we arrived at rj's pitch early and were confused by the multiple lines on the pitch which included the soccer's outline.and everything was a mess.the sun was blazing hot.the pitch,dry and hard.try-zone,narrow and small.
had a couple of team runs before the actual run.all 28 of us were all ready and we know we wnated this game badly.not to prove our worth or any of that sort,but to play our best and not let ourselves and our school down.
circled round khairul and mr tong started to apply deep heat on our necks.it was biting and we felt really uncomfortable,but that wasnt the point because we were focus for one thing.to take on those green,black and white.
all i remembered was the sea of blue and white against the pool of pure whites with green patches here and there.
the referee sounded the whistle and we were on.the kick off by rj's standoff led to confusion between the 3 players but louis cleared it.
everything from this point was just plain vague memory.
had a couple of scrums and lineouts.frustrations at the lineouts were hitting us nowhere and the low comm was the key issue to the first points taken by the rafflesians.
3 points down but not the team.
personally felt that opposition forwards were diving in and pulling us along but the ref call was to penalise us for diving into rucks.but anyhow,had more scrums and lineouts lining up in the game.hard scrums from the opposition pack but we showed no signs of giving up.oh did i mention that a lot of kickings were involved too?
anyhow,one error from our side saw the opposition winger through and burst all the way to the try line and placed the ball between the 2 poles.conversion was successful.
jesse came in
10 points down.but the team spirit wasnt withering.
had some frustrations trying to get the comm level up.and the blazing sun was a factor for the fatigue.the whistle went and referee signalled for half time.
had a good re-organisation done by mr tong and marcus.got oursleves all ready and perk up to fight back.
the whistle went again for the 2nd 30 minutes.we had the kick off and smashed the ball carrier.
had a few scrums and lineouts before more points were seized by rafflesians through our own mistakes.
13 points down.
we could hear the crowd cheering.familiar lines like, "SA,all the way" "lets go SA lets go" and "saints saints saints saints saints!" all the chantings.thanks to the wonderful crowd.
scrums,lineouts,kicks,mauls and rucks.they all went on.
boon got sin binned.for an infringement i still aint quite sure about,but hell did we lose one valuable player and well done to alex,liang sheng and marc chua who covered up so well.
samuel came in to take me at one line out.felt frustrated esp when you know you still want to do your part but an injury suffered right before this season disallowed you to.
scrums,lineouts,rucks,mauls and kicking.oh hard running too.
aldric went in and he scored the try through a tremendous team effort.
13-7.main aim was to give all out and win the game.
the scoreline remained with the scrums,lineouts and stuffs still occuring.
st andrew's rugby fought hard and showed the pure determination to win the game.however,time wasnt on our side and we ended the big game over here with a score of 13-7.
it may have been a loss for the saints but our sportsmanship was truly commendable in the game as we showed rafflesians the respect they deserved.
13-7 the final score.
.memories.
