UAE National Rugby team defeats South Korea in World Cup Qualifiers

With this victory, the UAE team has renewed its chances of qualifying for the World Cup. The final and third round of qualifiers will see the UAE face Sri Lanka on July 4 in Colombo.
The team finishing first will qualify directly for the World Cup, while the second-placed team will advance to the final qualification playoff, which will be hosted in Dubai from November 8 to 18.

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