Montfort Rugby Lions vs Greendale (B Div)

Montfort Rugby Lions racked up a record 83-0 score against Greendale at SAJC on 26th March.

Our hooker, Justin Seow, finally managed to score a try after three years in the colours of the Montfort Rugby Lions.

Well done Justin.

Good coaching partnership by Low Feng Hua and Ng Song Yu.

I cannot imagine how good they will be in five years time. IRB Level 2 Coaching Course is waiting for them in June 2009.

Montfort Rugby Lions vs Bedok Town (B Div)

Bedok Town beat Montfort 24-10.

Montfort Rugby Lions vs Greenridge (B Div)

Yet another match that got away from our grasp. Another close defeat. But we will bounce back stronger.

The Montfort Rugby Lions B Div team were defeated by a gallant Greenridge side 17-12 at Saints Village on Friday 13th March.Our B Div Lions were not awake in the first half and were behind 14-5 at half-time. A spirited fight-back in the second-half saw us claw back the deficit but it was a tad too late.

Our tries were scored by team captain Muhd Firdaus and winger Gerald Cheong. One try was converted by P Aravind. The match also saw the debut of our man mountain prop Andrew Chelliah, a recent addition to our school.

A few lessons: We need to swich on right from the word go. We must intimidate the opposition at the breakdown and not take a step back. We have now lost three matches by 5 points or less. Yes, it is Painful but we must overcome these setbacks because our junior boys in the C Div are watching how we are taking defeat.

Some positives: Our B Div team is coached by two young Old Boys and a relatively youthful Head Coach in Euan. Their youth augurs well for the future as they can still learn and only get better as coaches. Our teams have lost three matches to coaches who are more experienced and wily. Can you imagine where Montfort will be in five years if we can keep this coaching panel intact. So to coaches Euan, Feng Hua and Song Yu this is a long journey and the Montfort Rugby Team can only get better.

Age Quod Agis!

Montfort Rugby Lions C Div Plate Champions in M1 Tens

Our C Division Montfort Rugby Lions were crowned the M1 Schools Rugby 10s Tournament Plate Champions at Saint Andrew's Secondary on Saturday afternoon.

We beat Pioneer Secondary Schol 7-0 in the Plate Final. The team was well-led by the captain Muhd Shamir of Sec 2AB.

Our C Div Boys were coached by Euan and Old Boys Pan Chao and Chua Kim Wee.

The route to the Final was an interesting one.

We started our day with 0-5 loss to ACS Barker in the group stages but we fought back convincingly with an emphatic 31-0 win over Regent Secondary School followed by a 10-0 win over Admiralty Secondary to complete the group stages with a 2 Win, 1 Loss Record.

In the Semi-Final, we met Greenridge Secondary School. After a tough grinding match, we beat Greenridge 10-5 to advance to the Plate Final where we met Pioneer Secondary School.

In a tense final, we beat Pioneer 7-0 to win the Plate.

Great work from all the C Div Players who have shown massive improvements since November 2008 under coaches Euan Morrison, Pan Chao (Old Boy) and Chua Kim Wee (Old Boy).

Miss Jennifer was a great help during the tournament today and the boys appreciated her presence and advice during the series of matches.