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Emirates Rugby League

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United Arab Emirates Rugby League

Founded	1 January 2007
IRL affiliation	Observer (revoked in 2015)
Responsibility	United Arab Emirates
Headquarters	Dubai Sports City, UAE
Key people	Sol Mokdad (Chair)
Competitions	Rugby League Cup, Emirate Of Origin
Website	www.uaerl.ae

As of 6 July 2009

United Arab Emirates Rugby League (or UAERL) was the governing body for rugby league in the United Arab Emirates. It operated under the auspices of the Rugby League European Federation’s Euro Med Department,^[1] the UAERL governed rugby league at all levels in the UAE, from the national team to the development of school and youth programs.^[2]

History

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The increased popularity of rugby league in the Middle East and Africa, specifically in Lebanon and Morocco, prompted the UAERL to announce its intentions to form an "Arab Confederation for Rugby League."^[3]

Sol Mokdad became the President of the UAERL in 2007, and oversaw the initial stages of developing the sport in the UAE, including the first international matches played by the UAE Falcons and their first victory.

The first domestic rugby league competition in the UAE was staged in 2013,^[4] with Abu Dhabi Harlequins becoming the inaugural champions.^[5] Also that year, UAERL announced the formation of the country's first junior international sides, which were to be coached by Apollo Perelini.^[6]

In April 2015 the Rugby League was forced to change its name to remove all references to the United Arab Emirates following threats from the UAE Rugby Federation, and was disbanded altogether following Mokdad's arrest at the behest of rugby union officials in May 2015.^[7]

References

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^ "Introduction to the UAERL". Emirates RL. Archived from the original on June 14, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
^ "ERL Development". Emirates RL. Archived from the original on June 14, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
^ "ERL Development". Emirates RL. Archived from the original on June 14, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
^ "New rugby league format gets a warm reception in UAE - The National". www.thenational.ae. Archived from the original on 2013-05-05.
^ "Rugby League Cup final: Harlequins break their finals jinx in style". 31 May 2013.
^ "UAE rugby league looking to the future with Apollo Perelini - The National". www.thenational.ae. Archived from the original on 2013-07-04.
^ "Rugby League Cup cancelled as former administrator Sol Mokdad is released from prison". 20 May 2015.

External links

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Official site of Emirates Rugby League

Rugby League European Federation

Members

Full	England France Ireland Italy Jamaica Lebanon Russia Serbia South Africa Ukraine Wales
Affiliate	Cameroon Canada Czech Republic Germany Ghana Greece Malta Morocco Netherlands Norway Nigeria Scotland Spain Turkey United States
Observers	Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Burundi DR Congo El Salvador Hungary Kenya Libya Montenegro North Macedonia Palestine Poland Saudi Arabia Sierra Leone Slovakia Sweden
Former	Affiliate Latvia Observers Belgium Catalonia Denmark Ethiopia Trinidad & Tobago UAE

National teams

Competitions

International Rugby League

Members

Full	Australia Cook Islands England Fiji France Jamaica New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Serbia South Africa Ukraine Wales
Affiliate	Brazil Cameroon Canada Chile Czech Republic Germany Ghana Greece Ireland Italy Kenya Lebanon Malta Morocco Netherlands Nigeria Norway Russia Scotland Turkey United States
Observer	Albania Argentina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Burundi Colombia DR Congo El Salvador Hungary Japan Libya Montenegro North Macedonia Palestine Philippines Poland Sierra Leone Slovakia Solomon Islands Spain Sweden Vanuatu
Pending	Georgia
Former	Full Tonga Affiliate American Samoa Austria Estonia Ivory Coast Latvia New Caledonia Tokelau Observer Belgium Denmark Egypt Guyana Hong Kong India Mexico Namibia Niue Norfolk Island Pakistan Singapore Thailand Trinidad and Tobago

National teams

Men

Women

International
competitions

Awards and rankings

RLIF Awards
World rankings
- men
- women
- wheelchair

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