Rugby whipping boys out to redeem themselves


Malaysia rugby player Marc Le (right) during training in Bukit Jalil for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow starting next week.

KUALA LUMPUR: Professional player Marc Le (pic) doesn’t want Malaysia to become a laughing stock in the rugby Sevens competition at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

At the last Games in New Delhi in 2010, the national team suffered humiliating losses to finish last out of 16 teams. They were the whipping boys in the three group fixtures, losing to Kenya (40-0), Samoa (61-0) and Papua New Guinea (56-10). In the 15th-place playoff, Malaysia were beaten 26-14 by Uganda.

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