The Montfort B Division Rugby Team beat Unity Secondary School 24-6 on 14th April in the Bowl 3rd and 4th Play-Off at CCAB.
With that win, our Montfort Rugby Boys emerged 3rd in the National Schools B Div Rugby Championship (Bowl Section).
This is a tremendous achievement as the team was coached by Old Boys Low Feng Hua and Ng Song Yu. Our Old Boy Coaches were the youngest coaches in this year’s National Tournament and did a good job.
The Montfort Rugby Boys played with pride, power and passion.
The Man-of-the-Match was the scrum-half, Calvin Lim of 3AA.
The try scorers in the match were Muhd Mukhlis of Sec 3AA and Muhd Nabil of Sec 3A1. They scored two tries each.
Our Montfort Rugby Lions played a hard but fair game.
The Rugby Team is now preparing for the C Division which will kick off in July.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Montfort Rugby Lions vs Bukit Batok (B Div)
The 2009 Police Cup rugby season is turning out to be a story of narrow defeats for theMontfort Rugby Lions.
In the Bowl Semi-Final played at CCAB on 7th April, our B Division Lions lost 5-7 to a well-drilled and disciplined Bukit Batok Sec team coached by local lad Muhd Zaki.
In this Police Cup this year, Montfort played eight matches. In the six matches that we lost, four of the matches slipped away from our grasp by a margin of five points or less. This means we lost two-thirds of our matches by either a try, penalty or a conversion.
The tightness of each match has some positives. It makes great viewing for the neutrals. But it is sure painful for the rugby teachers, coaches and players to know that just one try would have meant the difference between winning and losing.
Nonetheless we will take everything that happened this year as a learning point. Our team spirit is great. Everyone from the rugby co-ordinator Mr Singh right down to the Old Boy Coaches to the players faced many personal challenges this season. But we have all emerged tighter. What did not kill us, made us stronger.
As Mr Singh said: "The B Div 2009 squad is special to me. Ten years from now, I can bump into them and look them in the eye and said that we certainly gave it our best shot. I certainly gave a lot personally for these boys by paying for the transport and meal allowances of the old boys who come back and coach them. Our Old Boy Coaches are still teenagers who need to take bus from ITE to Montfort. The small amount that I pass them out of my own pocket is to help them for their transport and lunch. I will continue to guide the old boys to coach Montfort and groom the next generation of old boy coaches in the form of the current Sec 4s. Remember we are like the Crusaders. We will fight on!"
The loss to Bukit Batok was painful. But we will re-group for the Bowl 3rd/4th vs Unity.
Age Quod Agis.
In the Bowl Semi-Final played at CCAB on 7th April, our B Division Lions lost 5-7 to a well-drilled and disciplined Bukit Batok Sec team coached by local lad Muhd Zaki.
In this Police Cup this year, Montfort played eight matches. In the six matches that we lost, four of the matches slipped away from our grasp by a margin of five points or less. This means we lost two-thirds of our matches by either a try, penalty or a conversion.
The tightness of each match has some positives. It makes great viewing for the neutrals. But it is sure painful for the rugby teachers, coaches and players to know that just one try would have meant the difference between winning and losing.
Nonetheless we will take everything that happened this year as a learning point. Our team spirit is great. Everyone from the rugby co-ordinator Mr Singh right down to the Old Boy Coaches to the players faced many personal challenges this season. But we have all emerged tighter. What did not kill us, made us stronger.
As Mr Singh said: "The B Div 2009 squad is special to me. Ten years from now, I can bump into them and look them in the eye and said that we certainly gave it our best shot. I certainly gave a lot personally for these boys by paying for the transport and meal allowances of the old boys who come back and coach them. Our Old Boy Coaches are still teenagers who need to take bus from ITE to Montfort. The small amount that I pass them out of my own pocket is to help them for their transport and lunch. I will continue to guide the old boys to coach Montfort and groom the next generation of old boy coaches in the form of the current Sec 4s. Remember we are like the Crusaders. We will fight on!"
The loss to Bukit Batok was painful. But we will re-group for the Bowl 3rd/4th vs Unity.
Age Quod Agis.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Montfort Rugby Lions vs Bedok South (B Div)
Bedok South conceded a walk-over as they were not able to field the minimum 13 players to face our Lions in the B Div Bowl Quarter-Finals on 2nd April.
As a result, the National Convenor awarded the match to Montfort Rugby Lions.
Our B Div Lions will be meeting Bukit Batok Sec in the Bowl Semi-Finals at CCAB on Tuesday 7th April. Kick-Off 4.45pm. The winner of this semi-final will meet either Jurong or Unity who play in the other semi-final on the same day at 3.30pm.
Bukit Batok are a formidable team ably coached by national player Zaki. They have good forwards and creative backs.
The match will be a cracker. For more information on Bukit Batok, check out their blog http://redwingsrfc.blogspot.com/
As a result, the National Convenor awarded the match to Montfort Rugby Lions.
Our B Div Lions will be meeting Bukit Batok Sec in the Bowl Semi-Finals at CCAB on Tuesday 7th April. Kick-Off 4.45pm. The winner of this semi-final will meet either Jurong or Unity who play in the other semi-final on the same day at 3.30pm.
Bukit Batok are a formidable team ably coached by national player Zaki. They have good forwards and creative backs.
The match will be a cracker. For more information on Bukit Batok, check out their blog http://redwingsrfc.blogspot.com/
Friday, March 27, 2009
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.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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!
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!
Saturday, March 7, 2009
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.
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.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)