Bedok Kings Promised and Delivered

After some turmoil of ups and downs, Bedok Kings have proven themselves and established their status as the league champions by beating SCC 22-0 in last night’s final round fixture.

The opening exchanges were played at a furious pace as both sides mixed strong defence with fine continuity in attack. In the end, it was the hunger and composure, coupled with an uncompromising defensive effort that saw the Kings triumph.

The Kings controlled the first half and fully deserved their 10-0 interval lead, which would have been greater had they been a little more ruthless. Leading by only 3-0 entering the break, Bedok Kings finally broke through the yellow wall, with Daniel ‘Potato’ Thiam muscling through two tackles after a succession of quick rucks for the game’s first try.

The forward battle was abrasive throughout but the SCC scrum struggled and credit for this has to go to an improved and well-drilled Bedok forward pack.

The lineouts were an even affair with SCC holding a slight advantage as SMU’s DMC continually disrupted the Kings and created some turnovers.

Bedok Kings head coach Danny ‘Tau Sa Pao’ Tauroa showed little emotion to his side’s victory, as though it was just another day at the office.

“We regathered, reflected on our performance and then worked hard all week to rectify the areas of the game in which we were substandard. Similarly, after the win last night, we will not get carried away. We still have the cup semi final coming our way, the season’s not over just yet,” said Tauroa.

“The forwards deserve special mention. They drew a line in the sand and dared the opposition to cross it. A catalyst for our forwards’ dominance was a well-polished effort by the tight five. Using this solid platform in the scrums, we were then able to unleash the strength in our running game,” said Bedok boss TK.

“The game was a real arm wrestle. We knew we’d have to meet the physical side of things and I think to a large degree we did,” said Mark ‘Mr. Bicep’ Lee.

When asked on the tenacity of his team’s defensive effort, Rongy said, “We were really hungry on defence and we forced turnovers, that was the key. The most successful sides all prided themselves on being defensively formidable.”

The play of the day belonged to the trio of Andrew ‘Flash’ Kagoro, ‘Mr.V’ Rongy and Rebel Rong. They combined with neat exchanges of passes with ‘Flash’ starting and finishing the move for a splendid try.

Humility was definitely not a chapter in the books as Rebel Rong revealed, “I am damn good. Did you see my step anot? I saw this young boy in front of me, of course I jiat him lah! I am the best.”

“While the lads would be happy with the result, there were a couple of areas that we’ll have to work on. We were slightly off with our lineout throwing, allowing SCC to pinch several lineout balls. If we can apply this type of pressure also, we can create quick turnover ball and give our lethal backline plenty of room to launch attacking raids,” said an emotionless Tauroa.

“We’re not just done yet. There’s still a vendetta out there and plenty of work has to be done. I do hope the boys know that as well.”