Coming soon
The rules are being finalised
The full playing rules and competition regulations for the 2026 tournament will be published on this page before registration opens in October, and every registered club will be told when they are up.
What is already settled
- Age-grade format under UAERF rules. Mini, midi and youth, from U6 through to U18.
- Two days. Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November 2026, at Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi.
- A pool stage, so one defeat is not the end of your day. Every team plays every other team in its pool. Finals are played on top of the pool stage; which sides reach them, and how the brackets are named, depends on the age group and on how many teams enter — that is confirmed once entries close.
- Spirit of Rugby. Sides nominate an opposition player in the older age groups; it is judged on the day.
Playing regulations come from the UAE Rugby Federation age-grade framework.
Anything the tournament decides on top of that — squad sizes, match
length, the play-up allowance — will be set out here rather than
left to be asked about on the morning.