Malaysian Super Schools Rugby (SSR) is a school rugby tournament in Malaysia.[1]
Sport | Rugby |
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Instituted | 2013 |
Number of teams | 20 |
Country | Malaysia |
Holders | Sekolah Menengah Hulu Selangor (2024) |
Most titles | Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman & Malay College Kuala Kangsar & Victoria Institution & Sekolah Menengah Sains Hulu Selangor (2 titles) |
Format
editFor 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
editTeam | Nickname | Location |
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Sekolah Menengah Sains Selangor | SMSS Rugby | Kuala Lumpur |
Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak | SDAR Lions | N.Sembilan |
Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman | STAR Cobratasha | Perak |
Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah | SAS Rugby | Putrajaya |
Malay College Kuala Kangsar | MCKK All Blacks | Perak |
Sekolah Menengah Sains Hulu Selangor | SEMASHUR Zealord | Selangor |
English College Johore Bahru | EC Steenboks | Johor |
Victoria Institution | VI Blues | Kuala Lumpur |
Royal Military College (Malaysia) | RMC Black Scorpion | Kuala Lumpur |
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan King Edward VII | KE VII Tigers | Perak |
Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mahmud | SESMA Cougars | Terengganu |
Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid | SAHC Rugby | Kedah |
Kolej Yayasan Saad | KYS Rammers | Melaka |
Bukit Mertajam High School | HSBM Scorpions | Penang |
Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Syed Putra | Syed Putra Rugby | Perlis |
Team | Nickname | Location |
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Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tinggi Batu Pahat | HSBP Highlanders | Johor |
Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail | SSTMI Tsunami | Johor |
Akademi Ragbi Terengganu | ART Rugby | Terengganu |
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Hosba | Hosba Rugby | Kedah |
Akademi Ragbi Melaka | AKRAM Rugby | Melaka |
Akademi Ragbi Selangor | ARAS Rugby | Selangor |
Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Pahang | SSMP Rugby | Pahang |
Malaysian Super Schools Rugby Grand Finals
editEdition | Winner | Score | Runner-Up | Venue |
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2013[5] | STAR Cobratasha | 19 - 15 |
SMSS | PULAPOL, Kuala Lumpur. |
2014[6][7] | MCKK All Blacks | 17 - 70 |
STAR Cobratasha | Stadium INSPEN, Kajang. |
2016 | STAR Cobratasha | 19 - 5 | SMSS | Stadium Sayyidina Hamzah, IIUM, Gombak. |
2017 | VI Blues[8] | 10 - 8 | MCKK All Blacks | Stadium Sayyidina Hamzah, IIUM, Gombak. |
2018 | MCKK All Blacks | 25 - 10 | SEMASHUR Zealord | Proton Sport Complex, Proton City Tanjung Malim. |
2019 | SEMASHUR Zealord | 22 - 19 | MCKK All Blacks | Proton Sport Complex, Proton City Tanjung Malim. |
2023 | VI Blues | 21 - 7 | SEMASHUR Zealord | Padang A, UPM Serdang. |
2024 | SEMASHUR Zealord | 41 - 31 | EC Steenboks | Stadium UITM, Shah Alam. |
Malaysian Super Schools Rugby Academy Grand Finals
editEdition | Winner | Score | Runner-Up | Venue |
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2024 | SSTMI Tsunami | 24 - 17 | ARAS | UM Arena, Kuala Lumpur. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "MCKK emerge champions". New Straits Times. New Straits Times. 9 May 2014.
- ^ (in Malay)"MCKK Juara Baru Kejohanan Ragbi Super 6". Duniasukan.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "STAR hoist rugby crown in Super Six tourney".
- ^ "Schools rugby gets a big boost".
- ^ (in Malay)"STAR lakar sejarah". Harian Metro. Harian Metro. 11 October 2013.
- ^ (in Malay)"Sinaran STAR lenyap di INSPEN". Sukandaily.com.my. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ (in Malay)Mohd. Yadi, Ahmad Fadzli. "MCKK sekat penguasaan STAR". Kosmo!. Kosmo!. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "Dream debut for Victoria lads".
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.