By Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports

National C Division Rugby (Plate) St. Joseph's Institution vs Montfort Secondary

Mohamed Nurfitri (#12) of St. Joseph’s Institution tries to break away from a Montfort tackle. (Photo 1 © Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports)

PESEB, Tuesday, August 19, 2014 — A crucial defensive effort by Senthilnathan Kumaraval (#7) prevented a comeback from Montfort Secondary and earned St. Joseph’s Institution (SJI) a 5–0 win in the semi-final of the National C Division Rugby (Plate) Championship.

Haris Dzulkifli (#14) scored the only try of the game in the first half.

Late in the opening half, an unmarked Mohamed Nurfitri (#12) slipped through the Montfort defence, setting up Haris Dzulkifli (#14) for a try. Matthias Isaiah Silva (#4) was unable to score the conversion and SJI took a 5–0 lead at the end of the half.

In the opening minutes of the second half, Montfort missed their chance to take the lead when they failed to convert two penalty attempts. In the closing minutes of the half, Brendan Wong (#13) of SJI was awarded a yellow card for dangerous play and was sent to the sin bin.

Taking advantage of the situation, Montfort’s Lucas Chan (#21) managed to break through the SJI defence and sprint towards the try-line. SJI’s Senthilnathan Kumaraval (#7) eventually thwarted Chan’s (#21) attempt with a crucial tackle that sealed SJI’s 5–0 victory.

SJI will play Pioneer Secondary in the final, which will be held at 3 p.m. on August 26. The final will be played at the National Stadium.

Scoring by Half
St. Joseph’s Institution vs Montfort Secondary
First Half: 5–0
Second Half: 0–0 (5–0)

Try Scorer
St. Joseph’s Institution
Haris B Dzulkifli (#14) – 1 try

St. Joseph’s Institution Roster
K Naveen Lakshmanan (#1), Ng Chee Kiat Jerome (#2), Jonah Chang Zhi Quan (#3), Matthias Isaiah Silva (#4), Alonzo Gabriel L. Abrigo (#5), Amir Meerza B Khalid (#6), Senthilnathan Kumaraval (#7), Hityashan Chandran (#8), Hafiz B Naimat (#9), Joshua Jeevan Eliathamby (#10), Mohamed Nurfitri B Mohamed E (#12), Brendan Wong Wern (#13), Haris B Dzulkifli (#14), Geraldo Nick K Kanayalal (#15), Lee Yhu Fhei (#16), Muhammad Iqbal B Mustapha (#20), Alan James Bean (#21), Syahmi B Noorhisham (#22), Kieran Liow Jiun Kiat (#23), Low Zekai Loet (#24), Joshua Ng Yuankai (#27), Daryl Chia (#28)

Montfort Secondary Roster
Nate Bernard (#1), Mohamed Isyafiq (#2), Abdul Akmal (#3), Iliyas Silmi B Suhimi (#4), Mikhail Benyamin (#5), Lerh Rui Sheng Joshua (#6), Javier Ler Yik Wee (#7), Nicholas Tan Zi Wei (#8), Glendon Hiah Tze Kiat (#9), Mustafa Kamal (#10), Umair Zulkefle (#11), Tan Wei Xiang (#12), Tan Kai Jie Joshua (#13), Muhammad Shahadat (#14), T Gautam (#15), Elliot John King Phillips (#16), Rifqi B Raimee (#17), Daniel Nicholas (#18), Mohammad Ghazi (#19), Dharma S/O Ommabathy (#20), Lucas Chan Yi Jun (#21), Godfrey Goh (#22), Samuel Pek Wei En (#23), Chan Sau Yat Sean (#24), Aurelius Lau Jian Ting (#27), Muhammad Syafiq (#31), Chan Qing Yang Russell (#32)

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