{"id":49705,"date":"2016-11-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/49705\/the-first-womens-rugby-team-will-be-representing-lebanon-internationally"},"modified":"2023-08-30T06:26:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T06:26:42","slug":"the-first-womens-rugby-team-will-be-representing-lebanon-internationally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/49705\/the-first-womens-rugby-team-will-be-representing-lebanon-internationally\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Women&#8217;s Rugby Team Will Be Representing Lebanon Internationally"},"content":{"rendered":"<big>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dubairugby7s.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Emirates Airlines Rugby Dubai 7s<\/a> is an international rugby tournament that will be happening from December 1- 3, 2016 in Dubai. The Women\u2019s Beirut Select Team will represent women\u2019s rugby in Lebanon at the Dubai 7s for the first time ever. The Men\u2019s Beirut Select Team has been participating in the tournament since the early 90s.<br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49705-250x167.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  This year, with the help of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lruf.org\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Lebanon Rugby Union Federation<\/a>, a women\u2019s team was picked from multiple women\u2019s rugby teams in Lebanon to form the Women\u2019s Beirut Select Team. The girls have been training hard since the official team was formed in mid-October; almost half the team had been playing rugby league prior to that, which has different rules and a different approach than rugby union. The players have worked together and practiced rugby union diligently three times a week in preparation for the Dubai 7s tournament.\u00a0They have improved tremendously according to their team manager and coaches. Manager Rim Sinjabe has commented that the trait that sets them apart is their amazing team spirit.<br \/>  <br \/>  The Women\u2019s Beirut Select Team has been holding fundraisers to raise money to cover the team\u2019s expenses in the form of a rugby touch tournament open for everyone to participate.<br \/>  <br \/>  This is a huge step for women in the region and for women\u2019s rugby in Lebanon. For more updates and information follow their Instagram, <b>@beirutselectladies<\/b>. For updates on the Lebanon Men\u2019s Select Team, follow <b>@lebaneserugbyunion<\/b>.\u00a0<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49705-1.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  You can also keep up with game schedules and scores by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/dubairugby7s.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.  <br \/>  <br \/>  The team has been coached by Karim Jammal, the captain of the Lebanon National Rugby Union Team, and Sol Mokdad, former Lebanon National Rugby Union Team player. The Women\u2019s Select Team players are Rania Abdallah, Aya Afyouni, Carla Badawi, Reem Bahsoun, Kay Bardawil, Zina Ibrahim, Maya Jannoun, Manwella Sadek, Loubna Sasso, Maya Mourad, and Sara Jaroush. The team\u2019s managers are Rim Sinjabe and Nour Chehimi. The team captain is Zina Ibrahim, and the vice captain is Manwella Sadek.    <figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" data-id=\"410885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49705-250x167.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-410885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49705-250x167.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49705-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49705-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49705-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/49705.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure>    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