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 1995 World Cup in South Africa.
| Union | Malaysian Rugby Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Rodney So'oialo | ||
| Captain | Mohammed Syahir Asyraf bin Rosli | ||
| Top scorer | Hezekiah Yap (69) (until 2013) | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 50 (as of 16 January 2023) | ||
| Biggest win | |||
| Malaysia 89–0 China (May 31, 2012) | |||
| Biggest 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.
Malaysian rugby is also very promising with many new players embracing the sport.
Squad
The Malaysian squad for the 2024 Asia Rugby Championship.
| Name | Position | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azam Fakhrullah | Loosehead Prop | Terengganu | |
| Abrar Zainuddin | |||
| Amirul Mukminin | Hooker | New Perlis | |
| Nabil Ikhwan | Putrajaya | ||
| Nurazman Ramli | PDRM | ||
| Azri Kamal | Tighthead Prop | MSS Kelantan | |
| Amierul Harith | Putrajaya | ||
| Aiman Hakeem | Johor | ||
| Harith El Iskandar | Lock | Putrajaya | |
| Suhaikal Suhaimi | NS Wanderers RC | ||
| Sameer Surinder | Terengganu | ||
| Shobrey Amok | Sabah | ||
| Syahmi Afiq Edan | PDRM | ||
| Syarif Nurhidayat | Flanker | Putrajaya | |
| Samuel Rentap | Terengganu | ||
| Shah Izwan | MSS Kelantan | ||
| Amin Jamaluddin | Number 8 | New Perlis | |
| Amirul Abas | Sabah | ||
| Razali Ramlan | Scrumhalf | Putrajaya | |
| Nasharuddin Ismail | Terengganu | ||
| Lee Chapman | Flyhalf | PDRM | |
| Fairuz Rahman | Sabah | ||
| Nareen Fitri | Terengganu | ||
| Zharif Affandi | Center | Terengganu | |
| Hakim Abu Hassan | Putrajaya | ||
| Zulkiflee Azmi | PDRM | ||
| Kamal Hamidi | Malaysia Sevens | ||
| Azwan Zuwairi | PDRM | ||
| Daim Zainuddin | Outside Back | New Perlis | |
| Adam Ariff | MSS Kelantan | ||
| Zulhilmi Azizad | Johor | ||
| Harith lqbal | Terengganu | ||
| Harry Preston | Leicester Lions RFC | ||
| Anwarul Hafiz | PDRM |
Competitive record
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
| ARFU Asian Rugby Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Division | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | |
| 1998 | Second Division | 6/7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 45 | |
| 2000 | N/A | Not Participated | |||||||
| 2002 | Second Division | 6/7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 45 | |
| 2004 | N/A | Replaced By Pakistan | |||||||
| 2006-07 | Plate | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 45 | |
| Total | Best results: Winners | Appearances: 20/20 | 76 | 39 | 14 | 23 | 146 | 82 | |
Asian Five Nations division tournaments
| Asian Five Nations division tournaments | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Division | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA |
| 2008 | Division 2 | 2/4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 3 |
| 2009 | Division 2 | 1/4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 3 |
| 2010 | Division 1 | 3/4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 30 |
| 2011 | Division 1 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 138 |
| 2012 | Division 2 | 2/4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 22 |
| 2013 | Division 2 | 2/4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 30 |
| 2014 | Division 2 | 1/4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 44 |
| Total | Best results: 3rd Division 1 | Appearances: 20/20 | 76 | 39 | 14 | 23 | 146 | 82 |
Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments
| Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Division | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA |
| 2015 | Division 2 | 1/4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 39 |
| 2016 | Division 1 | 1/4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 45 |
| 2017 | Division 1 | 1/4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 39 |
| Total | Best results: Winners | Appearances: 3/3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 309 | 123 |
- **Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
- Since 2015, format of the competition was changed.
See also
References
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