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A red-hot Malaysian Sevens team continued its dominance of the second official leg of Asian Rugby Sevens Series event in Brunei. Malaysia went undefeated across two days of competition to take the title in its debut event on the Asian Rugby Sevens Series, which was launched in September 2009 in Shanghai, China.

It proved the ideal preparation for the next leg of the Series, Borneo Sevens, which Malaysia host in the idyllic Sabah.

After dominating its competition yesterday, Malaysia started the second day equally strong, recording a 47-0 win over Brunei in its opening match to book a place in the final against the other form team of the tournament, Philippines. The Philippines opened their account with a 48-0 whitewash of Laos in today’s first match.

The hosts Brunei continued their strong form as the little fancied 5th seeds running 3rd-seed India close losing just 12-5. They then took down the 4th seeds Laos for the second time this weekend, this time by the score of 27-10 in the 4th/5th Place Playoff.

In the battle for the Cup final place against Malaysia, Philippines edged India 10-0. With the Philippines through to the final, India was relegated to the Plate final where they dispatched Brunei 34-5.

In the Cup final, the Philippines continued to impress by staying in the match throughout and holding Malaysia to its narrowest victory margin of the weekend, as they lost to the Malaysian VII 28-7 final. The Borneo Sevens is set for this weekend, 31 October-1 November.

Day Two Results:
Philippines 48-0 Laos
Brunei 5-12 India
Brunei 27-10 Laos, 4th/5th Playoff
Philippines 10-0 India
Malaysia 47-0 Brunei
India 34-5 Brunei, Plate Final
Malaysia 28-7 Philippines, Cup Final

Final Rankings
1st Malaysia
2nd Philippines
3rd India
4th Brunei
5th Laos
 

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