Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground is a multi-use stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of the Dubai Sevens, the first event in the annual IRB Sevens World Series. The stadium is able to hold 24,000 people. Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games This article is about the building type. ... Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Government - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1] - Metro 4,114 km² (1,588. ... A rugby union scrum. ... An annual rugby union sevens tournament held in Dubai each year at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground. ... The IRB Sevens World Series, known officially as the IRB Sevens before the 2006-07 season and also sometimes called the World Sevens Series, is a series of international rugby union sevens tournaments organised for the first time in the 1999-2000 season. ...
The Emirates Airline DubaiRugby 7s is not only the opening round of the IRB Sevens World Series, but is one of the biggest social weekends of the year.
In what is truly a unique exerience, the DubaiExilesRugbyground is transformed into a complete sporting arena with the free-standing stadium accommodating a record 22,000 fans last year.
Away from the pitch, the Rugby Village has been expanded to cope with the increased crowd numbers and to also cater for the hugely popular 'Rugby Rock' concert which is held on the last night of the tournament.