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The Youth in Touch tournament held on 12th July, included schools that would go head to head with RP this coming POL-ITE, competing for the championship at the same time.
RP Phoenix, the development squad, fell short of making the semifinals after winning Temasek Polytechnic in the group draw. They performed well under the circumstances that they were rookies to the game. The main team, RP Pixies, cruised through the pools against schools such as Nanyang Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic and Singapore Polytechnic. RP defeats Nanyang Polytechnic, 6:1; RP defeats Temasek Polytechnic, 9-0; RP defeats Singapore Polytechnic, 8-0
Teamwork and constant encouragement spurred RP on despite the heat. Winning by a small margin was not what the team was looking for; instead, the satisfaction of achieving something greater technically and mentally in preparation for POL-ITE had served as a motivation platform to ace in the tournament.
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This had placed the team, into the finals, facing off with a once again, strong opponent Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Comprising of Captain Suryanti Suryono, Vice-Captain Ma Aye Wathone Oo, Siti Nurazyan, Yong Shan Ning, Juriani Saini, Dilys Goh, Faezah Radiman, Dalinah Latiff, Sophie Gollifer, Eunice Chu, Denise Ang, Victoria Lim, Amanda Bernadette and Linette Soon, they fiercely opposed NP in the finals, edging closer to being champions. As the final whistle blew, RP emerged victorious, conveying the message to the other institutes that they would be the team to look out for. Final score, RP defeats NP, 6-0. To add onto the celebrations, RP’s very own captain Suryanti Suryono was also awarded the Most Valuable Player, in the U20 category for the tournament.
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