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Youth Awards Night May 10th

The Al Ain Rugby Club Youth Awards Night is May 10th. See attached poster for more information (note date change to 10th!!). youth awards night poster More »

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Rugby Ball – May 11

The Rugby Ball will be held on May 11th. Tickets are selling fast! Get yours at the Al Ain Rugby Club Reception Desk. Flyer attached here…… Black and White Ball Poster More »

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Al Ain U14s proud of Emirates schools and clubs tournament result!

The U14s came runners up in the Emirates schools and clubs tournament with Francois Smith being awarded best player of the tournament in his age group. The Under 14s also had a More »

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Sri Lanka Tour 2012 – Al Ain Amblers Rugby

The Al Ain Rugby youth tour to Sri Lanka was a great success. We toured with 71 people (46 players and 25 others) U8, U10, U12 and U18 Girls. We also made More »

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Ai Ain Rugby 1st Team in off-season rebuilding mode, players wanted!

After suffering losses of more than 20 skilled players in the last two years, the Al Ain Rugby Mens team (Amblers 1st XV) seemed to be at a low near the end More »

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Sri-Lanka Tour Meeting – Mon, Mar 26

Dear Al Ain Rugby Touring Party, A reminder that there will be a full briefing about the tour at 6.oo pm tomorrow, Monday 26th March, at the Grandstand building at the Al More »

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Al Ain Rugby Under 16 cap season long dominance with series championship

The Al Ain Amblers Rugby Under 16’s Youth Team won the League B finals beating Hurricanes 2 62 points to 17 this past weekend in Dubai. More »

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Al Ain Rugby Men’s team peaks post- season in Sharjah

The Adult Team having lost numerous experienced players in the last two season’s is working with a young and somewhat inexperienced team but dedication in training has payed dividends. This weekend Al More »

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Great effort for Al Ain Rugby and epic tour in Doha!

We would like to thank everyone from Al Ain Rugby who traveled to play this weekend in Doha, Qatar, and to Andre, Kit, Kat and Dave for their support and for sorting More »

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Al Ain Rugby Vets Dominate in Seven Rugby Tournament

The Al Ain Rugby Sevens was round two of four straight weeks of Sevens tourneys culminating with the Dubai International Rugby Sevens Dec 1,2,3. Well done to all who played this weekend More »

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Mens player volunteers needed for Al Ain Rugby Youth Tourney

Traditionally the Al Ain Amblers Rugby Club have had the seniors help out with the juniors at the upcoming 2-day youth tournament. A logistical snag puts the men’s team at an away More »

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Defeat in Second Round of Gulf Conference

A 43-8 loss to Dubai TOA was a bit hard to swallow for the Amblers. The large score deficit didn’t reflect the game play up until half time when the score was More »

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1st XV Taste Glory in First Gulf Conference Fixture of Season!

With one game each in pre-season tests the Dubai Wasps squared off against the Al Ain Abmblers on pitch one at the Al Ain Rugby Club this past Friday. Trevor Leota’s Dubai More »

Youth Awards Night May 10th

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The Al Ain Rugby Club Youth Awards Night is May 10th. See attached poster for more information (note date change to 10th!!).

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Rugby Ball – May 11

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The Rugby Ball will be held on May 11th. Tickets are selling fast! Get yours at the Al Ain Rugby Club Reception Desk.

Flyer attached here…… Black and White Ball Poster

Al Ain U14s proud of Emirates schools and clubs tournament result!

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The U14s came runners up in the Emirates schools and clubs tournament with Francois Smith being awarded best player of the tournament in his age group. The Under 14s also had a nail-biting 40-38 win over Prince Henry School touring from the UK as did the U15/16s who overpowered the opposition.

