Report prepared by: Gene Tong (Head Coach W15’s 2007)
Team Manager: Malcolm David
Women’s ARFU 15s 2007 Report
Date: 3rd Nov 2007
Time: 1530hrs – 1700hrs
Venue: Kunming (China)
Temp: 9- 12 Degrees
Weather: Cloudy
Ground: Slippery and wet
Game 2 Singapore vs Japan (AFRU 2007 3rd & 4th Placing)
Result: Singapore 7 Japan 20
1st Half – Time | Points |
5.00 | Japan 5pts |
17.00 | Japan 5pts |
29.00 | Japan 5pts |
2nd Half – Time | Points |
24.00 | Japan 5pts |
40.00 | Spore 7pts Jeslyn Lim (5) Wang Shao Ing (2) |
Match Report
Japan pinned us in our half right from the kick off. Our tactical kicking was bad and did not find touch on a few occasions. This resulted in Japan running more plays against us in the 1st half.
Our forwards did well to keep Japans pack at bay, but missed tackles & slow reaction cost us 3 tries in the 1st half. Japan led by 15 – 0 at half time.
From the restart, we tightened up our act and managed to put pressure on Japan from all departments. But a bad clearance kick allowed them to score another try from a lineout outside our 22m. From then on, the play was locked down in mid field as we defended our hearts out against a bigger and more experienced side.
Our defensive pressure paid off in the 40th min, as we turned over a ball in our 22m, and launched what must have been the try of the day by running the ball out wide thru 5 pairs of hands to the other side of the pitch, allowing our winger to run 80m to score under the posts. Final score Spore 7 – Japan 20.
This was by far our best performance in the tournament, and the team did Singapore proud.
