Malaysia Sevens

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Malaysia Sevens
SportRugby sevens
First season2001
No. of teams12
Most recent
champion(s)
 Hong Kong  (2014)
Most titles 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

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Year Venue Cup final Placings Refs
Winner Score Runner-up Plate Bowl Shield
2001
Details
Petaling Jaya Stadium
Australia
19–17
New Zealand

Samoa

South Korea
n/a [3]
2002
Details
Petaling Jaya Stadium
New Zealand
25–9
South Africa

England

Scotland

Japan
[4]
2009
Details
Likas Stadium
Japan
38–14
Hong Kong

China

Chinese Taipei
n/a
2010
Details
Likas Stadium
Hong Kong
31–28
Japan

Malaysia

Kazakhstan
n/a
2011
Details
Likas Stadium
Japan
46–0
Philippines

Chinese Taipei

Sri Lanka
n/a
2012
Details
Likas Stadium
Japan
33–22
Hong Kong

Chinese Taipei

Sri Lanka
n/a
2013
Details
Petaling Jaya Stadium
Japan
14–10
Hong Kong

Malaysia

Kazakhstan
n/a [5]
2014
Details
Petaling Jaya Stadium
Hong Kong
24–7
Japan

China

Kazakhstan
n/a [6]

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

References

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  1. ^ "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Kuala Lumpur". ur7s.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ "HSBC Asian 7s 2013 Kicks off In KL". Asian Rugby Football Union. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ IRB Sevens II – Kuala Lumpur, Rugby7.com.
  4. ^ IRB Sevens III – Kuala Lumpur, Rugby7.com.
  5. ^ Asia Sevens – Kuala Lumpur, Rugby7.com.
  6. ^ Asia Sevens – Kuala Lumpur, Rugby7.com.

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