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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.
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| Union | Malaysian Rugby Union | ||
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| 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 edit
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 edit
The Malaysian squad for the 2024 Asia Rugby Championship.
| Name | Position | Caps | Club |
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| Azam Fakhrullah | Loosehead Prop | Terengganu
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| Abrar Zainuddin | |||
| Amirul Mukminin | Hooker | New Perlis
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| Nabil Ikhwan | Putrajaya
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| Nurazman Ramli | PDRM
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| Azri Kamal | Tighthead Prop | MSS Kelantan
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| Amierul Harith | Putrajaya
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| Aiman Hakeem | Johor
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| Harith El Iskandar | Lock | Putrajaya
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| Suhaikal Suhaimi | NS Wanderers RC
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| Sameer Surinder | Terengganu
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| Shobrey Amok | Sabah
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| Syahmi Afiq Edan | PDRM
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| Syarif Nurhidayat | Flanker | Putrajaya
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| Samuel Rentap | Terengganu
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| Shah Izwan | MSS Kelantan
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| Amin Jamaluddin | Number 8 | New Perlis
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| Amirul Abas | Sabah
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| Razali Ramlan | Scrumhalf | Putrajaya
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| Nasharuddin Ismail | Terengganu
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| Lee Chapman | Flyhalf | PDRM
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| Fairuz Rahman | Sabah
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| Nareen Fitri | Terengganu
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| Zharif Affandi | Center | Terengganu
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| Hakim Abu Hassan | Putrajaya
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| Zulkiflee Azmi | PDRM
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| Kamal Hamidi | Malaysia Sevens
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| Azwan Zuwairi | PDRM
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| Daim Zainuddin | Outside Back | New Perlis
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| Adam Ariff | MSS Kelantan
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| Zulhilmi Azizad | Johor
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| Harith lqbal | Terengganu
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| Harry Preston |  Leicester Lions RFC
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| Anwarul Hafiz | PDRM
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Competitive record edit
Asia Rugby Championship edit
| Asia Rugby Championship | |||||||||
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| 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 edit
Asian Five Nations division tournaments edit
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