Match Report by Emily OrtegaThe second round of the Guinness Singapore Rugby Women’s 15’s League 2009 was held last weekend, with fixtures in both Singapore and Malaysia for the very first time since the inception of the league.
The ladies from Bucks travelled up to Bukit Kiara in Malaysia to face hosts, Royal Selangor Club (RSC). Both teams lost their first round matches last week and were eager to record their first win of the season.
RSC and Bucks were evenly matched until RSC scored the opening try and the first of their season when fullback Adele found a gap and managed to break through the Bucks defense, to the delight of the home crowd. Centre, Meiling Sybil Choong, who was later acknowledged by RSC as the player of the match, successfully converted the first try between the posts.
RSC added on to the score sheet when fly half Normasyirah capitalized on a momentary lapse in the Bucks defense. Meiling dutifully converted the try, bringing the score to 14-0 at the half-time whistle.
In the second half, RSC’s no. 8, Dianatasha (or Carl as she is commonly known to her team) scored the third try of the match off a scrum near Bucks’ try line. Meiling brought the score to 21-0 with a lovely conversion.
Bucks then gave away a penalty close to their try line, and Meiling again displayed her good kicking skills, effortlessly putting the ball through the posts for a successful penalty kick.
RSC may have had the win in their bag, but Bucks never gave up and fought all the way to the final whistle. Although they had scoring opportunities, they lacked the finishing touch to put them on the score sheet. Nevertheless, they put up a gallant performance for a new team of fairly new players. The match ended 24-0 in favour of RSC.
No comments:
Post a Comment