Malaysia Sevens

Last updated
Malaysia Sevens
Sport Rugby sevens
Inaugural season2001
No. of teams12
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong   (2014)
Most titlesFlag of Japan.svg  Japan   (4 times)

The Malaysia Sevens is an annual rugby union sevens tournament contested by national teams. The event was first hosted as a leg of the IRB World Sevens Series in 2001 and 2002. [1]

The Malaysia sevens was then made as an official event in the Asian Sevens Series between 2009 and 2014, with the event first being held in Borneo before being moved back to Kuala Lumpur in 2013. [2]

Results

YearVenueCup finalPlacingsRefs
WinnerScoreRunner-upPlateBowlShield
2001
Details
Petaling Jaya Stadium Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
19–17Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
n/a [3]
2002
Details
Petaling Jaya Stadium Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
25–9Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
[4]
2009
Details
Likas Stadium Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
38–14Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Hong Kong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei
n/a
2010
Details
Likas Stadium Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Hong Kong
31–28Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Kazakhstan
n/a
2011
Details
Likas Stadium Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
46–0Flag of the Philippines.svg
Philippines
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Sri Lanka
n/a
2012
Details
Likas Stadium Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
33–22Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Hong Kong
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Sri Lanka
n/a
2013
Details
Petaling Jaya Stadium Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
14–10Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Hong Kong
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Kazakhstan
n/a [5]
2014
Details
Petaling Jaya Stadium Flag of Hong Kong.svg
Hong Kong
24–7Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Kazakhstan
n/a [6]

Key:
 Blue border on the left indicates tournaments included in the World Rugby Sevens Series.

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References

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  2. "HSBC Asian 7s 2013 Kicks off In KL". Asian Rugby Football Union. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  4. IRB Sevens III – Kuala Lumpur, Rugby7.com.
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  6. Asia Sevens – Kuala Lumpur, Rugby7.com.