The MRU Super League 2016 was the 12th season of MRU Super League, Malaysia's domestic rugby union competition. The kick off will begin on 23 January 2016. The final was held on 3 April 2016 and won by UPM Angels, 16 - 13 over defending champions, Keris Conlay. It was the first title that were achieved by the Angels in their history.

Teams

A total of 14 teams will compete in the 2016 season, increasing 2 teams from previous edition.

Cobra RC NS Wanderers RC UPM Angels UiTM Lions ASAS RC Bandaraya Dragons RC KL Saracens Panthers Blowpipes Keris Conlay RC Iskandar Raiders JLJ Diraja SSTMI Tsunami Mersing Eagles Politeknik Merlimau

Season

In preliminary stage, all 14 teams were divided into 2 groups, and a single round-robin tournament was held by both groups.

Standings

Teams 1 to 4 (Green background) at the end of the preliminary competition rounds qualify for the final stage. The lowest-placed teams (Red background) were relegated.

Group APosTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints1 Keris Conlay 6 5 0 1 144 79 +65 3 1 252 UPM Angels 6 5 0 1 185 116 +69 4 0 243 Iskandar Raiders 6 3 0 3 195 143 +52 3 2 204 UiTM Lions 6 3 1 2 131 123 +8 3 0 205 Mersing Eagles 6 2 1 3 117 131 -14 2 1 176 ASAS RC 6 2 0 4 107 118 -11 1 0 137 KL Saracens 6 0 0 6 77 207 -130 0 0 6Group BPosTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints1 SSTMI Tsunami 6 4 0 2 184 106 +80 4 1 232 NS Wanderers 6 5 0 1 168 99 +79 2 0 233 DBKL 6 4 0 2 130 110 +20 2 0 204 Politeknik Merlimau 6 4 0 2 154 119 +13 2 0 205 COBRA 6 3 0 3 138 186 -48 3 0 176 JLJ Diraja 6 1 0 5 119 180 -61 1 2 127 Panthers Blowpipes 6 0 0 6 112 195 -83 0 1 7Four points for a win, three for a draw, one for a loss, and no points for a bye. One bonus point for the winning team scoring four or more tries (BP1), one bonus point for losing by seven or less by their opponent (BP2). If teams are level on points in the standings at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Number of matches won Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams

Grouping stage matches

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Final stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third placing

Final

See also

MRU Super League

External links Malaysia Rugby Malaysia Rugby Union