MALAYSIA RUGBY RESTARTS NEW YEAR WITH A BRAND NEW LEAGUE FORMAT

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Malaysian Rugby returned to the to the rugby pitches of our nation country after a blockbuster in 2016, and the nations premier rugby tournament was a tremendous success. It can only get better. 2017 will be nothing less than a Big Bang.

Banking on last year's success, Malaysia Rugby (MR) is going to make it grander this year. A total of 35 top rugby clubs will compete in the inaugural Malaysia Rugby League (MRL). The new Malaysia Rugby League will replace the previous Malaysia Rugby Super League (MRSL) and National Inter Club Championship (NICC). The old MRSL has 14 teams and NICC with 18 teams. 2 top teams in NICC also played in MRSL.

All of these are the preview of the up and coming rebranding efforts by MR towards professional rugby in 2018. Money will start pouring into the league, and the players are going to be Super Stars.

Last year MRSL Champions was Serdang Angels when they beaten Keris Conlay in the high octane clash in UKM Mini Stadium April last year. The new Malaysian Rugby League shall kick off on the 4th of February 2017. The followings are the line up of Elite Division, Division 1 and Division 2

The growing popularity of rugby in Malaysia has moved on well with MR initiatives. The Malaysia Rugby League, The National Sevens, The Agong's Cup are some of the events organized by MR. In addition, MR is also ready to host international tournaments like Asia Rugby U20 Sevens Series, Asia Rugby Championship (Div 1),  Asia Rugby U19 Championship and the SEA Games in 2017. There are no season break for rugby in Malaysia, and the passions are always high.

MR PREMIER
1. Keris Conlay
2. UiTM Lions
3. Mersing Eagles
4. Iskandar Raiders
5. Politeknik Malaysia
6. SSTMI Tsunami
7. Serdang Angels
8. Asas RC
9. Cobra
10. Panthers Blowpipes
11. NS Wanderers
12. KSDBKL (Kelab Sukan DBKL)

MR DIVISION 1
1. JLJ DiRaja
2. KL Saracens
3. Beringin Rendang RC
4. KL Tigers
5. Blackhawks
6. Iskandar Troopers
7. Edwardian Tigers
8. IIUM Mustangs
9. SAHOCA RC
10. Kota Bharu RC
11. Silver Gaurus
12. UTM Pirates

MR DIVISION 2
1. USM Jokers
2. Navy Orca
3. UTP Drillers
4. Home Of Warriors
5. Terengganu Rugby Team
6. Jerantut RFC
7. Armour Knights
8. RMP Pahang
9. VIOBA
10. Kelleys
11. QUBYX Lions



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