The FNZ Wooden Spoon Vets and Wooden Spoon Women, both previous winners of the event were joined by the Wooden Spoon Blues team at the prestigious tournament. It was the youngsters who this year took the glory with the Vets and Women beaten on the day by better teams.

The Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby 7's is one of the World's most established seven's events and sees crowds of 120,000 plus over the three day tournament watching professional and grassroots rugby teams playing side by side in the magnificent Seven's Stadia.

For the period of an hour Spoon totally dominated the centre stage in Dubai with the three teams playing back-to-back finals. It was a great way to promote the Charity in front of so many rugby fans.

The FNZ Wooden Spoon Vets comprising former representative players participated in the International Vets Ten's and progressed through to the final after a hard fought game against the Bali Legends. Only a sneaky drop goal by Dan Eddie could separate the two teams. In the final for the third consecutive year the Vets again met the star-studded Christina Noble team. Once again the Vets had to settle for runner-up status as they succumbed to a 40-7 defeat.

The Wooden Spoon Women were participating in the tough Invitational International tournament facing national teams from as far afield as USA, Russia and Kenya. After a losing start to Ecosse Women, the team rallied and reached the final by beating the Arabian Gulf, Kenya, Georgia, USA, and Russia. The young French National team played exceptional rugby and the Spoon Women went down 19-0 in a very competitive final.

The Wooden Spoon Blues participated in the International Overseas Tournament and played superb rugby throughout to make the final against French team, Pyrenees 7s. The French were the first team to score but it wasn’t long before the blues came back with two back-to-back tries. The second half was a tense finale with a try a piece but the Blues hung on for their much deserved victory winning 19-15.

CEO of Wooden Spoon, Bill Hill said: "What these players are doing for Spoon is very impressive. They have really embraced the work of the Charity and are giving up their time to do what they love while promoting Wooden Spoon. The teams have set a standard at this tournament in Dubai and are to be congratulated on their success. These players support the team financially as well as with their time and energy and alongside the generous sponsors allow Spoon to promote its charitable activities to those involved in the sport."

The Spoon rugby teams are totally self financing through player contributions and sponsorship. Spoon is delighted that the support provided by the sponsors has allowed the Spoon Rugby teams to play in some of the world's most popular tournaments and engage with passionate rugby supporters both in the UK and overseas. This year's sponsors include: FNZ, Hahn Enterprises, OCM, Capital Markets, SVG Advisers, Zeal Training and Quotidian Investments. Additional support has also been provided by Virgin Airline, Emirates Airline and kit provider, Kukri.