But it was local team Playin’ Up who secured their place in the tournament’s history books, as they clinched the Men’s title of Middle East Touch Champions 2016 for the third year in a row.
The team, under the captaincy of Nathan Movehu, played five games in a thrilling day of action, before securing their place in the final where they went on to beat Goodfellas by 4-1.
Did you play on Friday?
Men's final. Playin up & Goodfellas. Great game & hard fought. Congrats to Playin Up - 3 years in a row! @MiddleEastTouch @Sport360 pic.twitter.com/xU87iiqDpW
— ME Touch Champs (@METouchChamps) October 22, 2016
It's on! @METouchChamps at @PoloClubDubai - great work @MiddleEastTouch & @CorpAffairME pic.twitter.com/j4dyT7VV4Q
— Joe Hepworth (@HepworthJoe) October 21, 2016