Sri Lanka Tour 2012 – Al Ain Amblers Rugby

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The Al Ain Rugby youth tour to Sri Lanka was a great success. We toured with 71 people (46 players and 25 others) U8, U10, U12 and U18 Girls. We also made a bit of history being the first foreign club to tour to Sri Lanka with U8 and U10 age groups. The girls came away undefeated in all their games including a mixed boys and girls opposition team. The added bonus of touring during school holidays was that it allowed families to extend their dates and take a holiday too. Something we are going to try and aim for all tours next season. The rugby was different and often we found ourselves tightly competing against children without boots! The U16s have embarked for Singapore and the U14s will be touring to Kenya at the end of next week. Finally the Adults will travel to Phuket. We wish them all the best of luck.

Al Ain Rugby represents at Sharjah Youth Tourney!

head over to the Al Ain Amblers Rugby club FaceBook page to check out some great pictures from the 2012 Sharjah Youth Tournament in which our U14s won. We had numerous age groups represented including our fantastic girls team!

Ai Ain Rugby 1st Team in off-season rebuilding mode, players wanted!

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After suffering losses of more than 20 skilled players in the last two years, the Al Ain Rugby Mens team (Amblers 1st XV) seemed to be at a low near the end of this season. However a handful of committed players and coaches have continued to keep the dream alive and an injection of new players has increased the hope of building a strong team for the 2012-2013 season starting in Sept.

Training will remain in full force until the end of June so please come out on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7Pm for training. Currently there are approx 18-20 players showing up with variable experience in rugby. We are currently working on basic skills so if you haven’t played we can still use you and now is the perfect time to come out and play rugby in Al Ain. If you have experience we still have something to offer at training since we are also in a fitness building phase and most players, even the most experienced could benefit from increased speed, agility and stamina.

Playing Al Ain Rugby is a good way to meet new friends, stay in shape and travel the Gulf with subsidized trips all over the GCC and Asia.

Training is at the Al Ain Shooting, Golf and Equestrian Club (formerly Palm Sports Resort) in Tawam district.

Mon 7-8:30

Wed 7-8:30

Al Ain Rugby U6 and U7 have fun in Abu Dhabi!

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The Abu Dhabi youth rugby club put on a very nice tournament this weekend at Zayed Sports City. It was short and sweet with each team getting five games and it kicked off just after 9AM and was finished by noon! Al Ain Amblers Rugby Club put in two sides which both had a great time. The difference in play from now compared to the beginning of the season is unreal and the coaches and parents deserve a round of applause for making the commitment. Sasha took home player of the tournament for Al Ain Rugby! The next match for the kids is in Sri Lanka!

Sri-Lanka Tour Meeting – Mon, Mar 26

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Dear Al Ain Rugby Touring Party,

A reminder that there will be a full briefing about the tour at 6.oo pm tomorrow, Monday 26th March, at the Grandstand building at the Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting and Golf Club.

Al Ain Rugby Under 16 cap season long dominance with series championship

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The Al Ain Amblers Rugby Under 16’s Youth Team won the League B finals beating Hurricanes 2 62 points to 17 this past weekend in Dubai.

Al Ain Rugby Men’s team peaks post- season in Sharjah

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The Adult Team having lost numerous experienced players in the last two season’s is working with a young and somewhat inexperienced team but dedication in training has payed dividends.

This weekend Al Ain Rugby celebrated when the men won the Plate Competition at the Sharjah 10’s Tournament.

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Great effort for Al Ain Rugby and epic tour in Doha!

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We would like to thank everyone from Al Ain Rugby who traveled to play this weekend in Doha, Qatar, and to Andre, Kit, Kat and Dave for their support and for sorting the trip out. It was a big job organizing flights and visas.

The game was great fun and even though we lost 27 – 19 after dominating the first half 19 – 3. We didnt concede the lead until just a few minutes remaining. Everyone played extremely well and a special mention to Man of the Match, Andrew on a great performance and and C**t of the match Dave Barnes aka Grandad for thinking we could have 7 guys on the bench but only able to sub 5, GENIUS!

