Sevens Rugby World Cup 2009 to be held in Dubai
May 8th, 2007The International Rugby Board has announced that Dubai will host the Sevens Rugby World Cup in 2009. The Gulf state was chosen from a list of candidates that included Australia, Russia and the United States. The 2009 competition will be the fifth in the competition’s history and will be the first to include a women’s event. The main sponsors are Emirates Airline.