Former Australian World Cup player Dan Crowley will lead two world-class rugby speakers Jeff Probyn and Phil Kingsley Jones at the kick-off for the promotional campaign for this year's Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby 7s.

The lunch will be held at the Grand Hyatt on September 29.

The 36th edition of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby 7s will take place from November 30 to December 2 at the Dubai Exiles ground, and kicks off the start of the 2005-2006 IRB 7s Series.

Sponsors of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby 7s include Airbus, MMI, Air BP, Roll-Royce, BBC World, Morgan Stanley, Prosport, HSBC, Towers Rotana Hotel, Dnata, Dubai Duty Free, Al Futtaim Willis Faber, Motivate, Al Hammad, Danzas, Dubai Ports Authority, Meed Projects, Gulfa Water, Avis and Welcare Hospital.