Malaysian Super Schools Rugby Explained

Sport:Rugby
Founded:2013
Teams:20
Country:Malaysia
Champion:Sekolah Menengah Hulu Selangor
Season:2024
Most Champs:Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman & Malay College Kuala Kangsar & Victoria Institution & Sekolah Menengah Sains Hulu Selangor
Count:2

Malaysian Super Schools Rugby (SSR) is a school rugby tournament in Malaysia.[1]

Format

For the 9th Edition of Super Schools Rugby 2024, 5 new teams, Sekolah Menengah Sains Pokok Sena (SAINA), Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Abi, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Yahya Petra 1, Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Gombak, MRSM Balik Pulau have been invited to the tournament.

20 teams split into four pools of five teams, with top 3 teams from each pool qualify for playoffs after 40 pool matches. Each pool winners receive bye in the wildcard round and will face the winners from wildcard round in the quarter finals.

Second-placed teams from each pool face third-placed teams from another pool in Wildcard round, with winners progressing to the quarter finals. Winners from quarter-finals will progress into the semi-finals - and winners from semi finals will compete in the Grand Finals for the right to lift the Tan Sri Wan Aziz Challenge Trophy.[2] Since 2016, the cup is known as Malaysia Airports Chairman’s Challenge Trophy.[3] [4]

Core Teams

Malaysian Super Schools Rugby!Team!Nickname!Location
Sekolah Menengah Sains SelangorSMSS RugbyKuala Lumpur
Sekolah Dato' Abdul RazakSDAR LionsN.Sembilan
Sekolah Tuanku Abdul RahmanSTAR CobratashaPerak
Sekolah Sultan Alam ShahSAS RugbyPutrajaya
Malay College Kuala KangsarMCKK All BlacksPerak
Sekolah Menengah Sains Hulu SelangorSEMASHUR ZealordSelangor
English College Johore BahruEC SteenboksJohor
Victoria InstitutionVI BluesKuala Lumpur
Royal Military College (Malaysia)RMC Black ScorpionKuala Lumpur
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan King Edward VIIKE VII TigersPerak
Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan MahmudSESMA CougarsTerengganu
Kolej Sultan Abdul HamidSAHC RugbyKedah
Kolej Yayasan SaadKYS RammersMelaka
Bukit Mertajam High SchoolHSBM ScorpionsPenang
Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Syed PutraSyed Putra RugbyPerlis
Malaysian Super Schools Rugby Academy!Team!Nickname!Location
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tinggi Batu PahatHSBP HighlandersJohor
Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota IsmailSSTMI TsunamiJohor
Akademi Ragbi TerengganuART RugbyTerengganu
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan HosbaHosba RugbyKedah
Akademi Ragbi MelakaAKRAM RugbyMelaka
Akademi Ragbi SelangorARAS RugbySelangor
Sekolah Sukan Malaysia PahangSSMP RugbyPahang

Malaysian Super Schools Rugby Grand Finals

EditionWinnerScoreRunner-UpVenue
2013[5] STAR Cobratasha19 - 15
SMSSPULAPOL,
Kuala Lumpur.
2014[6] [7] MCKK All Blacks17 - 70
STAR CobratashaStadium INSPEN,
Kajang.
2016STAR Cobratasha19 - 5SMSSStadium Sayyidina Hamzah, IIUM, Gombak.
2017VI Blues[8] 10 - 8MCKK All BlacksStadium Sayyidina Hamzah, IIUM, Gombak.
2018MCKK All Blacks25 - 10SEMASHUR ZealordProton Sport Complex, Proton City Tanjung Malim.
2019SEMASHUR Zealord22 - 19MCKK All BlacksProton Sport Complex, Proton City Tanjung Malim.
202321 - 7SEMASHUR ZealordPadang A, UPM
Serdang.
2024SEMASHUR Zealord41 - 31EC SteenboksStadium UITM, Shah Alam.

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: MCKK emerge champions. New Straits Times. New Straits Times. 9 May 2014.
  2. Web site: MCKK Juara Baru Kejohanan Ragbi Super 6. Duniasukan.com. 7 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160924120625/http://www.duniasukan.com/mckk-juara-baru-kejohanan-ragbi-super-6/. 24 September 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: STAR hoist rugby crown in Super Six tourney.
  4. Web site: Schools rugby gets a big boost.
  5. News: STAR lakar sejarah. Harian Metro. Harian Metro. 11 October 2013.
  6. Web site: Sinaran STAR lenyap di INSPEN. Sukandaily.com.my. 7 November 2015.
  7. News: Mohd. Yadi. Ahmad Fadzli. MCKK sekat penguasaan STAR. 7 November 2015. Kosmo!. Kosmo!.
  8. Web site: Dream debut for Victoria lads.
  9. Web site: Instagram . 2023-09-28 . www.instagram.com.