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Sarawak women to tackle ATM in Selangor rugby tourney semi-final
The trail blazing Sarawak squad.
KUCHING (May 27: Sarawak women's rugby team is all set to face ATM in the semi-finals of the Majlis Sukan Negara Selangor-Kesatuan Ragbi Selangor (MSNS-KRS) League at Padang Astaka, Selangor on June 14.
The young side under coaches Stephen Patrick and Shahradi Libiki Iskandar Ridhuan will be eager to exact revenge on ATM for the 5-29 defeat in an earlier league match.
They reached the last four after a resounding 38-7 victory over KL Tigers RFC for their second win in the league.
This is the first women's 15-a-side from the state to play in a league at the national level.
They had outplayed Barbarian Warriors 35-5 to record their first win.
The third match saw Sarawak losing 0-52 to tournament favourites Cobra Venom.
The other semi-final will be between Cobra Venom and KL Tigers RFC.
The league matches ended with Cobra Venom topping the table standings with 12 points followed by ATM (nine points), Sarawak (six points), KL Tigers RFC (three points), and Barbarian Warriors which lost all their four matches.
