UAE to bid for RWC Sevens 2018
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It appears Dubai will be making a bid to host the 2018 World Cup Sevens as they look to stage the showpiece for the second time in just nine years.
Russia hosted the competition in 2013 but their attendances were not at capacity, which the UAE Rugby Federation hope to use as a selling point.
According to sport360.
com, the International Rugby Board will weight up interest from nations such as England, Fiji, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Singapore, Spain, USA and Wales, with official bids to be submitted by December 2014.
"We are bidding …
Russia hosted the competition in 2013 but their attendances were not at capacity, which the UAE Rugby Federation hope to use as a selling point.
According to sport360.
com, the International Rugby Board will weight up interest from nations such as England, Fiji, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Singapore, Spain, USA and Wales, with official bids to be submitted by December 2014.
"We are bidding …
