With the annual Silat Invitationals approaching in less than a month, athletes from all ten participating tertiary institutions are in top form and all geared up for D-Day. In this friendly between NUS and NTU, it was a close fight. However, NUS eventually won with a score of 10-9.
The Nanyang Technological University of Singapore men's team took first place followed by the Singapore Institute of Management and Singapore Polytechnic. In the women's category, National Junior College were first while the National University of Singapore and NTUC were second and third respectively.
The Singapore Management University made history when they captured the inaugural Tri-Universities Championship on a countback to edge out the National University of Singapore (NUS). In a tournament that promised to be closely matched, the ending was dramatic.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) steamrolled the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore (NTU) 22-0 in what was initially expected to be a close game. The victory vaulted NUS to the top of the Tri-Universities Rugby Championship, an inaugural tournament also involving the Singapore Management University (SMU) and played on a home-and-away basis.