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 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 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…
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…
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…
Never too far away from the Exiles, despite what a map might indicate, former Chairman Mike Wolff and his family have taken a player sponsorship package with Exiles new arrival Paul Tupai. Paul and his wife Naomi arrived in the summer from New Zealand and have been a regular feature at the club helping to…
Nominee: Andy Williams This is now my second year as Vice Chair and we have seen unprecedented times and I am proud to have been part of keep the club on the straight and narrow as a member of this committee. I actively coached for 10 years through all the age groups from U6s to…
Nominee: Robin Riding In 2003, my family and I moved to Dubai from Mauritius. It was a big move as we were living on the beach there and had a wonderful life. My sons Josh and Chris were 12 and 8 at the time. Rugby has always been my passion, having played it at a…
