After being held in Thailand for the past two years, the World Schools Festival will be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in mid-December for the 2024 edition.
Updated 27 September 2024
In May 2024, the organisers confirmed the change of venue and that they were expanding the tournament into more of a sports festival which we have seen happen at a number of other events such as the Algarve 7s and the HSBC World Rugby SVNS legs.
The timing of the WSF 2024 however is a couple of weeks or so after the Emirates Dubai 7s 2024 (Friday 29th November – Sunday 1st December 2024) which usually kickstarts the HSBC World SVNS Series and that is a massive sports festival with a number of sports and rugby divisions across all levels.
Online, the WSF organisers said, “We are excited to announce this year’s World Schools Festival will officially be held in Abu Dhabi! We are proud to partner with Abu Dhabi Cricket & Sports Hub as the host venue for all events taking place between the 14th – 21st of December 2024.”
The new sports in addition to Rugby XV’s & 7’s are:
- Cricket Cup (boys & girls)
- Hockey (boys & girls)
- Netball (girls)
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Confirmed Teams – World Schools Festival 2024
We will update this list as more teams are announced – most of the information is currently via the WSF social platforms as the website is not up to date.
The categories for the rugby in Abu Dhabi are:
- Rugby XV Champions Cup (boys)
- Rugby XV Trophy (boys)
- Rugby XV Open (boys)
- Rugby 7s (girls)
- Rugby 7s (boys)
Rugby XVs – WSF24 Cup Tournament (Boys)
- Millfield (England)
- Paul Roos (South Africa)
- Hoërskool Dr. E.G. Jansen (South Africa)
- Llandovery College (Wales)
Rugby XVs – WSF24 Open Tournament
- Odyssey XV
WSF24 Sevens Rugby Tournament
- Cavaliers Rugby Academy (Australia – Boys & Girls)
- Millfield School (England – Girls)
- Llandovery College (Wales – Girls)
- Zambezi Steelers (Zimbabwe – Boys)
- Rugby Travel Academy (SA – Boys)
Asian Rugby Tournaments 2024
- 2024 FISU World University Championship Rugby Sevens.
- World Rugby Sevens Monaco Repechage 2024.
- 2024 World Rugby U20 Trophy.
- Guide To The Asia Rugby 2024 International Tournaments.
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