B Div 2010 Match Report 4: Montfort vs RI

Montfort Rugby gave Raffles Institution its sternest test in the B Div 2010 season when it held the mighty green-and-black boys from Bishan 12-12 at half-time.

But the superior fitness and match sharpness of the Raffles boys allowed them to beat Montfort 31-19 at the final whistle. The match was played at RI's home ground in Bishan in front of a boisterous crowd of parents and old boys.

Despite the loss, Montfort Rugby is able to hold its head up high as it proved that we can mix it with the big boys.

HT: (12-12); FT: (19-31)
Monday March 8th at RI Rugby Field, 445pm
Ref: Marius Franken (Singapore Rugby Union Referee)
Yellow Card: Nil
Red Card: Nil
Attending Teacher-in-Charge: Mr Singh

B Div 2010 Match Report 3: Montfort vs Regent

Montfort Rugby beat Regent Sec 87-7 when they ran in 15 tries against a Regent team that had been the whipping boys of the group.

The match, played on Friday 5th March at Regent's home ground, was notable for the fact that Regent scored their first points in this year B Div competition.

The thirteen different Montfort try scorers were: Ariel (2), Nabil (2), Rexford, Eugene, Jonathan Lim, Lyon Ee, Dominic Daniel, Ahmad Danial, Mohd Shamir, Harish Pandey, Leon Lim, Alvin Yap and Matthew Ho.

With this win, Montfort has secured third placing our first round grouping - behind Raffles and ACSBR - and will proceed to the second round Plate competition.

Overall it was a good win, but what niggled the team was the soft try conceded to Regent. Old Boy Coach Low Feng Hua said it was a try that should not have been scored if our defence had been more alert.

Friday Mar 5th at Regent Sec Rugby Field, 445pm
Ref: Sumadi (Singapore Rugby Union Referee)
Yellow Card: 01 (Regent Sec)
Red Card: Nil
Attending Teachers-in-Charge: Mr Yong

B Div 2010 Match Report 2: Montfort vs Jurong

Montfort Rugby got its season back on track with a convincing 31-0 win over Jurong at CCAB on Tuesday 23rd Feb.

The try scorers were Mohd Nabil (3), Justin Seow and Calvin Lim.

Three of tries were converted by Nabil.

Our next match is away to Regent Sec. A win against the newcomers to B Div rugby will ensure a passage to the Plate 2nd Round Group Stage.

Go Montfort!

B Div 2010 Match Report 1: Montfort vs ACSBR

Montfort Rugby kicked off their 2010 B Div Rugby season against ACS (Barker Road) on 19th Feb at ACJC.

The B Div team, which was hampered by a series of unforeseen setbacks, played above themselves in the match.

With Coach Feng Hua inspiring the boys, the Montfort Ruggers started the match with a series of blockbuster forward moves that nearly yielded a try in the first five mins.

But ACSBR came back and scored a lucky try after a miss tackle by a Montfort player in our 22.

That was the only try of the first half with ACSBR leading 5-0 at half-time.

In the second-half Montfort Rugby continued to pile on the pressure but conceded a soft try which was duly converted. That was when our boys started to let their heads drop and conceded two more tries to give ACSBR a 24-0 win which flattered the boys from Barker.

The Montfort Rugby loss was due to missing four crucial tackles which resulted in four tries.

Good defence wins games and the boys are looking forward to making amends against Jurong Sec on Tuesday 23rd Feb at CCAB.

HT: (0-5); FT: (0-24)
Friday Feb 22nd at ACJC Rugby Field, 445pm
Ref: Harry Mason (ARFU & Singapore Rugby Union Referee)
Yellow Card: Nil
Red Card: Nil
Attending Teachers-in-Charge: Mr Singh

SRU Regional U15s Tournament

Shamir in action for North Zone

Dominic clearing the ruck for North Zone

Lewis tackling his heart out for North Zone


Eugene, the lineout specialist, in action for North Zone

North Zone Team in Regional U15s Tournament 2009

Eleven Sec 2 Montfort ruggers were nominated for the Singapore Rugby Regional Under-15s Tournament.

Neighbourhood schools nominated their best Sec 2 players for this tournament which saw the schools divided into North, South, East and West zones. Players from each zone were coached by Singapore Rugby coaches and played a series of matches below:
9th Nov North vs South, East Vs West
12th Nov North vs East , South vs West
16th Nov South vs East, North vs West

The Montfort Ruggers were part of the North Zone team that was coached by the Rugby Development Manager, Malcolm David, from Singapore Rugby. Special mention to the following Sec 2 ruggers who made an impression for the North Zone team: Alvin Yap, Lewis Syn, Kenny Lee, Eugene Sito, Mohd Shamir and Dominic Daniel. From this regional tournament, Singapore Rugby will choose the best of the best to make up the 2010 National U16 Rugby Team. Let's keep our fingers crossed that Montfort will at least have a couple of national reps in the U16 team next year.

The final round of games in the Standard Chartered National Rugby Academy Regional under 15's Competition were held on Monday 15th November.This coaching programme and competition was created to identify players for the SCNRA under 16 group for 2010. The thirty players selected following the games will now progress to a further training camp on the 30th November and 1st December.The games saw the West squad defeat the North in the final minutes of the game with a penalty by their captain Khairul Anwar, from Pioneer Secondary School, to seal the game 13 - 5 in their favour. The second game saw the East beating South by a large margin of 51 - 0. The score line does not reflect the effort of the South players who never stopped tackling, making their counterparts working really hard to earn their tries.

Pictures Courtesy of Standard Chartered National Rugby Academy

Montfort in SCC 7s

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:

Mauls and Rucks - The pros' take (Rugby 7's Clinic Pt1)

Keep your chin up! (Rugby 7's Clinic Pt2)

The 3 D's of Rugby (Rugby 7's Clinic Pt3)

SCC 7s (Schools & Colleges Tournament)

The Montfort U16 will be taking part in the 62nd SCC Rugby 7s at the Padang on November 6th.
In the tournament draw held at the SCC Clubhouse on November 3rd, Montfort was placed in Group B alongside Overseas Family School (OFS), Saint Andrew's Sec and Greenridge Sec.

Our first match will kick off at 0828hrs.

The other groups consist of: Group A (RI, LFS, ACSI and Nhulunbuy High from Australia); Group C (UWC, Tanglin Trust School and Singapore American School) and Group D (Pioneer Sec, SJI and ACS Barker Road).

Matches will be played at the Padang.