Congratulations to Brett, Dan, Lari, Lui, Nick, Rob B and Jamal on getting their AAARFC Club Coin. Well deserved!

The Al Ain Amblers Rugby 1st team have a game vs Muscat scheduled for Thursday evening at 7. Lets train hard this week, play hard and get a big win at home.

Al Ain Rugby Vets Dominate in Seven Rugby Tournament

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The Al Ain Rugby Sevens was round two of four straight weeks of Sevens tourneys culminating with the Dubai International Rugby Sevens Dec 1,2,3. Well done to all who played this weekend and everyone who assisted in organizing the tournament, a good day and great after party. The Amblers Vets 10’s went undefeated in round robin play although, in typical 14 minute game fashion, a couple of those wins came after time had expired in the final play of the game. All the participating Vets teams kept the fans on their feet for every minute of every match. In the finals the Amblers continued their winning ways but the Abu Dhabi Saracens would not go down without a fight and the final match needed extra time to decide the winner. In other play the Amblers Men’s Sevens team took home the plate trophy without actually recording a win, but that’s another story….

Not long to go before the Dubai 7′s and we still have Abu Dhabi next weekend so lets train hard.

Come out and support Al Ain Rugby.

Mens player volunteers needed for Al Ain Rugby Youth Tourney

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Traditionally the Al Ain Amblers Rugby Club have had the seniors help out with the juniors at the upcoming 2-day youth tournament. A logistical snag puts the men’s team at an away game in Kuwait on the Friday, however this is a one-day trip for the 1st XV so the men will be home Friday night. For those players who find it impossible to travel to Kuwait please let Andre know if you are available to assist. Then also for those returning from Kuwait the club would very much appreciate your assistance on Saturday during the second day of the youth tournament. The club understands that it is probably the last thing you want to do after a game and travel but the club needs you. Your help will be appreciated not only by the club but especially our young players, so again, please let Andre know if you are available to assist.

Come out and support Al Ain Rugby!

Defeat in Second Round of Gulf Conference

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A 43-8 loss to Dubai TOA was a bit hard to swallow for the Amblers. The large score deficit didn’t reflect the game play up until half time when the score was 13-5 and it didn’t reflect the 15-10 pre-season test against TOA. However after a couple of quick tries in the second half by TOA the Amblers started to lack discipline and frustration began to mount which was a recipe for disaster as shown by the final score. Although a number of players may need to complete a self evaluation of their dedication and commitment as well as on pitch-effort a few players laid it all on the line for the entire 80 mins regardless of the score. Well done to Kiwi Jason, getting the Man of the Match for a great effort at #9. Also a mention to Ross for an awesome try and general great effort, Scotty for a few awesome runs (except your shoulder charge ;-) , Brett with a fantastic effort as Captain and of course Big Lari for his defense punishing crashes.

1st XV Taste Glory in First Gulf Conference Fixture of Season!

