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!
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!
