Yachties off to flying start
By James Kon

A Royal Brunei Police Force player trying to grab the ball o
n the ground against the Knights yesterday. - PHOTO: JAMES KON

The Royal Brunei Yacht Club got off to a flying start in their campaign to lift this year's Darussalam Cup and the Dr Haj Kamaruddin Cup of the Brunei Rugby Football Union Inter-club Rugby tournament with a 21-12 win against the Royal Brunei Armed Forces in their opening game on Saturday night.

Two more games were played yesterday. Knights blanked Royal Brunei Police Force 35-0 and Bandar Blacks beat KB Pythons 40-17.

All the penalties for Yachties were converted by Mark Pygros while Richard Gillan and Syarif Rosani each have a try.

According to Sukor Ashak, the vice-captain of RBYC: "It was a close match-up, although the army boys have most of the possession, they were unfortunate not to score."

"It's a good win for us, credit have to be given to the new players who have done exceptionally well."

Next we will play against the defending champion, KB Pythons. We will have to beef up our scrum and line up to defence against them."

The Royal Brunei Yacht Club drew first blood with a penalty conversion by Mark Pygros in the early encounter but the army boys managed to score a conversion try to take the lead on 17th minute.

Before the interval, the Yachties regained their lead with a conversion try followed by a penalty. By the end of the first half the Yachties led 13-7.

In the early minutes of second half, the Yachties scored another penalty in the early minutes before the Royal Brunei Armed Forces replied with a try to reduce the deficit.

Five minutes from time, Royal Brunei Yacht Club scored another try to win comfortably with a nine points margin.

Present to witness the games yesterday was Dr Haji Kamaruddin, the President of the Brunei Rugby Football Union.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin