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Keris Conlay confirmed their status as the best rugby 15's club in Malaysia by claiming their fourth Malaysia Rugby League (MRL) Premier Division title on Sunday. They defeated Mersing Eagles 27-19 in the final held at the UPM Rugby Field in Serdang. Keris Conlay reached their seventh MRL final after defeating Serdang Angels 24-10 in the last four. Mersing Eagles overcame UiTM Lions with a 28-12 win in the semifinals. Keris Conlay dominated the match from the start. They were 17-7 up at the half time and the players showed strong characters throughout the match. Mersing Eagles tried to stage a comeback after the break but Farid Syazwan 's players held on the pressure brilliantly before cruising to another victory. Conlay's star player, Fairuz Ab Rahman was also named man-of-the-match. Serdang Angels beat UiTM Lions 36-17 to bag the third place in the Premier Division . In the MRL Division One final, Polis Bersatu clinched the title after beating RMAF B

Mersing Eagles made it through to their first ever Malaysia Rugby League (MRL) Premier Division Final after defeating UiTM Lions 28-12 on Saturday. The Eagles dominated the semifinal clash at UPM Rugby Field to set-up an interesting final showdown against Keris Conlay next week. Mersing Eagles did not take too long to show their aspirations. Apoloisi Tuloma Tanoa scored the first try in the 4th minute and Wan Mohd Asyraf Norudin scored the conversion. UiTM Lions equalised four minutes later through Are Monoka and Mohamad Faris Pead . However, Apoloisi put the Eagles above again with another try in the 12th minute. The Fijian Winger completed his hattrick of tries three minutes before the break. Mersing Eagles continue to dominate in the second half. They went 20-7 up after Wan Mohd Asyraf scored a penalty in the 52nd minute. Six minutes later, Muhammad Danial Noor Hamidi gave UiTM Lions a fighting chance. Though, the Eagles were in a solid form. Wan Mohd Asyraf

RMAF Blackhawk were simply unstoppable as they claimed a place in the final after beating ATM JLJ in the last four. The Air Force team showed no sign of panic as they took control and sealed with a 47-33 win at Bellamy Rugby Field. Blackhawk did not take too long as they opened the scoring in 2nd minute of the match. Alekesio Vakarorogo 's try and conversion by Mohd Suhaimi Ismail set them on the runaway to final. The duo delivered another four converted tries in the first forty minutes. ATM JLJ could only get one try by Muhammad Nasyrin Nasir and a coversion by Muhammad Azuwar Hassan . Blackhawk took a comfortable 35-7 lead into the break. Muhammad Alif Al-Hafiz scored another early try for Blackhawk after just one minute into the second half. However, ATM JLJ were not throwing the towel yet. Two consecutive tries by Lailatul Norazlee Shaari and Muhammad Firdaus Mohd Ripin gave them a reason to keep on fighting. Blackhawk got another try by Mohd Ependi

Polis Bersatu produced the biggest upset in Malaysia Rugby League (MRL) this season after eliminating Division One favourite, Poli Mas Hornets in the semifinals. They survived the thrilling encounter and powered to final with a deserving 23-20 victory. Poli Mas Hornets went ahead in the 11th minute after a successful penalty by Mohd Amir Aswad Mat Saad . Seven minutes later, Muhammad Aqra Sidek scored a try to give Polis Bersatu the lead. Muhammad Jackey Sudin stretch the advantage for the Police team with a try in the 25th minute. Serupepeli Turuva narrowed down the gap for the Hornets with a try in the 37th minute. Then Aporosa Mavo scored a penalty right before the break to give Polis Bersatu 13-5 lead at half time. Seven minutes after the match resumed, the Police went 16-8 up thanks to a successful penalty by Aporosa. Muhammad Halim Abu Kassim brought the Hornets back into the game with a try in the 54th minute. However, Polis Bersatu regained their confide

RMAF Blackhawk booked their place in the Malaysia Rugby League (MRL) Division One semifinals after defeating Cobra Development team 32-11 on Sunday. The 2018 KL Rugby League Champions did not face much problem to eliminate the young Cobras out of the competition. Cobra took the lead in the 10th minute through a try by Tavuto Timoci . Blackhawk equalized seven minutes later with a try by Atunaisa Livanalagi . Mohd Zulhafizi Che Din gave Blackhawk the lead in the 28th minute before Tavuto scored a penalty for Cobra to reduce the deficits. Blackhawk returned for the second half with a slim 10-8 advantage. They took control of the match and pressured their opponent. Three tries were produced as Atunaisa, Alekesio Vakarorogo , and Mohd Suhaimi Ismail sealed their place in the last four. Cobra may have lost the match today, but they surely have a good future. RUGBY ASIA

Mersing Eagles proved to be the Malaysia Rugby League (MRL) Premier title contender after defeating SSTMI Tsunami 55-25 in the quarterfinals. The Eagles showed their true potential as they sent the young Tsunamis out of the competition at UPM Rugby Field on Sunday. SSTMI Tsunami opened the scoring in the 8th minute from a successful penalty by Hafizie Sudin . But Mersing Eagles responded with two consecutive tries by Mohd Farid Sujari and Joshua Barak Kiniviliame . Tsunami also scored two tries through Muhd Shah Izuan Nordin and Wan Azley Wan Omar before Mohd Farid got his second try for the Eagles to take the half time lead with 19-13. The Eagles were more fierce after the break. They scored another five tries through Muhamad Amirul Adam , Timoci Vunimoku including a hattrick by Apolosi Tuiloma. SSTMI could only get a penalty try in the 58th minute and a try by Hafizie in the 72nd minute. Mersing Eagles booked their place in the semifinals after the convincing per

South Africa claimed their first tournament victory since Paris last season by beating France 21-12 in the final of the HSBC Canada Sevens in Vancouver. The two teams had never previously met in a Cup final and Pierre Gilles Lakafia ’s early try forced South Africa to come from behind but they stood up impressively, putting three converted tries on France before conceding again. Selvyn Davids ran more than half the field to set up Impi Visser beneath the posts, Werner Kok stole the ball to set up Davids three minutes into first-half overtime, before Kok got on the scoresheet himself on the left-hand side. Stephen Parez scored a late consolation try, which is the 295th of the weekend and the most in a stage this season — with a remarkable run down the left, but it wasn’t enough to get his side back into the game. It marks an incredible turn of fortune for France, who picked up just one point in Las Vegas last week, reaching their first Cup final since Port