Dubai Exiles preserved their perfect start in the UAE Premiership season with a fine 26-17 away victory over Abu Dhabi Harlequins at the Zayed Sports City on Friday.
Schalk Du Preez, Justin Walsh and Anthony Kapp touched down for the Exiles with Justin Walsh converting two and firing over three penalties, stretching their record to two from two.
The visitors were ahead 15-3 at half time but the home side narrowed down the lead to 18-17 five minutes from time.
“It was a close match between two good teams and at this stage it was anyone’s game and we are just very happy it was us who got the win this time,” Jacques Benade, the Exiles coach, said.
“You don’t travel to Quins and get a win [easily] so we are very pleased and the players really enjoyed the game.
“Quins are a very good side and have a great coaching team. They will only get stronger throughout the season. It’s going to be a great tussle back in Dubai in the new year.”
The Exiles entered the match on the back of a 91-0 rout of the Tigers in their opener and they meet Hurricanes next at TheSevens on Friday.
The Dark Blue Winter Overcoat & Other Stories From the North
Edited and Introduced by Sjón and Ted Hodgkinson
Pushkin Press
Fixtures (all in UAE time)
Friday
Everton v Burnley 11pm
Saturday
Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur 3.30pm
West Ham United v Southampton 6pm
Wolves v Fulham 6pm
Cardiff City v Crystal Palace 8.30pm
Newcastle United v Liverpool 10.45pm
Sunday
Chelsea v Watford 5pm
Huddersfield v Manchester United 5pm
Arsenal v Brighton 7.30pm
Monday
Manchester City v Leicester City 11pm
AS%20WE%20EXIST
%3Cp%3EAuthor%3A%20Kaoutar%20Harchi%C2%A0%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EPublisher%3A%20Other%20Press%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EPages%3A%20176%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EAvailable%3A%20Now%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
MATCH INFO
Uefa Champions League, last 16, first leg
Ajax v Real Madrid, midnight (Thursday), BeIN Sports
TO A LAND UNKNOWN
Director: Mahdi Fleifel
Starring: Mahmoud Bakri, Aram Sabbah, Mohammad Alsurafa
Rating: 4.5/5
Tamkeen's offering
- Option 1: 70% in year 1, 50% in year 2, 30% in year 3
- Option 2: 50% across three years
- Option 3: 30% across five years
The bio
Date of Birth: April 25, 1993
Place of Birth: Dubai, UAE
Marital Status: Single
School: Al Sufouh in Jumeirah, Dubai
University: Emirates Airline National Cadet Programme and Hamdan University
Job Title: Pilot, First Officer
Number of hours flying in a Boeing 777: 1,200
Number of flights: Approximately 300
Hobbies: Exercising
Nicest destination: Milan, New Zealand, Seattle for shopping
Least nice destination: Kabul, but someone has to do it. It’s not scary but at least you can tick the box that you’ve been
Favourite place to visit: Dubai, there’s no place like home
Zayed Sustainability Prize
