Montfort Rugby U16 took part in the 62nd SCC International 7s (Schools and Colleges) on November 6th. We played a total of three matches before bowing out bravely at the Padang. In our first match against local powerhouse, Saint Andrew's Sec, we were soundly beaten by Saints. Nonetheless, we bounced back with a win against Greenridge Sec. Montfort beat Greenridge 7-5 in a close match. Our try scorer was Nabil Idris. In the final match for the day, we lost by one converted try against expat school Overseas Family School. Final score was 12-5 in favour of OFS. Our try scorer was Ivan Lim. Despite the one win and two loss record in the 7s tournament, it is still an improvement from last year when we didn't win a single match during the SCC 7s in November 2008. Inch-by-inch, Montfort will continue in its long journey to rugby excellence. Good effort from the Sec 2s, Sec 3s and Sec 4s who took part in the tournament.
Many Thanks to Mr Aaron from Saint Andrew's Sec for the match pictures.
As part of the SCC International 7's programme a Coaching Clinic was held at the Padang on the Thursday preceding the Tournament where more than Montfort Ruggers were part of the 120 players took part and benefited from the expertise of the visiting team coaches. Led by 2009 Sevens World Cup winning coach Paul Treu from South Africa, there were also contributions from Ponsonby (New Zealand), Impala (Kenya), Rugby Ecosse Wailers (Scotland) and Southern Lions (Australia). Though the weather was unforgiving as lightning interrupted the session, the players thoroughly enjoyed themselves as they gained valuable insights to elite training and were inspired by the players and coaches. Our thanks to Standard Chartered Bank for supporting this Clinic.
Montfort's Kenny Lee was featured on RazorTV as part of his involvement in the clinic.
The videos that had Kenny's involvement:
