Thousands of fans are turning up in fancy dress at one of the biggest sporting and social events in the UAE as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series gets underway.
Now in its 47th year, the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens is known as one of the biggest fancy dress parties on the circuit with fans dressing up as Mario Brothers, unicorns and jockeys this weekend.
It brings a great deal of colour to the weekend’s festivities and here we pick out some of the best examples of fancy dress on display.