Malaysia Rugby League Premier is the top flight of

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

league in

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

. Introduced in 2004, it was formerly known as MRU Super League, catered only to the top eight rugby union clubs in the country. The

Malaysian Rugby Union Malaysian Rugby, formerly known as Malaysian Rugby Union ''( Malay: Kesatuan Ragbi Malaysia)'' is the governing body for rugby union in Malaysia. It was founded in 1921 and joined the International Rugby Football Board, later known as the Interna ...

(MRU) is the organizer of the league. In 2017, the Super League and National Inter Club Championship (NICC) will be replaced with a more structured and more organized league system, an effort by

Malaysia Rugby Malaysian Rugby, formerly known as Malaysian Rugby Union ''(Malay language, Malay: Kesatuan Ragbi Malaysia)'' is the governing body for rugby union in Malaysia. It was founded in 1921 and joined the International Rugby Football Board, later known ...

to be a professional sport in 2018. It also will attract more publicity and coverage by sponsors and local media to promote this sport to local citizens. The Super League will be renamed as Malaysia Rugby League Premier, and two new leagues were introduced to replace NICC, the Malaysia Rugby League Division 1 and Malaysia Rugby League Division 2.

Champions

Teams

These teams will be playing in the Malaysia Rugby League Premier 2017 season. * Cobra RC *

NS Wanderers RC NS Wanderers RC, formed in 1984, is a professional Malaysian rugby union club that plays in the city of Seremban in the state of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It currently competes in the MRU Super League, the top level of the Malaysian rugby union ...

* UPM Angels * UiTM Lions * Kelab Sukan

DBKL The Kuala Lumpur City Hall ( ms, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, abbreviated DBKL) is the city council which administers the city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 1 Feb ...

* ASAS RC * Panthers Blowpipes * Keris Conlay RC * Iskandar Raiders * SSTMI Tsunami * Mersing Eagles * Politeknik Merlimau

History

Foreign players

Players

Records

External links

Malaysian Rugby Union's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malaysia National rugby union premier leagues Sports leagues established in 2004 2004 establishments in Malaysia