Brimming with confidence from their last bi-weekly basketball tournament, the U11 Basketball team came up against some tough opposition at their tournament at Stamford American International School on 31st October. Their hard work during weekly training sessions back at MCM showed on the court, with the boys firstly managing to thrash UWC Dover B by […]
With the long anticipated ACSIS Running Championships only a week away, the MCM U14 squad travelled to their last friendly on 6th November, for some final race preparations. The friendlies throughout the season have not only been an excellent way of keeping our runners on track and fit for competition, they have also provided valuable […]
It has been a fantastic season for U12 Netball at Marlborough College Malaysia and each of the girls involved should be extremely proud of their achievements this year. Not only have they proved themselves to be committed, travelling across international waters for weekly fixtures in Singapore; they also made it clear from the outset that […]
Over the half term break, a squad of twenty-five children took part in the Singapore Duathlon. For most, this involved a 750m run, a 6km bike ride followed by a final 750m run. For a few of the older children, this was increased to a 1.5km run, 12km bike ride and a final 1.5km run. […]
On 30th October, five dedicated senior runners sacrificed the last day of their half term break to attend the ACSIS U19 Cross-Country Championships at Pasir Ris, Singapore. The 5km race for both boys and girls was gruelling in the heat and humidity. Runners from the eleven competing schools were clearly pushed to their limit, which […]
After months of training and ‘friendlies’, hours of gruelling sessions (with multiple children describing them as torture, though with smiles on their faces), hill sprints, intervals and beep tests, the day finally came when all the hard work was put to the test. On Wednesday 30th October, forty three children from the Prep School took […]
The U14A team bounced back from a difficult weekend at the Centaurs Tournament to win the qualifying tournament for world-renowned Singapore Cricket Club Sevens. The team won games against UWCSEA Dover, Australian International School and Tanglin Trust School on their way to the overall win. The victory against Tanglin Trust School was particularly sweet considering […]
The U16s went into the Centaurs Rugby Tournament with a little anxiety. New players, others who were out of age group for our normal school fixtures and games to be played on an astro-turf all contributed to a sense of something new and potentially special. The College was not disappointed. Mr Walters Master ic Rugby […]
Last week we went to Tanglin Trust School to participate in the ACSIS U12 Netball league. Our first game was against UWC Dover. We won 6-1 which was amazing! We all played well but our shooters deserve a big ‘well done’ for such a good job. Immediately after the first match we went back on […]
On Wednesday 25th September, a large squad of thirty eight U9 and U11 children headed to Bedok Reservoir for the second running friendly in the ACSIS league. Both teams took on a 2.2km course. Unfortunately the U14 team were unable to attend, however Sophie Parkhurst was still able to take part, having travelled to the […]
The U14A rugby team played in their first game of the ACSIS league this week and despite a brilliant performance lost 19-12. The U14A side dominated possession and territory; they were camped on the Tanglin try line multiple times in the game but were held out by a brave Tanglin defensive effort. The team will […]
MCM Win 41-5 On Tuesday the U14 rugby team travelled to UWCA EAST in Singapore. The match started with an early try from Joe O’Connor on the switch. Within the first quarter of the match we were three tries up and looking good. Just before half time we had a catalogue of errors to give […]
After weeks of planning, the day prior to the event arrived and the hares (Adam Wright, Alec Hewison, Tim Wu-Murphy, Rory Tan, Mr Nicholson and Mr Harkins) set out on an adventure through the plantation, to set the trail for our fellow boarders to follow. We used both red and yellow tags and shredded paper […]
The Under 11s Basketball came up against some very strong opposition at their first fixture, a mini-tournament held at Stamford American School in Singapore. However, they did not shy away from the challenge. Although losing in their first game 5-18 to the Australian International School, their tenacity and teamwork really shone through, giving the Aussies […]
The U14 Rugby side played against the SMK Kangkar Pulai and Bandar Baru in a game that was split across three thirds. Marlborough came out convincing winners at the end of the game with a score line of 31 – 5. Although this was a good victory it was the performance that underpinned the victory which […]
We were pleased to welcome SMK Kangkar Pulai for the first time on MCM soil this weekend and, having brought both an U14 team and and U16 team, they proved stiff opposition. Below is a report from the Captain, Tim Wu-Murphy and Dash Baldwin, both of whom played key parts in the U16 victory. Mr […]
Following a lucky break with the weather last Tuesday, the Marlborough U12 netball teams arrived at TTS prepared to compete in the second round of ACSIS league matches. The first game got underway quickly for our B team and, despite the extremely wet playing conditions, the team stayed focussed and achieved a score of 4-1 […]
On Tuesday 10th September Marlborough set off on a rather damp afternoon to cross international waters and compete in the first ACSIS fixture of the season at Tanglin Trust School, Singapore. The U12 A and B netball teams arrived in high spirits and began their warm up in preparation for the 2 back-to-back matches each […]
MCM travelled to Turf City, Singapore to play some friendly games against Centaurs U11 team on 7th September. Our team arrived at 2.45pm and was split into two mixed teams, The Eagles and The Falcons. The coaches also handed us our new strip for the games. The Falcons’ first match was a tight, gripping match […]
Recent successes in the U16 Johor Rugby Circuit led to the finals on the 25th August. MCM sent its First X out to Kluang to do battle and, after one loss and three victories, picked up its first rugby silverware, the bowl. Below is Ameer Chughtai and Tim Wu-Murphy’s account of an historic day. L […]