Time: 1350hrs
Venue: Turf City
Weather: Cloudy with soft ground conditions
"F.U.N"
Losing a few players to injuries and commitement to contact rugby, SixPack went on to play Bucks Golden in a Semi-finals of the NTL. Bucks Golden fielded a team without most of their younger players. Nevertheless, angled running and good chemistry between the Bucks players resulted in the first try of the match.
Soon after, SixPack infamous for the "die,die must try" attitude equalized with great 70metres dash by "TheKhairul". The try proved to be the turning point of the game as SixPack began to pick up momentum. Bucks Golden had a hard time defending our ruck-ups and SixPack exploited a stagger in defence with a combination of Amila"Special" and Edwin's finishing touch. Lack of communication resulted in a couple of dropped balls in our half. Good angled running drawing defenders out of position before a switch proved to be effective resulting in a try. Credit have to be given to Bucks Golden for integrity by informing the Referee that there was no touch. Hard ruck-ups created an opportunity for Edwin"Gonzalez" to break Bucks Line of defence and link up with Josh"The Freak" with a switch before gliding through for a try.
Half-time score: 4 Six Pack 1 Bucks Golden.
A change of strategy was needed in the second half. SixPack explored the 2-man ruck-up. The quick and effective way of gaining ground and momentum in attack caused a stir in Bucks defence. Soon after, Bucks capitalized on the errors at the wings with a miss pass to an unmarked Bucks player for a try. Sixpack were punished for sleeping at the try line with Bucks overlapping runs and inside pass. Immediately after conceding the try, SixPack replied with a try. A combination of Alan "Lontong" Special and "TheKhairul" 2-man ruck and switch of Amila"Special" left Bucks staring at grass for a while.
Fatigue starts to set in. SixPack lost a couple of possesion due bad ball handling. Bucks began to put on the pressure on SixPack defence. Determined to set foot in the NTL Finals, SixPack never let anyone through. Till the final whistle is blown.
Full-time score: 5 Six Pack 3 Bucks Golden
Photos coming up soon!
Man-of-the Match: Luke "Charm" Moonwalker (for his never ending support play)
Dick-of-the-Day: Derrick "The Not So Great Wall" (for bad handling)
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