The team competed in international matches between 1993 and 2010,[2] and was governed by the Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union (AGRFU).

The following year, now under the spiritual guidance of Captain Nigel Palmer, they played in the Cobra 10s tournament in Kuala Lumpur beating HK, Singapore and Malaysia but lost by 3 points to South Africa in the Final.

The highest tier of the inaugural 2008 Asian Five Nations alongside Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Kazakhstan.

Each year since then “The Leg’Ends” (as they are globally known) have played with modicum’s of success in the Dubai rugby 7s tournament and their annual Easter tours, winning hearts and minds and contributing to the local economies.

[citation needed] Former associate members of the AGRFU, Jordan and Lebanon played each other on 14 May 2010, the first match for both national teams.