Sharjah Wanderers

Sharjah Wanderers Sports Club is a sporting club based in the Samnan suburb of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. A members-only club long popular with the Western expatriate community in Sharjah, it is the centre for a range of sporting and community events including rugby, cricket, football and swimming.^[1] Sharjah Wanderers also has a golf club.

History

Sharjah Wanderers came into existence in 1976 when a group of expatriates living in Sharjah and working for construction companies Halcrow and Tarmac wanted to establish a rugby pitch. The group, many of whom played for Dubai Exiles rugby team, approached the ruler of Sharjah, HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, and asked if he would allow them to build such a pitch. The Ruler granted the land, at the time in a site far removed from the city and only accessible by 4X4 vehicles. A community effort resulted in the construction of the pitch and a clubhouse^[2] which has evolved to become, over the past 38 years, a lively community centre.

References

1. Radley, Paul (March 20, 2013). "Rugby stars follow well-trodden path at Sharjah Wanderers". Retrieved September 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. "About SWSC". Sharjah Wanderers Sports Club. Retrieved September 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)