The Khobar Quins are a very important team to me personally and to RuckinRugby. They formed from formed from the merger of players from Al-Khobar Eagles and Khamis Mushayt Quins in 2007, the year I arrived in Saudi Arabia with my family having played no rugby for 8 years.
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Laurence already had a logo that had been professionally designed by a South African guy called John Cooper who is immensely talented and I have kept his contact in my pocket ever since. We just needed to take that, a handful of glamourous lady rugby players, the colours of the UAE flag … and make a website – easy.
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Back in 2008, just as I arrived in Dubai – I had a meeting with Jill Conlon. I had spoken to Jill several times about the Dubai Exiles RFC website and I was so determined to get hold of it so it could be all that it should be, all that I knew RuckinRugby could make it – I just didn’t leave Jill alone until I got the deal.
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In time for the 2008 league registration we were up and running and fixtures, results and match reports were soon up on the website for all to see.
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I spent 18 months in Dubai and whilst I was there, the Arabian Potbellies were my club and they are a truly outstanding group to train, play and party with. RuckinRugby provided their website back in the 2008 season and we have been with them ever since, now preparing for our third season together.
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