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RMAF Blackhawk succesfully retained the Kuala Lumpur Rugby League title after they beat Anchorman 23-7 in the final on Sunday. The defending champions produced a solid performance to overcome the star studded opponent at the TUDM Bellamy Rugby Field in Kuala Lumpur. Blackhawk went 9-0 ahead in the first half after scoring three penalties before they added two converted tries after the break. Anchorman attempted a comeback in the second half with a penalty try, but the Blackhawk were in complete control of the threat with strong discipline. VIOBA Blues clinched the third place after defeating MCOBA Tortoise in an earlier match at the same venue. MCOBA were looking good after taking 12-5 lead in the first half, but VIOBA fought back after the break to win the match with 20-12 final score. The KL Rugby season ended on a good note. More than three thousand rugby fans turned up for the finals. The crowd were entertained with top class rugby played by the top teams in

South Korea  showed their determination to win their first ever  Asia Rugby Championship  by beating  Malaysia  38-16 at the Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. It was quite a frustrating night for the Malaysian team as they fought hard to claim their first win in the Asia Top Division in front of the home fans. After beating Malaysia in the first match in Incheon last week, the Koreans displayed strong performance to claim full points before facing the defending champions,  Hong Kong . South Korea went ahead in the opening ten minutes with two tries by  Sungkun Cha  and  Daeyoung Yang . But then,  Mohd Fairuz Ab. Rahman  scored a penalty before a converted try by  Amirul Mukminin Amizan  levelled the score 10-10. South Korea scored two more tries through Captain  Kwanyoung Na  and  Hyeonseong Shin  to take the lead again. Mohd Fairuz scored another penalty to narrow down the score to 24-13 before the break. In the second half Mohd Fairuz added a

South Korea kicked off their Asia Rugby Championship campaign with a 52-14 victory over Malaysia in Incheon. It is a perfect start for the home side as they scored eight tries to earn the bonus point. Malaysia stunned the crowd at the Namdong Asiad Stadium with an early try through Lawrence Petrus , before Mohd Fairuz Abdul Rahman delivered the conversion. However, South Korea bounced back with three tries by Jihoon You , Seong Min Jang and Myung Jun Lee . The Koreans went into the break with a comfortable 19-7 lead. Get more Rugby News at Tigers Super Sports South  Korea returned into second half in a fine form. Jinseok Lee and captain Kwanyoung Na scored two more tries to pull their team away from the opponents' reach. Despite the Korean's domination, Malaysia struck back with a good try from winger Wong Wye Wye . The Malaysian started to show a little improvements after the second try, but South Korea took advantage of the handling errors by the v

Malaysia rugby star, Dineshwaran Krishnan or simply known as Duke has agreed to join  Hino Red Dolphins . The 30-year-old player will continue playing in Japan Top League after signing a three-year deal with the Tokyo-based club. He has been playing for Yamaha Jubilo for five seasons. Duke said in his facebook that he is happy join the Hino Red Dolphins. He is optimistic and looking forward to deliver his best at the new club. Malaysia Rugby President, Shahrul Zaman Yahya also expressed his confidence and wishes Duke for the best for the new season. Duke is expected to play alongside other top internationals such as Rene Ranger , Augustine Pulu (New Zealand), Nili Latu (Tonga) and Tsuyoshi Murata (Japan). He is currently training with his national team for the upcoming match against Hong Kong in the Asia Rugby Championship Premier Division. TIGERS SUPER SPORTS

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