Malaysia national rugby union team

Malaysia
Union	Malaysian Rugby Union
Head coach	Rodney So'oialo
Captain	Mohammed Syahir Asyraf bin Rosli
Top scorer	Gooden Ong (36 tries) (until 2018)
First colours	Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	50 (as of 16 January 2023)
Highest	45 (2019)
Lowest	55 (2017)
First international
	Thailand 6–47 Malaysia ; (Bangkok, Thailand; 1955)
Biggest win
	Malaysia 89–0 China ; (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 31 May 2012)
Biggest defeat
	South Korea 112–5 Malaysia ; (Taipei, Taiwan; 5 November 1996)

The Malaysia national rugby union team has not played at the Rugby World Cup, but has attempted to qualify since the 1995 World Cup in South Africa.

History

Malaysian Rugby Union (Kesatuan Ragbi Malaysia) is the representative of Malaysian rugby.^{[citation needed]}

Competitive record

Asia Rugby Championship

Asia Rugby Championship
Year	Division	Position	GP	W	D	L	PF	PA
2015	DNQ
2016	DNQ
2017	DNQ
2018	1	1	1	0	0	4			third placed
Total	Best results: 'third placed	Appearances: 1/4	0	0	0	0	0	0

ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
Year	Division	Position	GP	W	D	L	PF	PA
1998	Second Division	6/7	3	0	0	3	92	45
2000	N/A	Not Participated
2002	Second Division	6/7	3	0	0	3	92	45
2004	N/A	Replaced By Pakistan
2006-07	Plate	6/6	3	0	0	3	92	45
Total	Best results: Winners	Appearances: 20/20	76	39	14	23	146	82

Asian Five Nations division tournaments

Asian Five Nations division tournaments
Year	Division	Position	GP	W	D	L	PF	PA
2008	Division 2	2/4	2	1	0	1	55	3
2009	Division 2	1/4	2	1	0	1	55	3
2010	Division 1	3/4	2	1	0	1	55	30
2011	Division 1	4/4	2	0	0	2	37	138
2012	Division 2	2/4	2	1	0	1	108	22
2013	Division 2	2/4	2	1	0	1	65	30
2014	Division 2	1/4	2	2	0	0	74	44
Total	Best results: 3rd Division 1	Appearances: 20/20	76	39	14	23	146	82

Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments

Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments
Year	Division	Position	GP	W	D	L	PF	PA
2015	Division 2	1/4	3	3	0	0	119	39
2016	Division 1	1/4	3	2	0	1	92	45
2017	Division 1	1/4	3	3	0	0	98	39
Total	Best results: Winners	Appearances: 3/3	9	8	0	1	309	123

**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Since 2015, format of the competition was changed.

Overall

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Malaysia national XV at test level up until 18 July 2026, updated after match with Philippines.

Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	% Won
Algeria	1	1	0	0	100%
Arabian Gulf	2	0	2	0	0%
China	5	3	2	0	60%
Chinese Taipei	9	4	5	0	44.44%
Gibraltar	1	1	0	0	100%
Guam	1	1	0	0	100%
Hong Kong	13	0	13	0	0%
India	4	3	1	0	75%
Iran	2	2	0	0	100%
Junior Japan	6	0	6	0	0%
Kazakhstan	2	0	2	0	0%
Laos	1	1	0	0	100%
Lebanon	1	1	0	0	100%
Pakistan	1	1	0	0	100%
Philippines	4	1	3	0	25%
Qatar	1	1	0	0	100%
Singapore	15	4	11	0	26.67%
South Korea	15	0	15	0	0%
Sri Lanka	21	7	14	0	33.33%
Thailand	38	9	24	5	23.68%
United Arab Emirates	3	2	1	0	66.67%
Uzbekistan	1	1	0	0	100%
Total	147	43	99	5	29.25%