Tuesday, August 18, 2009

C Div Match Report 9: Montfort vs Junyuan


The Montfort Rugby C Div Lions secured their place in the C Div Plate Final with a powerful performace against Junyuan Sec in the Plate Semi-Finals at Saint Andrew's Secondary on Tuesday August 18th.

Montfort beat Junyuan 39-5 in a pulsating semi-final which saw Montfort score seven tries.

Our speedy winger, Randall Toh, opened the try fest with a flash move after eight minutes.

Taking the cue from the tireless running an leadership of their captain, Mohd Shamir, Montfort piled on three more tries by half-time and went into the break leading 24-0.

But Junyuan came back battling in the second-half with a try.

But Montfort were able to hold off the pressure to run in three more tries.

To their credit, Junyuan didn't give up and tackled right up till the last minute. Kudos to Junyuan's head coach Slemat Rakisan and Old Boy Coach Yazid.

Match referee Marius Franken controlled the match well and had a firm grip on the proceedings and the clean record of the match was a testimony to his cool professional handling of the match.

Three of Montfort's seven tries (42.8% success rate) were converted by Mohd Shamir.

The Forward of the Match was Kenny Lee whilst the Back of the Match was Harry Stokes.

Montfort will be meeting Greenridge in the Plate Final either this Friday or next Monday.

Scorers:
Tries: Randell Toh (3), Mohd Shamir (3), Dominic
Conversions: Shamir (3)

Montfort Rugby Lions vs Junyuan
Props: Matthew Ho and Alvin Yap
Hooker: Lewis Syn
Locks: Kenny Lee and Azhar
Flankers: Eugene Sito and Chinakrit
No 8: Kang Dong Wan
Scrum Half: Harry Stokes
Fly-Half: Mohd Shamir (C)
Centres: Kirish Deepan and Ivan Lim
Wingers: Musli and Randell Toh
Full-Back: Dominic Daniel
Subs (Used): Balvinder Singh and Fakhrul

Tuesday August 18th at St. Andrew's Secondary School Field, 445pm
Ref: Marius Franken (Singapore Rugby Union Referees)
H/T: 24-0 Montfort
Yellow Card: Nil
Red Card: Nil

Attending Teachers-in-Charge: Mr Singh, Miss Rashidah and Miss Jennifer.