8 November 2010Report courtesy of singaporerugby.com and photo by Lawrence Ang
The Singapore Women’s National team warmed up for the Asian Games by finishing runners-up in the first ever SCC Women’s International 7s competition, following an exciting final against Japan. The national team were roared on by a huge crowd at the SCC 7s Padang Stadium, with fans also enjoying the culmination of the pool stages of the main competition – the men’s Ablitt Cup.
Peter Hutton, Chairman, SCC Rugby 7s Organising Committee, said: “We have been treated to another wonderful day of rugby. We are extremely proud of the National Women’s team and are delighted that they have performed so well. Rugby 7s is a sport which appeals to men, women and children and we hope the Singapore team will improve their standing at next year’s tournament.”
Singapore progressed to the final of the Women’s competition by defeating Hong Kong in the semi-final 17-12 in extra time. Japan, meanwhile, overcame India, 36-0 in their cup semifinal. The final was an exciting spectacle of running rugby, which kept the large crowd on the edge of their seats. In the end, Japan beat Singapore after a tense and exciting game with a score of 14-0.
Eunice Tay, Captain of the Singapore Women’s team said, “The SCC 7s tournament has been a key part of our preparation and conditioning for the Asian Games and has been our final opportunity to play against some of our biggest competitors. We are confident as a team and hope to make Singapore proud at the Asian Games. At the end of the day, our biggest competitors are ourselves!”
Singapore and Japan had topped their pools respectively on day 1 to reach the cup semifinals. Singapore beat Indonesia 60-0 and Malaysia 27-0 on day 1 and Japan beat Hong Kong 12 -5 and India. Hong Kong and India relegated Indonesia and Malaysia respectively to the Bowl Finals in the cup quarterfinals. Unfortunately both Hong Kong and India could not advance further after their cup semifinals against Singapore and Japan and had to settle for the Plate Finals which Hong Kong won 19-7.
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