Malaysia national rugby union team

Malaysia
Union	Malaysian Rugby Union
Head coach	Brad Mika
Captain	Mohammed Syahir Asyraf bin Rosli
Top scorer	Hezekiah Yap (69) (until 2013)
First colours	Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	49 (as of 23 November 2020)
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 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
Top 30 rankings as of 15 February, 2021^[1]
Rank	Change*	Team	Points
1		South Africa	094.20
2		New Zealand	088.95
3		England	087.49
4		France	086.42
5	1	Australia	083.08
6	1	Ireland	082.31
7	1	Wales	082.11
8	1	Scotland	081.29
9		Argentina	080.31
10		Japan	079.29
11		Fiji	076.87
12		Georgia	072.18
13		Tonga	071.44
14		Italy	070.88
15		Samoa	070.72
16		United States	068.10
17		Spain	067.71
18		Uruguay	067.02
19		Romania	065.33
20		Portugal	062.25
21		Russia	062.12
22		Hong Kong	061.23
23		Canada	061.11
24		Namibia	061.04
25		Netherlands	060.09
26		Brazil	058.19
27		Belgium	057.17
28		Switzerland	054.12
29		Chile	053.81
30		Germany	053.13
*Change from the previous week