Thursday, June 4, 2009

Montfort Rugby Lions C Div Emerge As Cup Runners-Up


Montfort Rugby Lions C Division Team emerged runners-up in the M1 Schools Tens Cup Competition on Thursday 4th June at Yio Chu Kang Stadium.

Montfort made it to the Cup Final after demolishing Regent Sec, Evergreen Sec, Pioneer Sec and Admiralty Sec to secure a place in the Cup Final against ACS Barker Road.

In a hard-fought Final which went to sudden-death extra time, Montfort was beaten by one try in extra time by ACS Barker Road after both teams held each other to 5-5 at full-time. Final Score MSS 5 ACSBR 10.

Despite the loss, this has been one of the best performances by a Montfort Rugby Team.

The Montfort Rugby Lions who played today were:
Matthew Ho, Alvin Yap, Lewis Syn, Kang Dong Wan, Chinnakrit, Dominic Kumar, Mohd Shamir, Kirish, Ivan Lim, Randell Toh, Kenny Lee, Eugene Sito, Zech Wong, Ryan Tai and Harrison Stokes.

The full statistics of today's series of matches:

Group Match 1 Montfort 24 vs Regent 0. Tries by Dong Wan, Chinnakrit, Randell, Shamir.

Group Match 2 Montfort 20 vs Pioneer 0. Tries by Chinnakrit, Matthew Ho, Ivan, Shamir.

Group Match 3 Montfort 15 vs Evergreen 0. Tries by Alvin, Dong Wan, Shamir.

Cup Semi-Final Montfort 12 vs Admiralty 0. Tries by Randell Toh, Shamir.

Cup Final Montfort 5 vs ACSBR 10. Try by Shamir.

The team that played today earned rave reviews from other school coaches who are amazed at how far Montfort has come in the past six months.

Keep striving for the best boys!