Amman: An all-Emirati men’s sevens side will represent the UAE in this weekend’s third Arab Sevens in Jordan from October 6-7.
The UAE are in Group A alongside hosts Jordan, Iraq and Libya. Group B consists of Morocco, Lebanon, Egypt and Palestine. Group matches will be played on Friday followed by knockouts on Saturday.
The top two from each group will go into semi-finals to determine overall final placings from first to fourth, while the bottom two in each group go into play-offs for placings fifth to eighth.
“Our board has selected a side of strong, experienced Emirati rugby players, with only one new player making his sevens debut.” said UAE Rugby Federation board member Mohammad Shaker.
“We are looking forward to very competitive games, as our pool consists of very capable teams which we will not underestimate. We are confident our players will put forward a very strong challenge and produce the winning results.”
UAE kick-off their campaign on Friday, against Iraq at 10:30, followed by Jordan at 14:00, and they finish day one’s pool games with a match against Libya at 18:30 (times local).
