Weeks of pre-season training under the vicious monsoon storm, the NTU warriors will officially kick start their pre-season preparations for the upcoming Tri-University Rugby Championship with a friendly match against St Andrew's Old Boys Association this Saturday 29 Dec 2007, at St Andrew's Village.

In what is turning to be a permanent annual friendly fixture for NTU rugby, it is the first time that the warriors are taking on the old boys instead of its current school teams. In this highly anticipated opener, NTU will be revealing its new look 15-a-side squad to the public. The squad which will be making the trip down to Potong Pasir this Saturday will include several St Andrew's very own school boy stars - Vice Captain Sidney Kumar,Captain MS Model-Ang Tze Shien and making his comeback from retirement - Daniel Potato Thiam. In addition to these players, school boy legend - Chris Dinosaur Cheng will also be directing the warriors from the sidelines as NTU's Forwards Coach.

Despite the need to start the pre season on a high, NTU Captain Ang is willing to take a gamble and try out several new signings made during the recent transfer window at mainly the loose forwards and outside backs department. "We need to let these players have a run and see what are they capable of then we can fit them perfectly into the team we need. This friendly is as important as any other friendlies that we will be having as part of our preparation for the tournament." a optimistic yet cautious statement made by the captain.

Players who will miss the trip to the village are - Adam Mat Solo Chan, Rebel Rong and Arab Hafiz