The United Arab Emirates national rugby union team represents the United Arab Emirates in rugby union and is governed by the United Arab Emirates Rugby Federation.[1] The team competes in the annual Asia Rugby competition. They were once part of the Arabian Gulf team which consisted of players from the Gulf Cooperation Countries on the Arabian Peninsula. In 2011 they were granted membership into the Asian Rugby Football Union and, following a successful bid, were granted full membership in World Rugby. The majority of the UAE National squad is selected from UAE Premiership and Division One rugby teams.
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| Union | United Arab Emirates Rugby Federation |
|---|---|
| Captain | Matthew Mills |
| World Rugby ranking | |
| Current | 60 (as of 16 January 2023) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 0 |
Squad
The UAE squad for the 2024 Asia Rugby Championship, Caps As of 23 May 2024[update].
| United Arab Emirates Squad[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Caps | Club |
| Lukas Waddington | Prop | 4 |  Dubai Exiles RFC |
| Pieter Killian | 2 | Dubai Exiles RFC | |
| Riaan Barnard | 2 | Barrelhouse RC | |
| Sunia Laladidi | 0 | Abu Dhabi Harlequins | |
| Moeneeb Galant | Hooker | 2 | Dubai Exiles RFC |
| David Gairn | 2 | Dubai Exiles RFC | |
| Esekaia Dranibota | Lock | 2 | Dubai Tigers RFC |
| Jonathan Harris | 2 | Jebel Ali Dragons | |
| Jaen Botes | Back row | 10 | Dubai Exiles RFC |
| Matthew Mills (c) | 4 | Dubai Exiles RFC | |
| Epeli Davetawalu | 2 | Dubai Exiles RFC | |
| Marcus Guerin | 0 | Dubai Tigers RFC | |
| Ian Surtees | 0 | Jebel Ali Dragons | |
| Chris McKee | 0 | Abu Dhabi Harlequins | |
| Carel Thomas | Scrumhalf | 2 | Dubai Exiles RFC |
| Andrew Semple | 0 | Abu Dhabi Harlequins | |
| Jamie Gavin | Flyhalf | 0 | Jebel Ali Dragons |
| Handre Snetler | 0 | Dubai Exiles RFC | |
| Sakiusa Naisau | Center | 4 | Dubai Tigers RFC |
| Rory Arthur | 0 | Dubai Exiles RFC | |
| Liam Caldwell | Outside Back | 0 | Dubai Tigers RFC |
| Justin Walsh | 0 | Dubai Exiles RFC | |
| Emosi Vecenaua | 0 | Dubai Tigers RFC | |
| Matt Richards | 0 | Jebel Ali Dragons | |
| Connor Kennedy | 0 | Dubai Exiles RFC | |
Results
2016
Asia Rugby Championship Division II - Winners
UAE 65–13 Uzbekistan
UAE 70–18 Thailand
2015
2015 Asian Rugby Championship Division 2 2nd (2 wins, 1 loss)
UAE 53–22 Thailand
UAE 19–20 Malaysia
UAE 16–12 Chinese Taipei
2014
2014 Asian Five Nations Division 1: 1 loss.
2013
2013 Asian Five Nations: 5th (4 losses)
2012
2012 Asian Five Nations: 4th (1 win, 3 losses)
2011
2011 Asian Five Nations: 3rd (1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses)
Cup of Nations
- 2011 Cup of Nations: 4th (3 losses)
- 2012 Cup of Nations: 4th (3 losses)
Overall Records
Their Test record against all nations:
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | % | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 94 | -91 |
 Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 66 | -63 |
 Guam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 82 | 7 | +75 |
 Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 40 | 323 | -283 |
 Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 310 | -304 |
 Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 70 | 41 | +29 |
 Kenya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 12 | 55 | -43 |
 Philippines | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 8 | 24 | -16 |
 South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 31 | 122 | -91 |
 Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 19 | 20 | -1 |
 Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 13 | 13 | 0 |
 Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 173 | 52 | +121 |
 Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 15 | -8 |
 Taiwan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 16 | 12 | +4 |
 Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 65 | 13 | +42 |
 Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 14 | 65 | -51 |
| Total | 25 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 32% | 535 | 1,222 | -687 |
References
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