Malaysia national rugby union team
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| Union | Malaysian Rugby Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem(s) | Chinese hibiscus | ||
| Coach(es) | Brad mika | ||
| Captain(s) | Mohammed Syahir Asyraf bin Rosli | ||
| Top scorer | Hezekiah Yap (69) (until 2013) | ||
| Most tries | Eugene Ong (36 tries) (until 2018) | ||
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| First international | |||
  (November 4, 1972) | |||
| Largest win | |||
 (May 31, 2012) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
 (November 5, 1996) | |||
The Malaysia national rugby union team represents Malaysia in international rugby union. Malaysia have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, but have attempted to qualify since the South African World Cup in 1995.
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
Asia Rugby Championship
| Asia Rugby Championship | ||||||||
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| Year | Division | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA |
| 2015 | DNQ | |||||||
| 2016 | DNQ | |||||||
| 2017 | DNQ | |||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
| Total | Best results: TBD | Appearances: 1/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
Asian Five Nations division tournaments
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