The government has plans to build a rugby stadium in Sabah under the 10th Malaysia Plan (RMK-10) said Youth and Sports minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek.Ahmad Shabery said the ministry was confident that Sabah can produce very good rugby players for the future.
"To me, rugby in Sabah need to be developed because Sabah has many rugby academies that has been producing national players," he told reporters at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport here on Tuesday after meeting Sabah Rugby Association president Dr Velayuthan Tan and the Sabah rugby team that won the Brunei Sevens title on Sunday.
Ahmad Shabery said Sabah who host the International Rugby Board's (IRB) Asian Rugby Seven Series 2009 from Oct 30 to Nov 1 at the Likas Sports Complex, would be able to organise bigger IRB tournaments once the stadium was ready.
"Having a rugby stadium will definetly help the development of the sport and we are happy with this announcement," said Malaysian Rugby Union (MRU) Secretary, L. Ramesh (picture).
I totally agree the IRB Asian Series has so far been successful and having a tangible rugby asset would help establish rugby further. Fingers crossed
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