Malaysia national rugby union team

The Malaysia national rugby union team has not played at the Rugby World Cup, but has attempted to qualify since the South African World Cup in 1995.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Malaysia women's national rugby union team.
Malaysia
UnionMalaysian Rugby Union
Emblem(s)Chinese hibiscus
Coach(es)Brad Mika
Captain(s)Mohammed Syahir Asyraf bin Rosli
Top scorerHezekiah Yap (69) (until 2013)
Most triesGooden Ong (36 tries) (until 2018)
Team kit
Change kit
First international
Malaysia 9–23 Sri Lanka 
(November 4, 1972)
Largest win
Malaysia 89–0 China 
(May 31, 2012)
Largest defeat
 South Korea 112–5 Malaysia
(November 5, 1996)

History

Malaysian Rugby Union (Kesatuan Ragbi Malaysia) is the representative of Malaysian rugby. They have good competition with their neighbours Singapore, and the Singapore-Malaysia were well contested and well viewed matched. But funding for the sport has not been very generous.

Malaysian rugby is also very promising with many new players embracing the sport. In 2013, rookies Razman Arsad were brought to the team and becoming the top scorer, scoring 69 tries in his first season. Meanwhile, Nureikmar Muhamad has also made a large impact which led to him becoming the vice captain of the team. The new coach has led the team to many victories that includes over the Philippines. The most important thing however is the youth as, young starlets like Abdul Izzudin,David Liong,Eugene Ong,John Ng and Terrence Loh has cultivated the country to go in the right direction.

Current Results

2016 Asia Rugby Championship - Division 1

Tournament was held at Royal Selangor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  • Malaysia 10-15 Philippines (L)
  • Malaysia 42–17 Sri Lanka (W)
  • Malaysia 40–20 Singapore (W)

Malaysia won the tournament but will remain in Division 1 in the next edition after they decided not to challenge for promotion (Top 3 Challenge) from third placers of the main tournament.

Squad

2016 Asian Rugby Championships - Division 1

    2015 Asian Rugby Championships - Division 2

    • Azman Osman
    • Mohd Nurazaman Ramli
    • Dinesvaran Krishnan
    • Sae Falupega
    • Harley Phillips
    • Nik Mohd Shahidan Mohd Zain
    • Mohamad Syarif Sudin
    • Eto Vaka Saukuru
    • Mohd Syahir Asraf Rosli (C)
    • Faat Hor Rozi
    • Atunasia Lacadamu Takubu
    • Vatimio Rabebe
    • Tengku Mohd Fariz Tengku Roslan
    • Seru Pepeli Naqasima
    • Callum Bin Azmir Kilpatrick

    Substitutes

    • Amirul Sani
    • Muhammad Syabil Laila
    • Mohd Saizul Hafifi Md Noor
    • Amirul Mukminin Amizan
    • Mohd Hazuwan Mohamad Zakeri
    • Wan Izzudin Ismail
    • Ras Hurairah Razbi
    • Mohamad Aiman Jamaluddin
    • Isoa Vuluma Turuva
    • Mohd Rosmanizam Roslan
    • Khalid Syed Bin Oliver Smith

    Competitive record
    Top 30 rankings as of 9 March 2020[1]
    RankChange*TeamPoints
    1  South Africa094.19
    2  New Zealand092.11
    3  England088.41
    4  Ireland084.91
    5  France082.73
    6  Wales082.64
    7  Australia081.90
    8  Scotland080.68
    9  Japan079.28
    10  Argentina078.31
    11  Fiji076.21
    12  Georgia072.88
    13  Tonga071.44
    14  Italy071.07
    15  Samoa070.72
    16  United States068.10
    17  Uruguay067.41
    18  Spain067.14
    19  Romania065.36
    20 4 Russia062.13
    21 1 Portugal061.27
    22 1 Hong Kong061.23
    23 1 Canada061.12
    24 1 Namibia061.01
    25  Netherlands060.08
    26  Brazil058.89
    27  Belgium057.19
    28   Switzerland054.11
    29  Chile053.83
    30  Germany053.13
    *Change from the previous week

    Asia Rugby Championship
    Asia Rugby Championship
    Year Division Position GP W D L PF PA
    2015DNQ
    2016DNQ
    2017DNQ
    2018111004 third placed
    TotalBest results: 'third placedAppearances: 1/4000000

    ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
    1. "Men's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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