MRU Super League 2016

MRU Super League 2016
Date 23 January 2016 – 3 April 2016
Champions UPM Angels (1st title)
Runners-up Keris Conlay
Relegated KL Saracens
Panthers Blowpipes
Matches played 38
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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.

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 A
Pos Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Keris Conlay 6 5 0 1 144 79 +65 3 1 25
2 UPM Angels 6 5 0 1 185 116 +69 4 0 24
3 Iskandar Raiders 6 3 0 3 195 143 +52 3 2 20
4 UiTM Lions 6 3 1 2 131 123 +8 3 0 20
5 Mersing Eagles 6 2 1 3 117 131 -14 2 1 17
6 ASAS RC 6 2 0 4 107 118 -11 1 0 13
7 KL Saracens 6 0 0 6 77 207 -130 0 0 6
Group B
Pos Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 SSTMI Tsunami 6 4 0 2 184 106 +80 4 1 23
2 NS Wanderers 6 5 0 1 168 99 +79 2 0 23
3 DBKL 6 4 0 2 130 110 +20 2 0 20
4 Politeknik Merlimau 6 4 0 2 154 119 +13 2 0 20
5 COBRA 6 3 0 3 138 186 -48 3 0 17
6 JLJ Diraja 6 1 0 5 119 180 -61 1 2 12
7 Panthers Blowpipes 6 0 0 6 112 195 -83 0 1 7

Four 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 Final
                       
    19 March – UKM, Bangi        
     Johor Iskandar Raiders  23
    27 March – UKM, Bangi
     Negeri Sembilan NS Wanderers  34  
     Kuala Lumpur Keris Conlay  47
    19 March – UKM, Bangi
       Negeri Sembilan NS Wanderers  16  
     Kuala Lumpur Keris Conlay  36
    21 March – UKM, Bangi
     Malacca Politeknik Merlimau  0  
     Kuala LumpurKeris Conlay  13
    20 March – UKM, Bangi
       Selangor UPM Angels  16
     SelangorUPM Angels  14
    27 March – UKM, Bangi
     Kuala Lumpur DBKL  10  
     SelangorUPM Angels  20 Third place
    20 March – UKM, Bangi
       Johor SSTMI  15  
     Johor SSTMI  19      
     Malaysia UiTM Lions  10        
     
    Quarter-finals
    Semi-Finals
    Third placing
    Final

    See also

    External links

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