East Africa rugby union team Number-8 (15). East Africa rugby union team Established in 1950, The East Africa rugby union team is a multi-national rugby union team drawing players from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, though the vast majority of these came from Kenya which has traditionally been the strongest rugby playing nation in this part of the world. The team has played against incoming international, representative and club touring sides and it conducted seven tours between 1954 and 1982. Though East Africa do play under the "Tuskers" nickname it is used exclusively when they are on tour; for all matches played at home they are
United Arab Emirates national rugby union team United Arab Emirates national rugby union team The United Arab Emirates National Rugby Union Team represents the United Arab Emirates in rugby union. They compete in the annual Asia Rugby Competitions. They were once part of the Arabian Gulf team which consisted of players from various Arab States of the Arabian Gulf. In 2011 they were granted membership into the Asian Rugby Football Union and following a successful bid, were granted full membership with World Rugby. They are the newest and 100th member to do so. The current coach of the UAE national team is Apollo Perelini who has been