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Junior Dragons are back with a bang for 2025! All set to get back to Dubai College for training and games this Saturday with our friends at Warriors. We are really looking forward to the second half of the season 🏉🐉 If you are in Dubai and would like to bring your family down to check out training, come on down. All you need to know is below 👇 📅 - Saturday 11th January 2025  ⏰ - Meet at Dubai College at 8:15am  🏉 - Games/Training will begin at 8:30am and finish by 9:30am 📍- Dubai College #Rugby #DragonsRugby #MiniRugby #YouthRugby #Dubai

Just Learn DXB was launched in September this year, and fast forward four months we held our very first community event! We are passionate about education and committed to helping families ensure their children fulfill their potential. I’m so excited to see how this community continues to grow and what the future holds for us. If you’re a parent in Dubai looking for top-quality tutoring or a teacher interested in joining our tutoring team, feel free to drop me a message I’d love to hear from you! A huge thank you to all our amazing clients who attended, the friends who supported us, and all the families from Junior Dragons who joined in and made the event so special. Now it’s back to the drawing board as we plan our next event..stay tuned! Giorgia Barnes | The Dragons RFC | Just Learn DXB

Soft skills aren’t taught—they’re lived. 🏉 Watching my daughter play rugby, I reflected on the power of experiential learning. The positive mindset of her coaches is building our children’s emotional intelligence in action. FIRE—the ethos of the Dragons RFC team—teaches kids more than just rugby: 🔥F – Fun: Joy fuels growth. Rugby becomes exciting through engaging activities that ensure every player experiences the sheer joy of the game. 🔥I – Imagination: Creativity drives success. Players are encouraged to think outside the box, take risks, devise strategies, and tackle challenges with innovative solutions. 🔥R – Resilience: Mistakes are opportunities. Players learn to overcome setbacks, support teammates, and grow stronger together. 🔥E – Effort: Hard work matters. Commitment to the team and showing sportsmanship on and off the pitch are at the heart of every practice and match. Big thanks to Coaches Brad Janes, Kyle Browne, and Jonny Harris for instilling these powerful values in the next generation! ❤️ The lessons from the rugby field echo what I witness during equine-guided experiential coaching. 🐎 Just like on the pitch, teams learn best by doing—building #trust, #creativity, and #resilience in ways that leave a lasting impact. Do you agree? Let me know ⬇️

This time last week, the Emirates Dubai 7s was about to kick off, and honestly, I don’t think there’s a better three days in Dubai. It’s such a good reminder of why moving here and starting expat life was the best decision I’ve ever made. The Dragons RFC are on a drive to support men’s mental health in the UAE, which is something I really care about and want to help make a difference in. It was awesome to meet the guys at LooseHeadz and see the great work they’re doing in this space. I know there are some great initiatives planned for 2025! Being there for your mates is so important, but I reckon it’s just as important for men to understand how they’re feeling and figure out ways to look after themselves when things aren’t great. Knowing what’s going on with yourself is a massive step toward feeling better. It is time for men to start educating themselves on how to deal with how they feel! What a weekend with some of my best mates, proudly representing the mighty Dragons Supa3s! Can’t wait to do it all again next year.

If you haven't already, check out our latest Sponsor GetGround and club member Conor Kilcoyne's event taking place tomorrow. #DragonsBusinessClub

My favourite jersey presentation yet! ⚡ I’ve been lucky to pull on a lot of rugby jerseys since I started playing, but Jersey #12 is really special, with a lot of meaning behind it. Yesterday, Great Britain Rugby 7s presented the Heroes of Hope Rugby Team with their first-ever rugby jerseys, marking what I believe is the first POD (People of Determination) rugby team in the GCC. I don’t think the coach is usually meant to get a jersey... but nevertheless, I’m super grateful to Hollie Murphy for getting one made for me! Heroes of Hope is a unique organisation, made up of an incredible group of people. Coaching their rugby team and working with these players has been such a privilege. Seeing their hard work recognised by Team GB and their partners, ActiveOps, was a special moment. Rugby is a sport for everyone and inclusion is what it does best. To top it off, the Heroes got to showcase their brand-new jerseys in front of the Sports Matters attendees this morning. Middle East Sports Business Network put on a really great morning and it was nice to catch up with a lot of familiar faces. (BRANDED) Hopefully this time next year we will have more positive news to share at Sports Matters 2.0 and now the Heros have their shirts... hopefully some rugby planned for them at Emirates Dubai 7s! 👀

