DHL’s Annual Memorial Trophy Rugby Match

Manama : DHL Barbarians will be vying for the trophy when they take on Bahrain Select during DHL’s annual memorial rugby match. Currently in its eighth year, it pays tribute to the DHL colleagues who sadly lost their lives whilst working in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2008.

To honour their memory, members of DHL’s rugby team from across the world have been flying into Bahrain every year since 2009, to take part in the match and help raise funds in support of local charities.

All donations generated during the 2017 event will be distributed to the RIA School for Autistic Children, the BSPCA, the Bahrain Red Crescent Society, The Christian Cemetery in Salmabad and Bahrain’s very own Dog Father who runs a rescue shelter for animals.

The match will kick off on 4 May at the Bahrain Rugby Club in Saar at 6:45pm. This year, the event will also feature a DHL-sponsored Junior Memorial match for the under-8s and under-14s which will run from 5-6pm on the same day and act as the curtain raiser to the main game.