playing Malaysia at the
2014 Commonwealth Games in
Glasgow Rugby was introduced to the British colony of
Malaya in the late nineteenth century.
HMS Malaya Cup The major trophy is the "HMS Malaya Cup" which was first presented in 1921 and still is awarded to the winners of the Malay sevens. The original trophy was presented by the officers and men of a
British battleship,
HMS Malaya. In honour of this, the competition was renamed the HMS Malaya Cup in 1933. An association football cup of the same name began at the same time, but has since changed its name to the
Malaysia Cup. ===
1998 Commonwealth Games - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia === Malaysia is an active participant in the
Commonwealth Sevens, and the
1998 Commonwealth Games, held in
Kuala Lumpur was the first
Commonwealth Games to feature the sport. In front of 20,000 fans at the
Petaling Jaya Stadium, Rugby sevens was an enormous success with
New Zealand collecting its 100th Commonwealth Games medal with a 21–12 win over the plucky
Fiji (the
reigning world champions). Man of the match was the giant
Jonah Lomu who had worked tirelessly during the 10-minutes each way final. Led by veteran star
David Campese,
Australia took the bronze beating
Samoa 33–12. ==Domestic competitions==