Borneo Sevens 2009
The third leg of the iRB Asian Rugby Sevens series took place in KK last weekend seeing teams from 12 nations competing for the coveted cup as well as the top six Asian rankings to qualify for the World Sevens series.
The Malaysian team was unable to repeat their victory at the recent Brunei Sevens after an early loss to the Hong Kong side by 22-17 in the semi finals.
Japan beat Korea by 10-7 to gain a spot in the finals against Hong Kong, the winner of the Shanghai Sevens.
The finals between Japan and Hong Kong was a feast of tries which saw Japan emerging as overall Cup champions beating Hong Kong 38-14.
In the Plate championship China beat Philippines 31-0 while the Bowl championship saw Chinese Taipei beating India 19-0.
The only teams in the concurrent women’s rugby tournament were from Thailand and India with Thailand winning the cup after beating India a whopping 41-0.
Malaysia which did not take part in the first of two ranking events in Shanghai in September, saw its ranking slip to the seventh place after their loss to Korea in the bronze medal match resulting in the team missing out on qualifying for the World Sevens. The six countries qualifying for the World series after the Borneo Sevens are in the order of ranking Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, China, Chinese Taipei and Thailand.
The Borneo sevens also saw invitational clubs competing with the seemingly Fiji vs Fiji finals being won by NS Wanderers which beat Davetalevu by 7-10.
Our personal favourite, the team from Guam who paid out of their own pockets for this debut at the Asian Rugby Sevens series placed seventh after their 24-7 win against the better seeded Thailand. No doubt with more experience under their belt, they’ll be a force to reckon with by next year.
Good luck to Chris and the rest of the Guam boys for the East Asian Games in Hong Kong next month and hope to see all of you here again next year bigger, faster and stronger 
And many thanks to the folks at the Ultimate Rugby Sevens for using these pictures on their Rugby Sevens official website update on the Borneo Sevens
Shah,
pic #10 tu mcm diorg buat ala2 AB’s Hakka ke..?
Pinky: Itu Indonesian Hakka lerrr hehe. Lain step & wordings from AB nyer tapi asal-usul Maori la jugak sebab pemain diorang ada yang Maori. Kat tournament ni tak kira dari negara mana pun ramai yang rupa Maori & ada tattoo Maori kat badan so memang import dari sana ler tu. Yang team2 clubs & natonal Malaysia ramai lak yang dari Fiji.
Nice! Like always, love it man. Rugi aritu tak pegi. Cuaca terik merik sangat. Dah plan nak pegi at last tukar plan pi CP main Punching machine ngn abg n adik JR. wakwakwak..! Pssst~~~ I can see a double pics there. lol
Jr: Itu bah kau rugi tak join kami – tahun depan ikut sama gi tengok ok? Double pics? Yg mana pulak tu?
salam,
wahhh..very de macho itewww abg2 rugby…
gambar cantik-cantik..
official photographer ke nih doc shah?
terselit jugak abg bear itewww.
nice photo..great event..
eh..best ek dok sabah especialy KK,’
ada je event best2 gituuu…
catz miow
catz´s last blog rambling was on Jom makan : Chili’s
tu rendam kaki dlm air ape tuh? cold water? hot water?
Catz: Official? Tidak ler… Saje2 menyebok tetiba diorang amik pics ni letak kat website rugby tu. Yup – kat sini byk sgt events especially kalo bab2 cultural/tourism ni… Kekadang tu the same weekend ada dua tiga festival so terpaksa memilih le yg mana nak pegi. Puas hati la amik2 gambar kat sini
Budlee: Ais lah tu… Diorang boleh berendam satu badan dalam tong isi air batu tu memang kulit gajah betul la aku tengok dari jauh pun dah mengigil
rugi tak gi..
sepatutnye gi bawak team tgk..tapi bebudak dh cuti..
kalo tak mesti havoc tgk ladies nyer team..
any way nice pic abg shah..
kalo tgk real lagi bestkan..specially mase diorang scrapt..
fiji main mmg giler2.. mereka happening… normally after game meke akan ada culture show .. kagu and macam2 lagi meke buat hal kat padang..
Dr Shah,
Bestnya dapat watch the Borneo 7…kat sini takde macam tu…
reminds me of Mild 7
Lin: Thanks… Harap2 tahun depan ada lagi event ni di KK lah boleh gi tgk lagi
Nora: Kat KL ada KL 10’s rasanya lagi byk negara yang participate
Chen: Hahaha Chen