It was founded in 1921 and joined the International Rugby Football Board, later known as the International Rugby Board and now as World Rugby, in 1988.

They organize the annual Malaysia Sevens tournament and few local tournament The Malaya Rugby Union (as it was then) was founded in 1921 and joined the IRFB in 1988.

[1][2][3] The founder members were Selangor, Ipoh District, Singapore, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan.

[3] It is a founding member of the Asian Rugby Football Union.

Che Mohd Zulkarnain Bin Abd Wahab[citation needed]