Abu Dhabi (Al Ittihad)
The Dubai Tigers team won the President’s Cup for men’s rugby sevens in its first edition, which was held at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Grounds in the capital Abu Dhabi, under the aegis and support of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, with great success, with 12 men’s and 8 women’s teams from all UAE rugby clubs participating over two days, Exiles second, Dubai Hurricanes third.
In the women’s category, the Dubai Hurricanes team won the championship cup, Dubai Falcon Club finished second and Dubai Exiles Club finished third, while the Al Maha team, which includes all female national players, finished fourth after lost the match for third and fourth place. places against Dubai Excels team. The match continued for a third half and also ended in a goalless draw. The fourth half came as Dubai Exiles Club managed to score and the match ended with the “Golden Trey”.
At the conclusion of the tournament, Sheikh Mohammed bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, President of the Federation, Qais Al Dhalee, President of the Asian and Arab Rugby Federation, and Mohammed Sultan Al Zaabi, Secretary General of the Federation, crowned the winning clubs.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum congratulated the winners, praising the high technical level of the tournament, the brilliance of the men and women players and the unprecedented competition between clubs at the state level, and expressed deep gratitude to the wise leadership and to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, the foremost advocate of sports and athletes. Under His Highness’s directives and his insightful vision, Emirati sport has become a model of excellence and creativity, and the capital, Abu Dhabi, has become the main station to which all sports enthusiasts from all over the world aspire.
He also thanked the tournament organizing committee for their great efforts in producing the event in the best possible way, noting that the His Highness the President of the State Cup is the most expensive title locally and is one of the most important championships in the federation who help shine a light on new talent and provide the team with stars capable of competing in the Arabian and Mainland regions.
