KUALA LUMPUR: The men’s and women’s national squads reached their respective finals at the Asia Rugby Under-20 Sevens Championships in India today, where they were both tamed by Hong Kong.
The women’s squad succumbed to a 43-7 loss against Hong Kong in the decider. Malaysia had earlier beaten hosts India 14-12 in the semi-finals.
The squad had beaten Thailand 24-0 and lost 31-5 to Hong Kong in the group stage yesterday.
It was nevertheless a breakthrough performance by the team as this was the first time Malaysia had reached the women’s Asian under-20 final.
In the men’s competition, Malaysia lost 34-7 to Hong Kong in the decider.
Malaysia had earlier today beaten Taiwan 33-12 in the semi-finals. Yesterday, the squad had beaten Thailand (19-5), Sri Lanka (12-7), Jordan (20-0) and Singapore (27-0) in the group stage.