Sec 1 Players Allocated to Rugby

Welcome to the following Sec 1 Rugby Giants who have been allocated Rugby as the first CCA:

WEE MENG HAO LEWIS 1A1
YAP CHIU PENG ALVIN 1A1
ASHWIN ELANGOVAN 1A1
ROYDEN QUEK 1A2
ARJUNAM S/O MURALLI 1AA
TOH JASMOND 1AA
MUHAMMAD MUZAIYIN B ZAINODIN 1AA
KINGSFIELD TAN LEE KOON 1AA
MUHAMMAD DANIAL B YUSOFF 1AA
MOHAMMAD TAUFIK 1AA
MOHAMED SYAKHIR B MOHAMED S 1AA
MATTHEW HO WEIJIE 1AA
ZERI ADLI B SAIFUL RIJAL 1AA
MUHAMMAD SAMZARI B SELAMAT 1AB
MOHAMMAD SHAMIR B MOHAMED R 1AB
LOH WAN LOONG 1AB
SHONIT NANDAKUMAR 1E1
CLEON LEE CHONG ZHI 1E1
R ZULHILMAN B MOHAMAD ZAHER 1E2
REXFORD BIONDY HENKA 1E2
DOMINIC DANIEL KUMAR 1E2
BARATHAN S/O MAGANTHIRAN 1E2
CHIA JUNYING ZACHARY 1E2
ZAINULARIFFIN B MUHAMMAD S 1E3
LIM ZHI WEI IVAN IRWAN 1E3
EUGENE SITO YOU CHENG 1E3
TAN YAN JIE 1E4
KIRISH DEEPAN JAGADEESAN 1E4
YEO ZHI HONG REUBEN 1E5

Other Sec 1 gentlemen who wish to join rugby but whose name are not reflected in the above-mentioned namelist, feel free to see Mr Vincent Toh or Mr Jasbir Singh and we can arrange for you to be part of the Montfort Rugby family.

See you for training on Tuesday at 3pm at the school field.

Training (Mon 28th Jan to Sat 2nd Feb)

Mon - Weights - 2.3opm to 5pm (Sec 2 to Sec 4)
Tues - Field Training - 3pm to 5pm (Sec 1 & 2) 5pm to 7pm (Sec 3 & 4)
Wed - Weights - 2.30pm to 5pm (Sec 2 to Sec 4)
Thurs - Field Training - 3pm to 5pm (Sec 1 & Sec 2) 5pm to 7pm (Sec 3 & 4)
Fri - Off
Sat - Friendly Match at St. Andrew's School. Meet in school foyer at 7.30am. Transport to St. Andrew's School leaves at 7.35am

Rugby Training & Friendly Matches (21/1 to 25/1)

Rugby training schedule for this coming week (21/1 to 25/1):
Mon - Weights (Sec 2 to 4) - Optional
Tues - Field Training (Sec 1 to 4) - Sec 1 & 2 [3to5pm] Sec 3 & 4 [5to7pm]
Wed - Weights (Sec 2 to 4) - Optional
Thurs - Field Training (Sec 1 to 4) - Sec 1 & 2 [3to5pm] Sec 3 & 4 [5to7pm]
Friday - Friendly matches against ACS (I) @ Dover Road. Transport Provided at 2pm from MSS
Any questions, pls see Mr Toh, Mr Yong or Mr Singh

For those who want to watch rugby.....

Rugby is shown on either Channel 23 or Channel 24 on Starhub Cable. These two channels cover the Guinness Premiership. The Guinness Premiership features teams from England. Channel 23 and 24 also screen rugby from the EDF Cup which is a cross-border competition involving English and Welsh teams.

Besides these two channels, Channel 96 (Australian Channel) on Starhub Cable will be screening from February onwards the Super 14 rugby tournament. The Super 14 is a competition that sees teams from South Africa, Australia and New Zealand fight out for southern hemisphere supremacy. Fourteen teams take part in this competition: Sharks, Bulls, Lions, Cheetahs and Stormers are from South Africa; Western Force, Queensland Reds, NSW Waratahs and ACT Brumbies from Australia; and Blues, Chiefs, Hurricanes, Crusaders and Highlanders from New Zealand. These 14 teams play some cool and fast rugby.

Watch as many games as you can. Rugby is a thinking man's game.

From Mr Singh

Some observations about the Sec 1 Selection Process

More than 20 Sec 1s have turned up for selection trials these past week. Our Head Coach, Mr Kelvin, is impressed with all of the boys who turned up for the selection try-out. In fact each and everyone of the players who came down for training on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday displayed good ball handling skills and general rugby aptitude. In consultation with the teachers, we encourage all the boys to come back for training next Tuesday (22nd Jan) and Thursday (24th Jan).

