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The Qatar Rugby Federation (QRF) has announced the team list for the 2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy which will be held at the Aspire Rugby Stadium in Doha on March 3 and 4.
Twelve countries - India, Jordan, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, UAE, Nepal, Bangladesh, Iran, Nepal and hosts Qatar are participating in the continental tournament.
The Qatar National Rugby Sevens Squad includes players from across the country (locals and expats) who have been selected after impressing at various tournaments and events during the last 12 months.
Selected players have each refined their skills at the Qatar Rugby Sevens, Dubai Sevens and XV's Domestic League. The team is set to face Philippines and Nepal on the opening day.
This biggest rugby event in the history of Qatar consists of only one leg making it even more important for teams to win the tournament. The winner of the ARST 2017 will be promoted with a chance at qualifying for the RWC7's in San Francisco in 2018. QRF President Yousef al Kuwari congratulated all the players on their achievement and the hard work they had put in during the last 12 months.
"We have a great team of dedicated men who sacrificed so much to get this far. We are a strong outfit with big powerful forwards and equally as big and fast out wide. I believe come finals time we will be there," Kuwari said.
"We lost a few vital players from last season but managed to balance their loss with quality players including Ford, Amit and Ward. They are big boys with plenty of hunger and rugby experience."
"We also maintained veterans al Malki, al Muhannadi and Featherstone again who have played years of rugby and their experience at this level will be vital to the team. We will be expecting them to take charge and lead the way," he added.
The QRF head paid tribute to Asia Rugby for having the confidence in the QRF to take on such a challenge and thanked ARST partners and sponsors.
"I wish to pay tribute to our partners and sponsors of the event in particular Asia Rugby, Aspire, Aspetar, The Coffee Brewer, Nandos, WOQOD, IEC, Nada and Amwaj," he added.
The squad will be coached by Fijian Usaia Biumaiwai and assisted by Qatar's Talal Mualli.
The Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy is the most popular and prestigious event organized by the Asia Rugby's Executive Committee.
The Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy is an annual series of regional Rugby Seven's tournaments run by Asia Rugby featuring the best Asia Rugby Sevens teams. The Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy follows the sport program of World Rugby and its regions, which reflect the diverse sporting culture of the continent.
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22/02/2017
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