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Message: <blockquote data-quote="skywalker" data-source="post: 2202568" data-attributes="member: 38393">Peterites on the wrong footRoyal College gave St. Peter’s College a lesson of  a different kind in  rugby when they took the new-look champs by total surprise to pull off a stunning 17-12 win in their inter-school match at Reid Avenue on Saturday.The Royalists from their style of play came out with a plan that worked and the Peterites banking on their trademark run-and pass game were caught on the wrong foot unable to come to grips with soggy underfoot conditions.Royal played to a set plan by gaining territorial advantage with kicks to touch and winning the line-outs to ensure they not only remained in the hunt but also made the Peterites lose out on valuable time while focussing on defence.While Royal kept the ball in play the Peterites appeared to squander almost everything they raked in by kicking possession into their opponents, spilling the ball or slinging out blind passes which clearly showed they may have underestimated their opponents on the big occasion.What was visible in the Peterite style of play was that their young forwards took time to rally as a team while play-maker Ishan Noor lacked back-up support. But by then Royal had taken a commanding 10-0 lead midway in the first half.Peterite coach Sanath Martis, who knows every player any which way he can, contends that they prepared for the game with a plan but wet underfoot conditions altered the course.“I am not looking for excuses. We had a plan (to open out the game). But you cannot implement a plan when the ground conditions change”, said Martis who has guided the Peterites to two successive League titles.He congratulated Royal for their win.</blockquote>

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