My Guitar has Wings: The Fast and Furious Sixers

24-12.
Another win.

The game was 13-a side with 20 minute halves (a 40-minute game) due to the absence of flankers in the opposition. We were also massively missing some key players, and rumors of our ace quitting the Rugby team. We all had to ensure ourselves that we cannot depend on one player and that rugby should be hard fought as a team. So we did.

The game was difficult and the first try came from Awang Semaun after some clumsy movements. However, as time progresses our playing improved to the same flame we had against JIS. We pulled through and gave Coach Ben what he wanted: 3 out of 4 tries to ensure our victory.

I was able to play for the first and last quarter, and saved the team from giving the opposition another chance to try in the latter. He was a man of my size crashing through again and again and I had to tackle him from behind if we were to keep our 3 tries intact. Whether that tackle was a game saver or not, the moment the game ended I was cheered for it.

Though the forwards were endlessly crashing towards the try line, it was the backs that played the best performance. With Aneq, Azri, Azizi, and Andy running through like there is no tomorrow, it was definitely the best play from the same people we were afraid to fail. They were golden gods on that field. Even Aneq, a beginner in Rugby and a body that normally wouldn’t fit to the Rugby player image, came in with a bloody arm crying out, “GET A BANDAGE! I WANT TO PLAY!” I would have given Aneq ‘the man of the match’, but everyone had done so well.

In the last few minutes, the Sixers crashed endlessly for a chance for a fourth try in an amazing display of teamwork. The ball was lost and Awang Semaun almost ran off with the ball if it had not for our defense and some clumsy ball handling. Before we knew it, the whistle is blown before the next scrum and the game has ended.

Yeah, I was teary eyed when we won again. The game was difficult and we were missing players with very little substitutes to play. It was definitely hard fought and a really intense game. After that Coach Ben said, “You know what I like about you guys? You like to listen. You listen real well. I asked you for 3 tries and you gave me 3 tries. I can see National Rugby players in all of you.” And this came from the National Rugby team coach himself, a really great honor. Tournament ended for us with our normal cheer: “Sixers on three”

After the game, I went up to the guy I tackled in the last quarter, and told him, “See? I did promise I’ll get you back for that tackle last year”.

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