Play rugby all through summer at Dubai Sports City

Dubai: If you are a rugby enthusiast if the ensuing summer worries, then head to Dubai Sports City where it’s going to be real fun with the launch of Indoor Mixed Touch Rugby Competition which begins from this week and will go on till July.

The fun-filled promises lot of activities every Monday from 7:30pm to 11pm and are open to men, women and children.

“It’s being held indoor on a state-of-the-art UEFA approved artificial surface. The non-contact rugby tournament will provide a setting away from the warmer climate of outdoors to allow for the rugby population to continue the game they love. It will provide a great opportunity for rugby lovers to compete in a fun filled environment,” said Gareth Bacon, Academies Development Coordinator.

“It’s being held to International Touch Standards and sanctioned by the UAE Touch Association. Touch is a fantastic opportunity for teams and players to build and maintain their fitness levels during the off season. It is the type of sport that can really help to develop a players handling and foot work skills,” he added.

The games will last for 16 minutes with a playing time of eight minutes each half. Team will play two to three games per night and consist of 10 players in each team.

“Although the initial league is for adult players we are encouraging teams to include U16 players in the squads. We do have plans for Touch at Dubai Sports City and schools/kids need to watch this space,” he said.

“The facility is fantastic and just to get the participants out of the heat will be a reward in itself. We are very luck to have such a wonderful facility at our disposal and we thoroughly hope the teams enjoy it,” he added.

Looking ahead and providing details about the future plans, he said: “The goal is to expand. If we didn’t think it could grow there wouldn’t be much point in planning for it. We plan to launch this as a quarterly event and feel that it will be very well received. We will even start to look at the potential of women only and youth only events.”

For details contact: Gareth at 04 4481555 or 056 7919780. Email: rugby@dxbsport.com