Our C Division 7’s team staged a magnificent comeback to beat Raffles Institution (RI) narrowly by 14-12 to claim the inaugural National Schools Under-14 Sevens title on 17 April.

Playing in front of 30,000 at the Singapore National Stadium, our boys were visibly overawed by the occasion initially. Early in the first half, they let in a try which was converted, but Matthew Lim leveled the score when he ran the length of the field to equalise just before the break.

In the second half, our boys put up a brave defence to keep RI at bay until a defensive lapse allowed RI to score an unconverted try and take a 12-7 lead with 4 minutes remaining. In the last 2 minutes of play, they gave their all to create one more chance which came when Ryan Tan made a perfect commit and pass to send Matthew through for the all important try which he gleefully converted for the title.

This was indeed a most memorable game which will surely be etched in the memories of our boys, and also that of the teachers, coaches, parents, ACS Old Boys and fellow ACSians who were at the National Stadium to cheer the boys on.

Another Amazing Comeback!

Our B Division Rugby team also created one of the biggest upsets in school rugby history when they beat St Andrew’s Secondary School in the National Schools B Division Final 2016.

After losing 0-22 in the opening match of the season to St Andrew’s, few would imagine that our boys could pick themselves up and overturn the early season setback. The tenacity, grit and teamwork of the entire team resulted in a well-deserved 17-12 win in sudden death extra time, and won the hearts of many at the Ministry of Education Physical Education and Sports Education Branch.