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
First 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

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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

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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  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.