Malaysia national rugby union team

Malaysia

Union	Malaysian Rugby Union
Head coach	Rodney So'oialo
Captain	Mohammed Syahir Asyraf bin Rosli
Top scorer	Hezekiah Yap (69) (until 2013)
First colours Second colours
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)

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.

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.^{[citation needed]}

Malaysian rugby is also very promising with many new players embracing the sport.

Squad

The Malaysian squad for the 2024 Asia Rugby Championship.

Malaysia squad

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

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

• 1995 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification
• 1999 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification
• 2003 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification
• 2007 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification
• 2011 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification
• 2015 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification

References

External links

• Malaysia RugbyData.com
• Malaysia malaysiarugby.com

This page was last edited on 14 June 2024, at 09:55