By Clara Yuan/Red Sports
Muhammad Haris (Peirce #4) attempts to bring down a Greenridge player. (Photo 1 © Clara Yuan/Red Sports)
PESEB, Friday, April 10, 2015 — Peirce Secondary staged a comeback from 5–15 down with 10 minutes left to stun Greenridge Secondary 17–15 to win the National B Division Boys Rugby (Bowl) Championship title.
Leading up to the final, both Peirce and Greenridge remained undeafeated and had each won five consecutive games.
Both schools did not manage to qualify for the final last year. Peirce had finished third while Greenridge were eliminated during the group stage.
Early in the half, Firman Firdaus (#9) of Greenridge and Sebastian Cheong (#1) of Peirce each scored a try for their team leveling the score at 5–5.
Amsyar Masrur (#22) of Greenridge went past his defenders to score a try for his team, which put his team 10–5 up at half-time.
In the second half, Raphil Alif Budiman (Peirce #12) managed to intercept a pass and recorded a good run but was brought down by Muhammad Irfan (Greenridge #11) before he could get near the try-line.
Amysar (#22) scored another run for Greenridge which gave his team a comfortable 15–5 lead.
Muhammad Danish (#28) of Peirce also had a couple of good runs but was unable to convert them. Douglas (#23) managed to break through Greenridge’s defence and added a try for Peirce to reduce the deficit to five points.
With 10 minutes left, Glenn Neo (#16) of Greenridge received a yellow card and Greenridge had to play with one man down.
Peirce took the opportunity to attack and quickly scored a try through Henry Tan (#25) which made it 15–15. Chris then scored a crucial conversion which lifted his team to the 17–15 victory to win the title.
Peirce captain, Ahmad Jaouhar (#30), said, “I feel really great. This is a new team and although the boys are not really familiar with the B Division games, they really worked hard. I want to congratulate the boys on their sixth straight win. They really put in a lot of effort. Teamwork and communication were key to our win.”
Greenridge captain, Tok Jing Heng (#12), said, “I feel upset but at the same time I feel good because this is the first time this team played in the final. I am really proud of my team. They played well.”
Scoring by half
Peirce vs Greenridge
1st half: 5–10
2nd half: 12–5 (17–15)
Scorers
Peirce
Sebastian Cheong (#1) – 1 try
Douglas Giam (#23) – 1 try
Henry Tan (#25) – 1 try
Greenridge
Amsyar Masrur (#22) – 2 tries
Firman Firdaus (#9) – 1 try
Peirce Roster
Sebastian Cheong (#1), Muhammad Haris (#4), Anders Teo (#5), Le Minh (#6), John Christopher Singh (#9), Muhammad Syafiq (#10), Benjamin Ong (#11), Raphil Alif Budiman (#12), Chin Kian Hwee (#16), Syed Asyraf (#22), Douglas Giam (#23), Henry Tan (#25), Adam Ong (#27), Muhammad Danish (#28), Princeland Calleno Podiotan (#29), Ahmad Jaouhar Farhad B S (#30), Wong Shan Yong (#31), Jacob Eric (#35), Joel James Ong (#36), Muhiddin B Jumat (#37), Shawn Kang (#42), Magnan Tan (#46)
Greenridge Roster
Muhamad Iskandar B Ismail (#2), Nur Mohammad Syafiq B Haji J (#3), Muhammad Rauf Syahir S/O M K (#4), Chua Yong Leh (#5), Muhammad Dandiyar B Mohamed R (#6), Muhammad Aizuddin B Kamsani (#7), Muhammad Zulhakeem B Amir (#8), Firman Firdaus B Mohd Fazil (#9), Muhammad Irsyaduddin B J (#10), Muhammad Irfan B Amran (#11), Tok Jing Heng (#12), Brendan Edward Raj (#14), Mohamad Syafiq B Mohamad Said (#15), Glenn Neo Jia Yu (#16), Chow Jun Yi (#17), Kughan S/O S Yogendran (#18), Muhammad Danial Hakim B S (#20), Fikri Akmal B Mohammed S (#21), Amsyar Masrur B Aduka (#22), Muhammad Afif Bin Rosli (#24), Muhamad Azmin B A’azman (#25), Azhad B A’zmi (#26), Muhammad Danish B Jalil (#27), Romie Naufal B Ramle (#29), Muhammad Danial B Saimi (#31), Atif Akashah B Akhbar Shah (#70), Muhammad Syahid B Shafrudin (#71), Muhammad Yusof Bin Mohammed Iszam (#81)
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