Rugby Day 1 - Through to the Quarters.

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The Hall 6 rugby teams kicked start their IHG season this morning with a brilliant 36-0 win against Hall 8. The team had few new members in the team this year. However, team moral was high and the Sixers made a 14-0 lead by half-time, courtesy of the valiant attempts by Qing Yao in the 4th and final minutes of the first half, with Gerald and Paul adding 2 points each with the boot.

The rugby players simply dominated in the second half. Shortly after kickoff, Gerald made a fast tackle on the opponent’s scrum half, who was totally caught off-guarded, losing grip of the ball in the process. The ball bounced into the path of Paul, who gladly picked it up and make a straight dash to the try line, with the closest opponent several meters behind him. Shortly after restarting the game, Alex, Fu Hang and Qing Yao were seen making a series of runs down the left side of the field, with Qing Yao scoring 2 tries and Paul making 1 conversion in the process. 31 – 0 to Hall 6. Seconds away from the final whistle, Alex sent Fu Hang down the flank with a pass, scoring the last try of the game.

The second game of the day was against Hall 7. Both teams are evenly matched, with the actions taking place around the 22 meters mark from the try line for much of the first half. Unable to break down the opponent’s strong defense, the 1st half ended with a score line of 0 – 0.

The second half started brightly for the team, with Alex intercepting a pass, before passing the ball to Fu Hang, who made a straight dash to the tryline. However, he was brought down an arm’s length away making a try, with his tackler sent to the blood bin in the process. This was the closest the team got to score a try since the game started.

2 minutes from the end of the game, Weimin pass the ball to Paul on the left flank, kicked the ball forward when he was closed down by 2 defenders, gaining ground in the process. A 5 meter scrum was ordered by the umpire. Gerald makes run for the try line, dragging 2 defenders for a meter before being brought down. That’s how much desire the team wants to win the competition. A 5 meter scrum was ordered again. This time, Gerald runs towards the left side of the field with Alex and Weimin in support. The ball passed to Weimin, who jumped forward, scoring a try. 5 – 0 to Hall 6! Paul’s kick hit the woodwork, failing to make the conversion. With that, the game is brought to a close.

Story By: Siow Weilun

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