Intense rugby action on the cards

A SMK Sri Mersing player (black jersey) in action during the final against SSTMI last year. SMK Sri Mersing upset the formbook to emerge champions at last year’s edition.

ENTERING into its ninth edition and scheduled to kick off on March 1, the MCKK Premier 7s Rugby Championship 2019 continues to attract teams from around Asia and local outfits who will battle for the NJ Ryan Trophy over three days.

Of the 24 teams who have confirmed their entries for this year’s edition, 22 are from Malaysia while the other two – Shizuoka Seiko Academy is from Japan and Agoal Rugby Academy from Sri Lanka.