The rugby team faces Japan, China and Sri Lanka .. and the World Cup qualifiers are hosted by Dubai

The results of the Asian qualifiers draw for the Rugby Sevens World Cup - South Africa 2022, resulted in the national rugby team falling into the group that includes the strongest Asian teams, Japan, China and Sri Lanka, as they compete in Dubai on Friday and Saturday 19 and 20 November 2021 in Dubai Sports City .

This came during a press conference held at the headquarters of the Dubai Sports Council this morning, during which Qais Al Dhali, President of the Asian and Arab Confederations, Trevor Gregory, member of the Executive Office of the Asian Federation, Mohammed Sultan Al Zaabi, Secretary General of the Emirates Federation, and Khaled Al Awar, Director of Sports Events Department at the Dubai Council spoke. athlete.

The draw ceremony was held after the press conference, where the eight teams participating in the men’s competitions were divided into two groups, as well as the women’s teams. The men’s draw resulted in the teams of South Korea, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Malaysia in the first group, while the second group included Japan, Sri Lanka, China and our team the National.

While the women's team draw ceremony resulted in the teams of Japan, Kazakhstan, Thailand and the Philippines in the first group, and the second group included China, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.

The competitions are held over two days, where each group competes with each other, men and women on the first day, and the 4 winning teams qualify for the semi-finals, which will be held on the second day. South Africa September 2022.

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