May 11, 2010
SCHOOL SPORT MATTERS
Stay out!
Organisers erect barricades for schools rugby final to prevent pitch invasions
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The organisers of the tournament have decided to erect the steel barriers following the pitch invasion that marked last month's B Division U-17 final between St Andrew's School (SAS) and ACS(I). -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
<!-- story content : start --> SUPPORTERS attending tomorrow's Schools National A Division Rugby Under-20 Police Cup final between Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (ACS(I)) and Raffles Institution (RI) at the Old Police Academy will be forced to watch the clash behind metal barricades. The organisers of the tournament have decided to erect the steel barriers following the pitch invasion that marked last month's B Division U-17 final between St Andrew's School (SAS) and ACS(I). The invasion by supporters from both schools took place after Saints player Daniel Tan punched ACS(I)'s Leonard Wee following the heated final which ACS(I) won 8-7.
During that April 12 match, spectators were separated from the pitch by ropes. Sources have told The Straits Times that SAS and the Singapore Police Force (SPF), the sponsors of the challenge trophy, decided at a meeting after the incident to erect the barricades as a preventive measure. The barricades were used during the A Division semi-finals last week. They were placed about 5m to 10m from the touch-lines. Yesterday, The Straits Times saw a lorry carrying the yellow barricades into the venue.
Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.
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Additional reporting by Lee Min Kok
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