By now, you guys will know that rugby is a game that can be played anyone as long as the player has courage. Courage can overcome all weakness. If you have the courage to be a Montfort Rugby player join us for training on Tuesday.

A word of thanks to Head Coach Kelvin for keeping our Sec 1s engaged during the training session.

A message to the Sec 1 players who came down for training last week, continue to come down and encourage your classmates to play rugby.

Rugby is a game that will bring you places.....

Since Mr Singh first started being a teacher-in-charge for school rugby teams many years ago, he has brought rugby players to Malaysia, Thailand and New Zealand for either training matches or tournaments....So Montfortians if you think you want to see the world, join rugby!

Rugby Training (14th Jan to 18th Jan)

Dear gentlemen,

Rugby training schedule for this coming week (14/1 to 18/1):

Mon - Weights (Sec 2 to 4) - Optional
Tues - Field Training (Sec 1 to 4) - Sec 1 & 2 [3to5pm] Sec 3 & 4 [5to7pm]
Wed - Weights (Sec 2 to 4) - Optional
Thurs - Field Training (Sec 1 to 4) - Sec 1 & 2 [3to5pm] Sec 3 & 4 [5to7pm]
Friday - To be confirmed

Any questions, pls see Mr Toh, Mr Yong or Mr Singh

Weights Training @ School Gym

Dear gentlemen of rugby,

A quick update - the gym training, although not compulsory, has seen at least 15 B and C Div players coming down. Well done, mates!

For those of you who are still unsure, the school gym is open for rugby players use on Mon and Wed from 3pm to 5pm.

If you are training weights please follow the following training routine recommended by Coach Kelvin.

Any problems please see Mr Singh (HP: 94505434).

Remember that if you do not train with weights, you will never be a Rugby Giant!

Weight Training @ the School Gym

Dear Gentlemen of Rugby,

We are vey fortunate to secure the right to use the school gym so that we can beef up and become bigger and stronger for the upcoming B Division and C Division Tournament. We had our first extra weights training session last week and everyone felt good after their workout. So let's build on this feel-good feeling! As the teachers have said, weight training is purely voluntary, but if you are serious about rugby, you must be serious about lifting some heavy weights!

Just a couple of reminders:

Mr Singh will open up the gym at 3.30pm sharp for the rugby players to use on Mondays and Wednesdays. Players can come in anytime from 3.30pm onwards. Gym closes at 6pm. This staggered timing is to prevent over-crowding at the gym.

All players wishing to use the gym must be properly attired: Players must be in T-Shirt, Shorts and Shoes. No Bare-Bodied Training in the gym, unless you are Arnold Schwarnegger or Ronnie Coleman or the All-Blacks or the South Africans Springboks. No Training in School Uniform. School rules as in the Praise & Grace handbook applies to all gym users.

Players, before the start of training, are to sign-in at the "Rugby Players Weight Training Attendance" file. This is to help the teachers to monitor which players are interested in becoming GIANTS on the rugby field.

Do the following weights routine: Machine Chest Press (5 Sets), Lat Pulldown (5 Sets), Leg Press (5 Sets), Leg Extension (5 Sets), Squats (5 Sets), Bench Row (5 Sets), Bicep Curls (5 Sets)

Players, once you are done with your weights training, you are to sign out at the "Rugby Players Weight Training Attendance" file.

Any problems, call Mr Singh (94505434).....or just shout across the weights room as he will be there as he will be joining you guys for weights training as well.

Training Schedule (7th Jan to 11th Jan)

Dear Gentlemen of Rugby,

Below is the confirmed training schedule for Term 1 Week 2 (7th Jan to 11th Jan):

• Mon (7th Jan): Weights Training @ School Gym. Gym Opens at 3.30pm.
• Tues (8th Jan): Rugby Training @ Field. Training starts at 3.30pm
• Wed (9th Jan): Weights Training @ School Gym. Gym Opens at 3.30pm.
• Thursday (10th Jan) Rugby Training @ Field. Training starts at 3.30pm.
• Friday (11th Jan) CCA Orientation. Recruitment for Sec 1 starts at 2pm. Get as many Sec 1s to join as possible
  
  From Teachers-in-charge

Welcome Back Giants - Training Resumes on 3rd Jan

Dear gentlemen,

Rugby training resumes on Thursday (3rd Jan) from 4pm to 6pm at the weights room.

Training is compulsory for the Sec 2s, Sec 3s and Sec 4s who are not involved in the Sec 1 Orientation.

If you are unsure of anything, please see Mr Toh, Mr Yong or Mr Singh (HP: 94505434)

From Rugby Teachers-In-Charge