2016 MRU Super League explained

Country:Malaysia
Champions:UPM Angels (1st title)
Runnersup:Keris Conlay
Relegated:KL Saracens
Panthers Blowpipes
Matches:38
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

The MRU Super League 2016 was the 12th season of MRU Super League, Malaysia's domestic rugby union competition. The kick off will begin on 23 January 2016. The final was held on 3 April 2016 and won by UPM Angels, 16 - 13 over defending champions, Keris Conlay. It was the first title that were achieved by the Angels in their history.

Teams

A total of 14 teams will compete in the 2016 season, increasing 2 teams from previous edition.

Season

In preliminary stage, all 14 teams were divided into 2 groups, and a single round-robin tournament was held by both groups.

Standings

Teams 1 to 4

(Green background) at the end of the preliminary competition rounds qualify for the final stage.
The lowest-placed teams (Red background) were relegated.
Group A
PosTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints<-- Team P W D L PF PA PD TBLBPts-->
1Keris Conlay 6 5 0 1 144 79 +65 3 1 25
2UPM Angels 6 5 0 1 185 116 +69 4 0 24
3Iskandar Raiders 6 3 0 3 195 143 +52 3 2 20
4UiTM Lions 6 3 1 2 131 123 +8 3 0 20
5Mersing Eagles 6 2 1 3 117 131 -14 2 1 17
6ASAS RC 6 2 0 4 107 118 -11 1 0 13
7KL Saracens 6 0 0 6 77 207 -130 0 0 6
Group B
PosTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints<-- Team P W D L PF PA PD TBLBPts-->
1SSTMI Tsunami 6 4 0 2 184 106 +80 4 1 23
2NS Wanderers 6 5 0 1 168 99 +79 2 0 23
3DBKL 6 4 0 2 130 110 +20 2 0 20
4Politeknik Merlimau 6 4 0 2 154 119 +13 2 0 20
5COBRA 6 3 0 3 138 186 -48 3 0 17
6JLJ Diraja 6 1 0 5 119 180 -61 1 2 12
7Panthers Blowpipes 6 0 0 6 112 195 -83 0 1 7
Four points for a win, three for a draw, one for a loss, and no points for a bye.
One bonus point for the winning team scoring four or more tries (BP1), one bonus point for losing by seven or less by their opponent (BP2).
If teams are level on points in the standings at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Number of matches won
Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams

Grouping stage matches

Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7

Final stage

Quarter-finals
Semi-Finals
Third placing
Final

See also

External links