[3][4][5] The founder members were Selangor, Ipoh District, Singapore, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan.

[4] However, while the game is popular at school level, economic factors prevent many people playing after they leave.

[7] The major trophy is the "HMS Malaya Cup" which was first presented in 1921 and still is awarded to the winners of the Malay sevens.

In front of 20,000 fans at the Petaling Jaya Stadium, Rugby sevens was an enormous success with New Zealand collecting its 100th Commonwealth Games medal with a 21–12 win over the plucky Fiji (the reigning world champions).

The top 4 of each group were advanced to the knockout stage, while the club that being placed at bottom, were relegated to National Inter-Club Championship next year.