• Sakiusa Naisau, left, makes a break for Dubai Tigers in their win over Doha in the West Asia Premiership at the Tigers Park on Friday. All images Antonie Robertson / The National
    Sakiusa Naisau, left, makes a break for Dubai Tigers in their win over Doha in the West Asia Premiership at the Tigers Park on Friday. All images Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Deanne Makoni of Dubai Tigers runs through for his try against Doha
    Deanne Makoni of Dubai Tigers runs through for his try against Doha
  • Dubai Tigers defeated Doha 48-19 in their West Asia Premiership match
    Dubai Tigers defeated Doha 48-19 in their West Asia Premiership match
  • Marcus Guerin scores for Dubai Tigers against Doha in the West Asia Premiership
    Marcus Guerin scores for Dubai Tigers against Doha in the West Asia Premiership
  • Dubai Tigers defeated Doha to remain course for a trophy treble
    Dubai Tigers defeated Doha to remain course for a trophy treble
  • Charlie Taylor was among the scorers for Dubai Tigers in their win over Doha in the West Asia Premiership
    Charlie Taylor was among the scorers for Dubai Tigers in their win over Doha in the West Asia Premiership
  • Dubai Tigers claimed a bonus-point win at Tigers Park in Al Sufouh
    Dubai Tigers claimed a bonus-point win at Tigers Park in Al Sufouh
  • Dubai Tigers consolidated their position in second place in the West Asia Premiership
    Dubai Tigers consolidated their position in second place in the West Asia Premiership

Dubai Tigers impress in West Asia Premiership


Paul Radley
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Dubai Tigers continued their push for a treble of titles as they dispatched Doha in the West Asia Premiership on Friday night.

The club, who are celebrating their 10th anniversary this season, won the Dubai Sevens back in December. They are well-positioned in the region’s 15-a-side competitions, too.

They claimed a bonus-point win at Tigers Park in Al Sufouh in beating Doha 48-19 to consolidate their position in second place in the cross-border competition.

Niko Volavola crossed twice in the eight tries to three win over the tourists from Qatar. Moli Schaumkel, Marcus Guerin, Charlie Taylor, Deanne Makoni, Epeli Davetawalu and Ashwin October all scored one apiece.

The Tigers will meet league-leaders Bahrain in the West Asia final. Elsewhere in Dubai on Friday night, Dubai Exiles maintained their pursuit of home semi-final in the UAE Premiership as they beat Jebel Ali Dragons 19-17 at The Sevens.

Unresolved crisis

Russia and Ukraine have been locked in a bitter conflict since 2014, when Ukraine’s Kremlin-friendly president was ousted, Moscow annexed Crimea and then backed a separatist insurgency in the east.

Fighting between the Russia-backed rebels and Ukrainian forces has killed more than 14,000 people. In 2015, France and Germany helped broker a peace deal, known as the Minsk agreements, that ended large-scale hostilities but failed to bring a political settlement of the conflict.

The Kremlin has repeatedly accused Kiev of sabotaging the deal, and Ukrainian officials in recent weeks said that implementing it in full would hurt Ukraine.

Updated: March 16, 2024, 6:14 AM