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. It was founded in 1921 and joined the International Rugby Football Board, later known as the International Rugby Board and now as

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, in 1988. They organize the annual Malaysia Sevens tournament.

History

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Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

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and

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...

. It is a founding member of the

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.http://wesclark.com/rrr/islamic_rugby.html "Islam and Rugby" on the ''Rugby Readers review'' retrieved 2 July 2009 In 2016, following the re-branding of World Rugby and Asia Rugby, the Malaysia Rugby Union was renamed as Malaysia Rugby.

Council members 2007–2010

* President : Dato' Haji Muhammad Muhiyuddin Haji Abdullah * Deputy President : Dato' Seri Hj Abu Raihan bin Wan Jaafar * Vice President : Safaruddin Mohammad
Ahmad Fuad Daud * Honorary Secretary-General : M. Suhaimi Zainuddin * Assistant Honorary Secretary-General : Shaharuddin Khalid * Honorary Treasurer : Abang Najamuddin Jamlus

Council members 2010–2015

* President : Dato' Wira Amiruddin Embi * Deputy President : Tan Sri Dato' Wira Abd. Halim bin Hj. Karim * Vice President : Mohd. Zamrin bin Datuk Dr. Yassin * Honorary Secretary-General : M. Suhaimi Zainuddin * Assistant Honorary Secretary-General : Mohd. Herwan bin Sairon * Honorary Treasurer : Abang Najamuddin Jamlus

Council members 2016–present

* President: Dato’ Shahrul Zaman Bin Yahya * Deputy President: Velayuthan a/l Tan Kim Song * Vice President: Raimi Yusof, Amir Amri Bin Mohamad * Committee Members: Lee Nyuk Fah, Mohamad Fahmy Bin Abd Jalil, Professor Madya Dr Ahmad Naim Bin Ismail, Noordin Bin Osman * General Manager: Mohd Mazuri Sallehudin

Affiliates

* Selangor Rugby Union * Perlis Rugby Association * Kedah Rugby Association * Johor Rugby Union * Terengganu Rugby Association * Kelantan Rugby Association * Negeri Sembilan Rugby Union * Perak Rugby Union * Penang Rugby Association * Pahang Rugby Union * Sarawak Rugby Union * Malacca Rugby Union * Kuala Lumpur Rugby Union * Sabah Rugby Union *

Royal Malaysian Police Sport Council * Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces

Malaysian Armed Forces Sport Council * Putrajaya Rugby Association

References

External links

* {{World Rugby Rugby union in Malaysia Rugby union governing bodies in Asia

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 ...

Sports organizations established in 1921