Malaysia Sevens

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]

Malaysia Sevens
SportRugby sevens
Inaugural season2001
No. of teams12
Most recent
champion(s)		 Hong Kong  (2014)
Most titles Japan  (4 times)

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
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
  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.
  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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