The Malaysia National Sevens 2026 takes place from 13-15 November at the Stadium Ragbi Tengku Muhammad Ismail, Kuala Terengganu, with Women’s Open & U20 and Men’s Open & U20s divisions, with 38 teams set to compete.
It is slightly disappointing to see as many as 15 Malaysian Men’s Open teams but only 5 Women’s Open teams being represented at this level. At the U20 age grade, there are 11 Men’s teams and 8 Women’s teams.
Earlier this year, Fahmy Jalil, the Secretary General of Malaysia Rugby, who is now also the Secretary General of the South East Asia Rugby Federation (SEARF) from 2026 to 2028, said of the tournament, which is organised by Malaysia Rugby:
“We have 18 affiliates in Malaysia Rugby. We are the governing body which controls rugby, but not touch rugby, and we are under Asia Rugby and World Rugby as a full member. Our 18 affiliates include the Police and the Army, and the 16 states in Malaysia.
We have a few tournaments that we host, such as the Agong Cup, and then we have a national Sevens Seniors and Under 18 Boys and Girls (July 2026, with 16 teams each from the States).
For the national Sevens tournament in November, we could have as many as 54 teams playing in four categories: Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Men’s & Women’s U20s.”
The final number of teams is lower; one of the reasons is the vast size of the country and the increased expense of flights, but it’s still a huge tournament.
Another reason might be that Malaysia Rugby also has U20 teams competing in the Asia Rugby U20 7s this weekend in India, and they are also due to host the Asia Rugby Men’s Division 1 15s 2026 in December and are set to compete in the Asia Rugby U19 15s Championship 2026 hosted in Colombo in December.
Malaysia National 7s 2025 Standings
The Malaysia Rugby National 7s 2025 were played from 25-27 July at the Tengku Muhammad Ismail Rugby Stadium:
Women’s Open
- Champions – Selangor
- 2nd – Terengganu
- 3rd – Perlis
- 4th – Johor
- Champions – Kelantan
- 2nd – Johor
- 3rd – Selangor
- 4th – Terengganuu
- Champions – Selangor
- 2nd – Terengganu
- 3rd – Johor
- 4th – Perak
- Champions – Johor
- 2nd – Selangor
- 3rd – Kelantan
- 4th – Kedah
Malaysia National Sevens 2026 Teams and Pools
Men’s Open – Groups
Group A
- PRDM
- Negeri Sembilan
- Perak
Group B
- Kelantan (defending champions)
- Johor
- Selangor
- Pahang
Group C
- Kuala Lumpur
- Putrajaya
- Melaka
- Sarawak
Group D
- Perlis
- Kedah
- ATM
- Terengganu
Women’s Open – Group E
The defending champions from 2025, Selangor, won’t be there to defend their title. Terengganu were runners-up last year.
- Terengganu
- Melaka
- ATM
- Johor
- PDRM
Men’s U20s Pools
Group G
- Negeri Sembilan
- Pahang
- Kuala Lumpur
Group H
- Labaun
- Perlis
- Selangor
Group I
- Terengganu
- Johor
- Kedah
- Perak
Women’s U20s Pools
Group K
- Kuala Lumpur
- Terengganu
- Kelantan
- Johor (defending champions)
Group L
- Pahang
- Melaka
- Selangor (defending champions)
- Kedah
How To Watch the Malaysia National Sevens 2026?
The tournament is due to be streamed, so pay attention to the Malaysia Rugby socials for more information.
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