SRC vs SAFSA

With most of the matches cancelled/postponed for this round of this year's NRC, this is the only match that was played as scheduled. Backed by the bright sunshine of the evening sun, the Recs took on the Army boys at Turf City.
The match kicked off at 1700hrs with the Recs taking the field with their white/red jerseys and SAFSA in navy blue. A strong support for both teams was well represented by approximately 30 spectators. Amongst the crowd, the current national 7s coaches as well as the NTU selectors were spotted.
One of the main reasons for their appearance could be that there were a few NTU players as well as alumnis playing for the Recs. Current winger/fullback - Aminurashid and New signing center/Winger - Sidney Kumar started for the Recs spotting number 11 and 14 respectively.
With new found confidence and weight, Aminurashid displayed great handling skills under the ball as well as amazing speed to race down 20m to score the first try for the Recs.
Starlet, Sidney was also seen on many occasions given the ball strong into contact and did well retaining possesion for the team. But he was also spotted standing still in deep thoughts during the game. When approached, he said " oh.. i was thinking about tonight la..got hall camp and its OG night! the girls are awesome!"
Despite having a 15-0 lead at half time, SRC's temporory lack of concentration in the 2nd half allowed SAFSA's fullback to use his own trick in the bag - kick and chase, to score their first try of the game. The tired SRC side started to lower their intensity and pace and allow the youthful SAFSA boys to run at them. With every single attack getting hit backwards by a resurgent SAFSA side, SRC's resolute defence finally cracked open and allow the boys in blue to put in 2 more tries.
The match ended with SAFSA emerging victorious with a scoreline of 19-15. The crowd was stunned by the result and an awkward silence could be felt when the final whistle was blown.
The spirit of the SAFSA boys impressed our NTU selectors but more importantly, our selectors are glad that our NTU boys are coping and doing well in their clubs.
Ex NTU captain who is currently unemployed - Potato Thaim said - "Its good to see our boys playing and coping well with club rugby, it is important for them to get more exposure before the new ivp season starts again."