Malaysia national rugby union team
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The Malaysia national rugby union team represents Malaysia in international rugby union
. Malaysia have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup
, but have attempted to qualify since the South African World Cup in 1995
.
. They began in Round 1 of the Asia competition, defeating Sri Lanka
, but eventually losing to Taiwan and Japan
. Malaysia tried to qualify for the 1999 Rugby World Cup
in Wales
as well. They started in Round 2, playing both their fixtures against Sri Lanka and Chinese Taipei but they lost both these matches.
In the qualifying tournaments for the 2003 Rugby World Cup
in Australia
, Malaysia finished third in Pool A of Round 1, losing both their fixtures against Chinese Taipei and Singapore
. Malaysia began their qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup
in Division 3 Pool B of Round 1.
Malaysia rugby is very promising with many new players embracing the sport.Rugby in Malaysia is represented by the Malaysian Rugby Union,more commonly known as Kesatuan Ragbi Malaysia. Funding for the sport has not been very generous,but players make do with what they have and have done extremely well with what they have. The Malaysian rugby union team have good competition in their neighbours Singapore
and Singapore-Malaysia matches are well contested and well viewed.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. Malaysia have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
, but have attempted to qualify since the South African World Cup in 1995
1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country....
.
History
Malaysia first tried to qualify for a World Cup for the 1995 tournament in South AfricaSouth Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. They began in Round 1 of the Asia competition, defeating Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka national rugby union team
The Sri Lanka national rugby union team represents Sri Lanka in international rugby union competitions. Sri Lanka have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. They have the longest tradition of organised club rugby in Asia, dating back to 1879, which was just 8 years after the founding of...
, but eventually losing to Taiwan and Japan
Japan national rugby union team
The Japan national rugby union team represent Japan in international rugby union competitions. Japan is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia but has both enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years...
. Malaysia tried to qualify for the 1999 Rugby World Cup
1999 Rugby World Cup
The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup, and the first to be held in rugby union's professional era. The principal host nation was Wales, although the majority of matches were played outside the country, shared between England, France, Scotland and Ireland...
in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
as well. They started in Round 2, playing both their fixtures against Sri Lanka and Chinese Taipei but they lost both these matches.
In the qualifying tournaments for the 2003 Rugby World Cup
2003 Rugby World Cup
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Malaysia finished third in Pool A of Round 1, losing both their fixtures against Chinese Taipei and Singapore
Singapore national rugby union team
The Singapore national rugby union team represents Singapore in international rugby union. They have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, though since the 1995 Rugby World Cup, Singapore have been participating in qualification competitions....
. Malaysia began their qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
in Division 3 Pool B of Round 1.
Malaysia rugby is very promising with many new players embracing the sport.Rugby in Malaysia is represented by the Malaysian Rugby Union,more commonly known as Kesatuan Ragbi Malaysia. Funding for the sport has not been very generous,but players make do with what they have and have done extremely well with what they have. The Malaysian rugby union team have good competition in their neighbours Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and Singapore-Malaysia matches are well contested and well viewed.
World Cup records
- 1987 - No qualifying tournament held
- 1991 - Did not enter
- 1995 - 2011 - Did not qualify
See also
- 2003 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification2003 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualificationIn qualification for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, there was one position available to the Asia qualifiers, as well as the possibility of further repechage qualification...
- 2007 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification2007 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualificationIn qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, thirteen Asian Rugby Football Union nations compete for one full place, and one repechage place . No Asian teams qualified for the quarter finals in 2003, so none qualify automatically in 2007...
- 2011 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification2011 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualificationAsia's world cup qualifiers will be centred around its flagship tournament, the Asian Five Nations. The winner of the 2010 tournament will qualify, but to give all teams a chance of qualification the 2008 and 2009 seasons will also be part of the qualification process...