Malaysia national rugby union team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Malaysia women's national rugby union team.
Malaysia
Shirt badge/Association crest
UnionMalaysian Rugby Union
Head coachBrad Mika
CaptainMohammed Syahir Asyraf bin Rosli
Top scorerHezekiah Yap (69) (until 2013)
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current49 (as of 23 November 2020)
Biggest win
Malaysia Malaysia 89–0 China 
(May 31, 2012)
Biggest defeat
 South Korea 112–5 Malaysia Malaysia
(November 5, 1996)

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.

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[]

Men's World Rugby Rankings
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Top 30 as of 14 February 2022[1]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  South Africa 090.61
2 Steady  New Zealand 088.75
3 Increase1  England 086.66
4 Increase1  France 086.36
5 Decrease2  Ireland 086.00
6 Increase1  Australia 083.92
7 Decrease1  Scotland 083.23
8 Steady  Wales 082.25
9 Steady  Argentina 080.58
10 Steady  Japan 078.26
11 Steady  Fiji 076.62
12 Steady  Samoa 073.59
13 Steady  Georgia 072.72
14 Steady  Italy 070.51
15 Steady  Romania 068.50
16 Steady  Tonga 067.72
17 Increase3  Spain 066.74
18 Steady  United States 066.54
19 Steady  Uruguay 066.40
20 Decrease3  Portugal 066.24
21 Steady  Canada 061.80
23 Steady  Hong Kong 061.23
23 Steady  Chile 059.88
24 Steady  Namibia 059.72
25 Steady  Russia 058.06
26 Steady  Netherlands 056.82
27 Steady  Belgium 054.86
28 Steady  Poland 053.81
29 Steady  Brazil 053.31
30 Steady  Germany 053.15
* Change from the previous week


Asia Rugby Championship[]

Asia Rugby Championship
Year Division Position GP W D L PF PA
2015 DNQ
2016 DNQ
2017 DNQ
2018 1 1 1 0 0 4 third placed
Total Best results: 'third placed Appearances: 1/4 0 0 0 0 0 0

ARFU Asian Rugby Championship[]

  1. ^ "Men's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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