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With one game each in pre-season tests the Dubai Wasps squared off against the Al Ain Abmblers on pitch one at the Al Ain Rugby Club this past Friday. Trevor Leota’s Dubai Wasps had won the last meeting between the two teams and rolled into Al Ain believing that they had what it takes to grab the first available points in the Gulf Conference. The Amblers knew they had a win in them if they could stick to the game plan and play hard for the full 80 mins. Pre-season had demonstrated that the Amblers had the skills needed to win but a 60 minute effort isn’t enough to seal the deal at this level of rugby. After kick-off it was apparent within only a few minutes of play that the teams were evenly matched and that it was going to take a lot of tough tackles, hard drives and heavy contact by both teams to gain the advantage. The contact was indeed punishing and a lot of players on both squads were slow to get up after the tackles, rucks and mauls. The Amblers drew first blood with some solid passing through the backs and a hard charge forward by Scott McReady to touch the ball down over the try line which was set up by a shoulder dislocating charge forward by Matt UK. The wasps however quickly answered with a try off of a handling error and followed almost immediately with a penalty kick to take the lead. The Amblers had been focusing in training on a very simple set of plays designed to draw in the opposition and setup the backs while at the same time slowing the play down so the forwards can reset after each breakdown. While the game plan appeared to be working as planned a pair of home team penalties deep in the defensive zone yielded two successful penalty kicks for the Wasps. The crowd sensed the game could be slipping away but the score was still close enough for the Amblers to make up for the penalties they had conceded. With 20 mins to go Quihen Marais scored a brilliant try with a succession of side-steps and straight-arms and the Amblers could feel that the momentum was now in their favor. Shortly after Quihen scored he made a try saving tackle that cost him a deep laceration to the face and he was forced to retire to the sideline. With only minutes remaining and the Amblers down by 4 points, former New England Patriot and 2001 SuperBowl ring owner Scott McReady answered with a brilliant run and try to take the score to 19 – 18 Amblers. A final strong defensive stand by the Ambler forwards preserved the lead and sealed the win and the first points awarded in the 2011/12 Gulf Conference series.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The AAA rugby club is holding an event on 14th October in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Al Nour Hospital will sponsor a Ladies mini rugby tournament and a Ladies volley ball tournament. The club will be holding a raffle , all proceeds to Cancer charities. We are looking for prizes to be donated for this. I hope you will be able to sponsor this important event and come and see us at the club.

For more information follow the event on FaceBook http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143042095794536

Amblers show strength against TOA

Well done this weekend, an awesome performance by everyone. The TOA team we played yesterday, is their best side that they can field (a much better side than the Wasps, who beat us last week) and again, they did not beat us, we beat ourselves. We improved a lot from the Wasps game and that’s great, cause we’re moving forward and getting better after every training and every game. Well done to our Man of the match winners, from the backs, Quihen, great performance in the midfield with Scotty. From the forwards, an awesome performance by all, but Jody (other than the high, illegal, dangerous tackle) had an awesome game and worked hard at every play. A special mention to Matt (US) for some awesome line-out work.

The preseason warm ups are over now. Starting this Friday, every game we play, we must play to win, cause there are points on the line, so lets see everyone at training this week and everyone think about what you could have done better on the field and make sure its done next Friday.

Again, AWESOME performance boys and you should be proud of it.

Final Pre-Season Test – Fri Oct 7th – 6PM

The AAARFC will play in their final friendly game of the pre-season tomorrow at the Al Ain Rugby Club. Kick off is 6PM. Please note the time has been moved forward 1 hour. Kick off is 6PM. Players are expected to arrive at the club by 5PM. All players should come ready to play as this is a friendly fixture we will likely have rolling subs so all players can get some playing time.

Loss to Wasps in Pre-Season Test

Dear Players and Supporters

We Hope all the players have recovered after the weekend game in Dubai. Even though we lost, well done to all the guys who came out and played, there is some positive to take from the loss and we’ll train hard this week and win big this weekend. Well done to Matt (US), Joe Hamm, Andrew, Juan, Ben and Jason who all played their first game for the Amblers firsts. Also congrats to Big Lari for being the Man of the Match and to our COM Semi, please don’t forget your boots again and hope no one else does either.

A very big thank you to our medics Eileen and Kat (Eileen I hope you’re okay after the bus trip back and hope we didn’t scare you away) and a big thank you to Dave aka Granddad (assistant coach) for all his support during the weekend.

Remember training tonight and Wednesday, come for 6:45 with all of your gear so we can “train” like we “play”.

The Next game is this weekend at home VS Toa, Al Ain Rugby Club kick-off at 5PM

Al Noor Hospital signs sponsorship deal with AAARFC


In UAE sporting news, Al Ain Newspaper reported Monday that Al Noor Hospital, Al Ain is the exclusive healthcare sponsor for the AAARFC 2011/12 season. Click on the image to read the full article.