26 August 2014 marked an historic day not only for the ACS (Independent) rugby team as they claimed their 17 th ‘C’ Division Rugby title, but also the entire school.

As this was the first time that a school sports final was held at the new Sports Hub, the entire school went down to support our players! This entailed the moving of approximately 3,000 staff and students and to overcome the logistics and costs, 5 MRT trains were specially chartered, making for a most enjoyable experience- a trip full of laughter and banter.

Once the game got underway, we lost no time in putting pressure on the opponents, resulting in two converted tries, the first coming off an intercepted pass, and the second off a break through the Saints’ defensive line.

The Saints came out stronger in the second half and scored a penalty. We managed a converted try to break the momentum of the advance before adding yet another one. Just before full time, Saints scored a consolation try, allowing ACS (Independent) to win with the score of 28-8.

Throughout the match, chants and shouts of “Go AC!” could be heard up and down the stands. While it was a landmark 17 th ‘C’ Division Rugby title for the school, it was also much more than that – as our Principal, Mr Winston Hodge said, “Sports is about bringing people together, about community building and creating shared memories. We hope that many years from now when our students are themselves parents, they’ll bring their own children to the Sports Hub and speak of the first time they stepped into the stadium as part of our school family.”

Felix Lim (5.03 Leviticus)