Knights A started off really well, winning all of the first three matches consistently of which all of them were against the Miri teams. Because of the three consecutive wins, we went straight into the semi-finals where we were drawn to face Miri PC.
The match against Miri PC was a tough one. They scored a try early in the match. Since then on the match started to get really tight, both teams started to play defensive, and Knights were still down 0-1 in the first-half. But we managed to level the score 1-1 in the second-half of the match.
The match had to be extended because of the tie. During the extra time, the first team to score a try was to become the winner and will move into the final round. Knights made a little error at the beginning of the tie-break and Miri PC took advantage of it and scored a try and ended Knights' winning streak.
While Knights A appeared as the 2nd runner-up of the Curtin Cup, Knights B cruised easily into the final round of the Curtin Plate, beaten by just one team in the early round by Miri PC, the same team which defeated Knights A later on. However, they lost the battle once again in the final round which made Knights B the runner-up of the Curtin Plate. Though we didnt win neither the Cup nor the Plate, we did give our best and that's all that counts.
So congratulations to all Knights players who came and worked really hard to support each other. Credits to our captain Deney who led us all the way throughout the tournament. And a special shout out to Fakhruddin who contributed more than a dozen of tries and was named the top-scorer of the tournament, good job :).
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