Not content with getting fees on the board during the week, Jono Venter of our Dubai office has also been busy getting points on the board in another sense, playing in December’s Dubai Rugby 7s.

His team, the Dubai Dragons, was recently crowned Gulf Men’s Champions for the second successive year. In stark contrast to the weather in London, the rugby was played in searing heat under cloudless skies. Coming into the tournament off the back of an intensive training schedule, the Dragons didn’t concede a point throughout the group stages, humbling opposition from Sri Lanka, Oman and other clubs in the UAE. They continued their march into the final by trouncing a team from Qatar and faced local rivals, Dubai Hurricanes, in the final held in front of a packed stadium of over 30,000 people.

Roaring into an early lead, the Dragons outclassed their opponents and stormed to a brilliant and deserving 47-12 finish. The celebrations continued long into the night but the next day saw the shorts and boots exchanged for suit and tie and the grass of the rugby pitch exchanged for the paved halls of the DIFC as Jono returned to work.

It’s not only his rugby career which is moving on apace. Jono is leaving Digby Morgan soon to work for Standard Chartered in Dubai and everyone at Digby Morgan wishes him all the best in his future career.


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