Malaysia national rugby sevens team

The Malaysia national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. They have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens since the 1980s.[1]Malaysia also qualified for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Malaysia
Wales playing Malaysia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
UnionMalaysia Rugby Union
Coach(es)John Walters
World Cup Sevens
Appearances(First in 1993)
Best result5th (1997)

Tournament history

Rugby World Cup Sevens

World Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWLD
19932022Did not qualify
TotalTitles0/80000

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
YearRoundPositionPldWLD
1998Plate Semi-finalist11th4220
2002Bowl Quarter-finalist13th4130
2006Did not qualify
2010Bowl Quarter-finalist13th4040
2014Shield Semi-finalist15th5050
2018Group stage13th3030
202213th–16th Place Playoff=15th5050
Total0 Titles6/7253220

Asian Games

Asian Games record
YearPosition
1998-
20027th
2006-
20105th
20149th
2018

Southeast Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games record
YearPosition
20152nd
20171st

Sri Lanka Rugby 7s

YearCupPlateBowl
1999  South Korea  Malaysia  India
2000  Chinese Taipei  Japan  Thailand
2001  Chinese Taipei  Denmark  Czech Republic
2002  Portugal  South Korea  Hong Kong
2003  Kenya  Sri Lanka Arabian Gulf
2004  Japan  Sri Lanka  Kazakhstan
2005  Japan  Sri Lanka Arabian Gulf
2006  South Korea  Thailand  Malaysia
2007  Hong Kong  China  India
2008

Rugby at the 2002 Asian Games

Group A matches -

TeamPtsPldWLPWPL
 South Korea933011524
 Thailand73216247
 Sri Lanka53123389
 Malaysia33032474

September 30

South Korea  31 – 5  Malaysia
Thailand  26 – 7  Sri Lanka
Malaysia  5 – 24  Thailand
South Korea  49 – 7  Sri Lanka
South Korea  35 – 12  Thailand
Malaysia  14 – 19  Sri Lanka

Squad

Current squad

Squad to 2017 Southeast Asian Games

  • Mohamad Khairul Abdillah bin Ramli
  • Mohamad Nur Azri bin Azmi
  • Mohamad Safwan bin Abdullah
  • Muhamad Firdaus bin Tarmizi
  • Muhammad Ameer Nasrun Zulkeffli
  • Muhammad Siddiq Amir bin Jalil
  • Muhammad Zulhisham bin Rasli
  • Muhd Azwan Zuwairi bin Mat Zizi
  • Muhd Dzafran Asyraaf bin Muhd Zainudin
  • Nik Mohd Shahiddan bin Mohd Zain
  • Wan Izzuddin bin Ismail
  • Zulkiflee bin Azmi

Past squad

Squad to 2014 Asian Games:[3]

  • Anwarrul Aswad Ahmad
  • Anwarul Hafiz Ahmad
  • Dinesvaran Krishnan
  • Mohd Fairuz Abdul Rahman
  • Mohd Izwan Abu Bakar
  • Muhammad Ameer Nasrun Zulkeffli
  • Muhammad Danial Noor Hamidi
  • Muhammad Faridzal Ismail
  • Muhammad Hanafi Zaini
  • Nazuriddin Abdul Latiff
  • Wanizzuddin Ismail
  • Zulkiflee Azmi

References

  • McLaren, Bill A Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989)