{
  "id": 11431440,
  "title": "UAE test awaits bruised Bunga Raya sevens squad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/uae-test-awaits-bruised-bunga-raya-sevens-squad",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T11:26:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2026/10/1546346/uae-test-awaits-bruised-bunga-raya-sevens-squad"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA: The battered Malaysia sevens rugby team, already weakened by defeats to Hong Kong and China, faces an uphill battle for a top-six standing in the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Rugby Field on Saturday. After a 22-0 win against Uzbekistan on Friday, they will clash with Hong Kong once more in the quarter-finals. Malaysia elected to rest three injured players - Hafiezie Sudin, Wan Azley Wan Omar, and captain Azwan Zuwairi Mat Zizi - who are slowly recovering but will not be at full strength. Nik Safuan Ismade Nik Man, the team's coach, opted to give younger players experience and rest senior members ahead of the final matches. With the UAE and a Filipino team among their opponents, Malaysia aims to finish within the top six despite the challenging opponents. The women's national team, who lost to India in pool E, will also compete in the fifth-eighth classification matches, facing Kazakhstan first and then either India or Singapore.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA: A bruised and battered national squad will be gunning for a top-six finish when they compete in the final day of the men’s rugby sevens competition at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}