – hard hitting flanker Matt Mills, and Club Captain Lukas Waddington. Matt Mills has been sponsored by the generous parents of the Exiles U16 squad. Matt is heavily involved in helping shape and guide the next generation of Exiles players imparting both his…
Exiles Girls Match vs Auchterarder School from Perthshire, Scotland
Exiles were delighted to host Auchterarder School for the 3rd time at the weekend. The relationship goes back 7 years when Auchterarder were looking for an overseas destination and a growing platform for girls rugby. The fact that they were able to field 30 players for their tour and we were able to host a…
Dubai Exiles RFC Youth Players become a Band of Match Officials
On Saturday 12th October 15 Youth Players from the Dubai Exiles RFC (U19s & U16s) participated in a World Rugby L1 Match Officials Course – these players represent boys from three schools across Dubai (Dubai College, Dubai English Speaking College & Jumeirah English Speaking School) ranging in age from 14 to 18 years. The Match…
Exiles Edge to win over neighbours in West Asia / UAE Premiership opener
The 2019/20 season opener in the West Asia / UAE Premiership picked up where the previous season left off, a final kick of the match to win a hard-fought contest at Dubai Hurricanes. This time however, there was no debate about whether or not the ball had gone over the crossbar, Exiles number 10 DuRandt…