HOME OF WARRIORS READY FOR THE BIG STAGE

-
In the Negri Sembilan rugby heartland, Home of Warriors (HOW) is one of the most recognised and long standing rugby club, steeped in school rugby history as the old boys of Sekolah Men Sains Tuanku Jaafar (STJ). From humble beginnings now they play top class rugby at the Malaysia Rugby League (MRL) Division 2. Without  doubt, STJ have produced the legendary rugby players Malaysia has seen to date. They are Farid Rahman, Mazuri Salehudin and Roestam Effendi Sijar to name a few. STJ had a strong rugby culture that produced these legends and the tradition shall continue in the Home of Warriors outfit.

The club finest hours was 2016 when they qualified to the final of the Negeri Sembilan Rugby League. By claiming the qualification, they secured the place at the national level tournament in the upcoming Malaysia Rugby League Division 2. Team boss, Ahmad Nazlee Idris assisted by former NS Wanderers Muhamad Aminuddin and Hirman Ikhwan in the coaching team will look certain taking HOW to the bigger stage. 

Although they were never really known in the past, they had some good achievements in the National Alumni League and now the Malaysia Rugby League will be their biggest ever tournament they compete. Some of their notable successes are Shield Champion National Alumni League in 2008 and they were the Runners Up in the 2006 edition.

In the off-season they had 2 important friendlies with NS Wanderers and Kelleys. Lost both games but that will be a very strong learning curve once the league resumed this weekend. With players average age of 23 years old, HOW has 6 non-STJ players and 4 homegrowns. Key players are Muhamad Ridwan Jalaluddin, Amin Abidin Buran and Anis Mirza Mohd Khairul. Megat Mohd Faisal, 40 will be the most senior player in their MRL squad. The Warriors are looking at a conservative top 4 finishing in their maiden Malaysian Rugby League Division 2 this year. They will meet VIOBA in the opening match on the 4th February 2017 at Sekolah Sains Tuanku Jaafar pitch.




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

MUAMALAT BULLETS CLINCH VICTORY IN PHUKET

-
Image
Bank Muamalat Bullets  edged  KL Tigers  14-12 in the cup final to win the  Dimbulla Phuket International Rugby 11's . It was an all-Malaysian final at Thanyapura Phuket Sports and Health Resort, where both sides played in a very thrilling match. KL Tigers reached the final after defeating the  Bangkok Bangers  of Thailand 7-0 in the semi-final. Muamalat Bullets beat Vietnam's  Hanoi Dragons  7-0 in the last four to set up the nail-biting clash against the Tigers. It is another achievement for Muamalat. After winning a number of tournaments in Malaysia and Indonesia, the Bullets showed the same class in Phuket. Team Manager,  Megat Faisal  and Head Coach,  Mazuri Salehudin  have been working tirelessly to build the Bank Muamalat rugby team. And their hardworks had started to show signs of success. THE MATCH
Read more

MERSING EAGLES EDGE UITM LIONS TO CLAIM MRL THIRD PLACE

-
Image
MRL PREMIER 3RD/4TH PLACINGS MERSING EAGLES 25 - UITM LIONS 24 Mersing Eagles claimed the third place finishing in the Malaysia Rugby League Premier Division. The Eagles edged the never-say-die UiTM Lions 25-24 at UPM Serdang on Saturday. After losing to ASAS RC in the semifinals, Mersing Eagles showed determination right from the start. They took complete control of the first half leaving UiTM Lions pointless. Three tries by Timoci Vunimoku , Mohd Farid Sujari and Semi Nakaira , plus two conversions by Jahanghir Khan gave the Eagles a strong 19-0 advantage at the break. UiTM Lions were more organized when the match resumed. They made four tries through Mohd Syahimy Abd Aziz , Luqman Nurhakim Hendri Dwisatrya , Mohamad Danial Noor Hamidi , and two conversions by Mohamad Sofian Mohd Kamil and Muhammad Al-Hafiz Effendi Abd Ranie lifted them into contention again. However, two penalties by Wan Mohd Ashraf in the 48th and 66th minute were enough to seal the narrow 25-24 victory for
Read more

PERAK CLAIM FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON

-
Image
Perak edged PJ City FC to claim their first win in Liga Super this season. However, the maiden victory did not come easy for the Bos Gaurus despite playing at their home ground. PJ City gave a good fight before going down in Ipoh. Perak started well but the strikers could not beat PJ City's solid defence. Then the real opportunity came in the 37th minute when Mohd Nor Hakim was brought down inside the penalty area. Wander Luiz Bitencourt Jr made no mistake from the spot to beat Mohd Muhaimin Mohamad and put his team ahead. The home side got more chances in the second half. Wander Luiz attempt in the 51st minute was saved by Muhaimin. Nor Hakim also failed to find the net with his header in the 74th minute. Safee Sali and Sergio Nascimento also had their chances, but Perak's goalkeeper  Muhammad Hafizul Hakim Khairul Nizam Jothy was at his best. The 1-0 score remained until the final whistle, and Mehmet Durakovic has finally found his winning touch.
Read more