Local clubs Eagles and Cobra qualify for quarter-finals

PETALING JAYA: Sabah’s Sandakan RC Borneo Eagles and hosts Cobra kept the Malaysian flag flying at the HSBC Cobra 10s rugby tournament when they qualified for the knockout stage at the MBPJ Stadium in Kelana Jaya yesterday. 

Grouped with defending champions Penguins in Group A, Borneo Eagles started off with a 33-7 win over New Zealand’s Oriental Rangotai. They then booked their place in the quarter-finals with a 21-20 win over South Africa’s Northlink.