Arab Rugby Sevens Championship 2024

The Arab Rugby Sevens Championship 2024 will once again feature several unions that fall under Asia Rugby but the tournament is organised by the Arab Rugby Federation. Ten Men’s and 8 Women’s national teams are confirmed to be involved.

Updated February 16 2024

The men’s and women’s tournament is set to be played from February 16-17 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and this is the ninth edition of the Arab Rugby Sevens Championship for the men, and the 4th time the women will be featured.

Based on the posts from the Arab Rugby Federation, there are expected to be 10 men’s and 8 women’s teams playing at the tournament in 2024.

The Tunisian women and UAE men are the defending champions from the tournament played in Al Ain, UAE in 2023.

Arab News reported that Sami Smara, technical director at the Saudi Arabian Rugby Federation, confirmed there are 41 women players and 20 girls in U18 but that they would compete in the Arab Rugby Sevens Championship 2024.

Samra said, “This February we will participate in the Arab (Rugby) Sevens tournament hosted in the Kingdom at Taif, it will (have) 10 men’s and eight women’s teams competing for the trophy. The U18’s will participate in (the) Asia Tournament in August and the senior(s) will compete this year in Asia Tournament (in) September and also at (the) next Dubai International Sevens tournament.”

Arab Rugby Sevens Championship 2024 – Teams & Pools

The rugby federations expected to be involved in the Arab Rugby Sevens Championship 2024 are:

• UAE
• Tunisia
• Egypt
• Lebanon
• Syria
• Libya
• Jordan
• Saudi Arabia
• Iraq
• Morocco
• Palestine

Women’s Pools

Pool A

• Tunisia
• Syria
• Jordan
• Saudi Arabia

• UAE
• Egypt
• Libya
• Lebanon

There appears to be a live-steam available on Facebook for the Arab Rugby Sevens Championship 2024.

For more information follow the Arab Rugby Federation online.

Asia Rugby Sevens Tournaments 2024

The final schedule of events from Asia Rugby is still to be confirmed for 2024 but they outlined their intentions for their proposed competition framework from 2024-2027. If approved, this would see new pathways for sevens rugby in the region:

1. Asia Rugby Sevens Series – has meant to be 8 women’s and men’s teams – the bottom team from each will be relegated to the ARST annually.
2. Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy – Team numbers have not been consistent, with 7 women’s and 14 men’s teams at the 2023 tournament. In the future this will be limited to 8 women’s and 12 men’s teams – the bottom two teams will be relegated to the ARSC, while only the winners will be promoted to the ARSS annually.
3. Asia Rugby Sevens Challenge – Number of teams TBC but the winners and runners-up (top 2) in both the Men’s and Women’s categories will be promoted to the Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy every year.

Arab Rugby Sevens Championship 2024 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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