Dubai Knights, a team founded by Dr Abdulrehman Kazim with the aim of spreading the game among the Emirati community, run through training drills at Kent College. All photos: Dubai Knights / Soorya Kiran
Dr Abdulrehman Kazim landed on the game of rugby when he noticed the 2019 Rugby World Cup was part of his Starzplay subscription.
Dr Abdulrehman Kazim begun a club from scratch with a 10-year plan to play in the top tier of the domestic game.
The Knights fall perfectly into the UAERF’s mission of spreading the game to UAE nationals. The club have benefitted from the expertise of the federation’s pool of coaches.
Dubai Knights have around 60 members, the main core being Emirati, but also including players from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Jordan, as well as one South African.
Sakiusa Naisau, a Fiji-born back who is one of the national team’s leading players, and UAE Shaheen player Yousef Thani have been coaching the team.