📣 True North Development Sponsoring The Dragons RFC's Jonny Harris! We’re thrilled to introduce True North Development L.L.C-FZ as the new sponsor for Jonny Harris, one of our key senior players. Jonny has been influential on and off the field, playing a pivotal role in our 2023-24 Premiership-winning squad, representing the UAE Rugby Federation, and guiding our younger players as the Director of Rugby for our Mini and Youth Junior Dragons. True North Development shares this passion for growth and leadership. Their purpose is driven by empowering people—whether young leaders or seasoned professionals. As a KHDA-approved training provider, they offer a range of programs that truly stand out: •⁠ ⁠Northward: Leadership and development programs tailored for corporate teams, strengthening skills in executive mentoring, NLP, and occupational wellbeing. •⁠ ⁠Northbound: Aimed at young leaders (ages 11-18), this program provides an inspiring foundation for future success.    True North Development also offers one-to-one mentoring, small group workshops for young people, and unique events like parent workshops. With three signature pathways—True North, Magnetic North, and Grid North, True North Development’s programs cater to different levels of detail while focusing on one clear goal: cultivating leadership in any environment. This sponsorship is a perfect match for the Dragons family, and we are proud to have True North Development supporting Jonny and our club. Contact Kerry Clark - CEO & founder for more information.  📩:Kerry@tnd.ae  📲:+971 585938704  🌐:www.tnd.ae 🔗 Kerry Clark #DubaiDragonsRFC #TrueNorthDevelopment #Leadership #PlayerSponsorship #YouthDevelopment #CorporateTraining #RugbyUAE

It’s official! St. James's Place – Asia & Middle East are the new main sponsor for The Dragons RFC's Mini & Youth! 🏉🐉 For the past three years, I’ve been on a mission to grow Junior Dragons Rugby, and I couldn’t have done it without the incredible support of our generous sponsors. At Dragons, we’re dedicated to building a quality experience that’s accessible to all children in Dubai while remaining 100% non-for-profit. Sponsorships like this from St. James’s Place enable us to make that vision a reality, ensuring that rugby continues to thrive in our little community. When the opportunity arose for St. James’s Place to support the club, I jumped at it! A huge thank you to Scott Kerr for working alongside me on this. I’m especially excited about what we’ll achieve together in this exciting new chapter for the Junior Dragons. #DragonsRugby #MiniRugby #StJamesPlace #YouthRugby #Sponsorship

The days are counting down to our first St. James's Place – Asia & Middle East Community Day here in the UAE! Join us at Reform Social & Grill in The Lakes / The Springs next Sunday for what promises to be a great day out. There's something for everyone on the day, so whether you're interested in the food & drinks, a magician, live acoustic guitar entertainment, face painting, arts and crafts, or free flow Pimms, get yourself and your friends registered and enjoy being back out in the nice weather! We will also have some of our sporting partnerships running football and rugby sessions on the day. Thanks to Empire Football Club, Dubai Hurricanes and The Dragons RFC. To come along and get involved, please register here: https://lnkd.in/d9AaQUx6 Daniel George Magdalena O'Leary Andy Sumner Lisa Egan Peter Shaw Luisa Ciavucco Dorsa Mossayebzadeh Nicola Schultz Tony Smith Alexandra Billman Carys Lazarus

Today is World Mental Health Day 🌍🧠—something many of us often set aside. But it’s so important to give it the attention it deserves. At Dragons, we’re proud to affiliate with LooseHeadz a UK-based men’s mental health charity. Their mission? To place a mental health lead in every club worldwide. All you need to know right now is that there’s always someone here for you if you need help. It’s important to educate yourself on how to cope with tough times and what you can do to feel better. If you’re one of the lads/ladies thinking, “I’ve never experienced poor mental health,” You never know when life might take an unexpected turn, and you feel like you’ve lost control. We’re all in this together 🐉💚. To the entire Dubai rugby community: let’s stand strong, support each other, and be there when it matters most. #WorldMentalHealthDay #DragonsRugby #LooseHeadz #DubaiRugby #MentalHealthMatters #RugbyFamily