by Wang Shao Ing
A win against against Uzebekistan proved to be a bridge too far for Singapore after their courageous show against Japan just two days earlier.
Singapore conceded 2 soft tries early in the first half and held Uzebekistan off in the second half until the two minutes before the final whistle when Uzbekistan broke through to seal the 15-0 win. Singapore were a shadow of the feisty team that had come back strongly against the Japanese and were unable to break the gain line with their pick and go game against the physically bigger Uzbeks who managed to slow the ball at the breakdowns.
Nonetheless, it has been Singapore's best outing yet in the ARFU Women's XV Champioships. Team Manager Audrey Koh is upbeat about her side's showing.
"Even though the team endured an ardoous journey of 30 hours just to reach Taraz, the spirits were high and fired up for the first game. The bonding off the field translated into a togetherness on the field that is more than expected with such a gruelling tour and long preparation for it."
"We are extremely happy with the all the player's performances, both senior and junior, expecially the rookies and reserves, who stepped up when called into action.
"This is a good development for the future of women's rugby, as the match experience will be with the girls for a long time to come this is also beneficial when the national campaign kicks off again for the RWC'09 Asian qualifiers in Hong Kong on the first week of October 2008."
Article from IRB.com
The complete results of the ARFU Women’s XV Championships 2008 is as follows:
Match Day 1 Monday, 3rd June
Quarter Final Hong Kong v Uzbekistan 6 – 8
Quarter Final Singapore v Kyrgyzstan 38 – 0
Match Day 2 Wednesday, 5th June
Placing Hong Kong v Kyrgyzstan 34 – 0
Semi Final Japan v Singapore 17 – 10
Semi Final Kazakhstan v Uzbekistan 64 – 3
Match Day 3 Friday, 7th June
5th/6thPlayoff Hong Kong v Kyrgyzstan 49 – 0
3rd/4th Playoff Singapore v Uzbekistan 0 – 15
1st/2nd Playoff Kazakhstan v Japan 39 – 3
Singapore Team against Uzebekistan:
Forwards
1. Tan Sze Yin
2. Gina Tan
3. Nur Azurah Bte Mohd Khalid
4. Ailei Tandean
5. Annabel Woo
6. Wang Shao Ing (Captain)
7. Sophie Gollifer
8. Ang Weiyi
Backs
9. Tan Hui Juan
10. Wong Yilin
11. Derelyn Chua
12. Serena Yeoh
13. Angela Zheng
14. Clarissa Lim
15. Eunice Tay (V.Captain)
Substitutions
16. Lee Tao Jing
17. Sabrina Lim
18. Karen Yeoh
19. Priscilla Humphries
20. Leung Wai Mun
21. Berni Ong
22. Jessica Tan
23. Lim Li Yan
24. Koh Mei Giet
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