• Players of Saracens in black and Harlequins hold a minute's silence in the memory of RAK Rugby Club player Nick Young. All photos by Pawan Singh / The National
    Players of Saracens in black and Harlequins hold a minute's silence in the memory of RAK Rugby Club player Nick Young. All photos by Pawan Singh / The National
  • Representatives from RAK rugby watch the game.
    Representatives from RAK rugby watch the game.
  • Members of the captial's rugby community watch the friendly.
    Members of the captial's rugby community watch the friendly.
  • Members of the captial's rugby community watch the friendly.
    Members of the captial's rugby community watch the friendly.
  • Saracens get the game started.
    Saracens get the game started.
  • Action from the friendly at Al Ghazal rugby ground in Abu Dhabi.
    Action from the friendly at Al Ghazal rugby ground in Abu Dhabi.
  • A Sarries player is tacked by the Harlequins outside centre.
    A Sarries player is tacked by the Harlequins outside centre.
  • A Quins forward evades a tacke.
    A Quins forward evades a tacke.
  • Harlequins on the attack.
    Harlequins on the attack.
  • A Sarries back looks to beat his opposite number.
    A Sarries back looks to beat his opposite number.
  • Scrum.
    Scrum.

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Abu Dhabi rugby clubs honour UAE player who died after injury - in pictures

Harlequins and Saracens play friendly at Al Ghazal in memory of Nick Young, an expat player in Ras Al Khaimah

The National

May 25, 2018

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Abu Dhabi clubs Saracens and Harlequins played a friendly on Thursday at Al Ghazal in honour of a player who died in a match last month.

Nick Young, an expatriate who played with RAK Rugby, passed away on April 29 after suffering a fatal injury following a collision during the Sharjah 10s tournament.

The 43 year old was buried in Australia earlier this month and leaves behind a wife and two young children.

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