UAE rugby player profile: Jebel Ali Dragons fly-half Murray Strang

Martyn Thomas 10:40 18/03/2014
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  • With the UAE rugby scene rapidly growing in popularity, Sport360° decided that it was time to learn a bit more about the players lighting up the Gulf Top Six this season.

    This week we spoke to Jebel Ali Dragons fly-half Murray Strang about his favourite childhood memory of rugby and who playing the sport inspires him.

    Murray Strang

    Jebel Ali Dragons

    Height: 6ft 3in

    Weight: 95kg

    Position: Fly-half

    Age: 32

    Born: Glasgow, Scotland

    Years in UAE: 5–and-a-half 

    Honours: Hat-trick of Premiership 1 trophies with Glasgow hawks. Won everything out here at least once, with the Dubai Sevens a nice way to finish off the collection this season.

    UAE Caps: 5

    Favourite childhood memory of rugby: The Scotland Grand Slam victory in 1990.

    Favourite player growing up: Tommy Hayes, a cook Islander who played No10 for Glasgow.

    Rugby team you support: Glasgow Warriors and Scotland.

    Best international player at the moment and why: He’s possibly not the most likeable character, but Danny care keeps the england side moving.

    Rule you would change and why: Make the scrums simpler so the game moves quicker.

    Best game you have seen: Has to be Scotland beating France in Paris in 1995 for the first time in 26 years.

    Toughest opponent in UAE rugby: Clendon Penny from abu Dhabi Saracens. he is a wrecking ball, who loves contact.

    Funniest moment in my career: Watching tiny Imad Reyal weave his way through the whole Samoa team for the UAE, teaching them how to play Sevens!

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