Dubai Exiles’ all-round top bloke, Dr Vishnu ‘Doc’ Radhakrishnan, will be lending his expertise on the international rugby stage once again. ‘Doc’, who is the Team Doctor for the Dubai Exiles, UAE Rugby, and who travels the world with for various events and qualifiers for the UAE Olympics teams, has been seconded by Hong Kong…
Exiles Director of Rugby and UAE national team backs coach, DuRandt Gerber, will kick off the 2024-25 rugby season as Head Coach of the Dubai Exiles’ Under 12s. DuRandt will bring an unprecedented amount of ability, knowledge, and experience to the Exiles’ Under 12 age-group. Within the club he’s coached both the Exiles’ Under 16s…
James Barnard will continue as Head Coach of the now, Exiles Under 14s, an age-group that has enjoyed phenomenal success since James took up the role. James and his coaching team, Razeen Manuel, Karl Ward, and Frederick Foussat steered their charges and swept the board in UAE domestic Mini & Youth rugby. Abu Dhabi Cup…
Dubai Exiles’ and UAE captain, Matt Mills will coach the Exiles Under 10s during the upcoming 2024-25 rugby season. Matt, a PE Teacher at Dubai English Speaking College, recently captained the UAE to the runners-up spot in their first year in the Asia Rugby Championship. Wins over the Republic of Korea (36 – 32) and…
Former Ulster Rugby second row and Ireland U20 international, John Donnan, will head up the coaching team of the Dubai Exiles Under 16s for the upcoming 2024-25 rugby season. John will bring a wealth of experience and impart knowledge, and know-how, to the Exiles’ Under 16s throughout the 2024-25 rugby season. The former ‘All-Ireland Division…
Exiles’ stalwart and #premiership hooker Dave Gairn will be the Head Coach of the Under 16 Girls for the upcoming 2024-25 UAE rugby season. Dave, a PE Teacher and Head of Rugby at Nord Anglia International School Dubai, hails from Southport, just north of Liverpool in England. He joined the Exiles in 2017 and has been…
Registration for the 2024-25 UAE rugby season is now open! We’ll be back on those lovely, green, and world-class rugby pitches, at The Sevens Stadium on the morning of Saturday August 31st. It’s been all go behind the scenes at Dubai Exiles RFC, the UAE and Gulf region’s oldest and most successful rugby club. Playing…
Exiles and UAE rugby’s most capped international and cuddly Number 8, Jaen Botes, will be taking the reins as Head Coach of the Dubai Exiles Under 13s for the upcoming 2024-25 rugby season. Jaen is a hugely experienced and formidable player who has been wearing an Exiles shirt in the UAE Premiership since 2017. The…
