This pioneer we are going to reveal today is one of the last few surviving NTU warrior to have tasted gold medal success in the IVP rugby scene, winning it when he was only Year 1. Sad to say, his career hit a plateau when he tried repeatedly but failed to secure all 3 colours Gold, Silver and Bronze to add to his cabinet of trophies. He is none other than Tang Chong Kiat aka AWESOME.

Born in 1982 and 2nd in a family of 2 brothers, Awesome Kiat took up rugby in Raffles Institution after he has been there and done that captaining the RI under14 basketball team to glory. 'I need a new challenge..' he said and promptly took up the robust sport despite lacking in size. His natural all-round sporting ability ensured that he quickly broke into the first team as a flanker and in years to come, cemented his place in the Raffles legend book as the calm headed flanker you could count on to get the job done.

Nobody knows when Awesome's penchant for writing really developed, but during his younger days he was known for his sporting prowess rather than his penmanship. A nasty knee injury sustained during the 2006 NRC Division 1 game between Bedok Kings and SRC effectively forced Awesome Kiat out of the picture for the IVP championships. Never having fully recovered (due to lack of immediate attention with an SRC cum SMU cum ex Raffles hooker turned flanker opting to unsportingly play on instead of dishing out medical aid) from his career threatening knee injury, Awesome Kiat walks with a limp up and down the cloud covered hills of NTU just to reach the high-speed internet connected library to bring you fans the latest updates of the blog (while icing his knee at the same time).

In his own words, 'Sometimes i feel like just giving up, given my condition. However, the amazing jump of the counter really digs deep into my soul and gives me the strength and passion to carry on being part of this historic act. My dream is to be recognized by the blog feast committee. '

Despite his injury, Awesome Kiat's talents were not unnoticed by the now defunct SRU, who praised him repeatedly for being a nippy winger who made up for his lack of speed with deceptive side-steps and change of pace. His reputation and experience is immense and is sorely missed by NTU. Despite only featuring on the coaching panel this recent IVP, he was still very much a threat in NUS's mind as they repeatedly sent prop Mark 'Sausage' Koh to hang on the wing just in case Awesome Kiat suited up for the game.

Awesome Kiat is the director of our Match Reports division. As he is busy protecting the country and the army camp's numerous canteens on a full time basis now, his nature of work over at the blog is of a very specialized nature (meaning he rarely updates).

Give a round of applause to Pioneer Number 1 Awesome Kiat who has certainly entertained you guys with his many accurate match reports and pre-season updates.