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Heads Held High: Rugby Boys Finals, RI vs. ACSI
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By Abigail Ang (18S06B), Lim Jing Rong (18A03A) and Ling Young Loon (18S07A)

Under the floodlights of the National Stadium, the field was empty but for two orderly lines: one yellow and blue, and the other green, black and white.

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ACSI and RI rugby teams lining up at the beginning of the game.

It was the afternoon of the ‘A’-Division Rugby Championship Finals. The tensions and stakes were high. Last year’s Finals had also seen RI and ACSI pitted against each other, with the latter emerging as champions for the third year running. ACSI was determined to defend their title, while RI was determined to break their rival’s streak.

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CLDCS Concert ’17: A Date With the Four Seasons
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By Abigail Ang (18S06B) and Zhu Xiuhua (18S06A)

Calligraphy, songwriting and drama – three entirely different forms of art; how can they possibly integrate seamlessly and culminate in one flawless production? Raffles Institution’s Chinese Language Drama and Cultural Society (CLDCS) answered this in their annual concert held at the school’s Performing Arts Centre last Friday evening. Titled 翠谷回响・四季之约 (A Date with the Four Seasons), this year’s production included a calligraphy showcase, ten original Chinese songs and two dramas that explore various interpersonal relationships.

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Reigning Double Champions: Badminton ‘A’ Division Finals 2017
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By Soh Ying Qi (18A01C), Adri Faris (18A13A) and Ianni Tan (18S03C)
Photos by Raffles Photographic Society

On the afternoon of 19th May 2017 at Toa Payoh Sports Hall, our Raffles Badminton team made the school proud once again by sweeping the highly-coveted titles of national champions of both the boys’ and girls’ Schools National ‘A’ Division for the second year running.

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Gryphons’ Attempt at Upset Victory Foiled: A Division Cricket Finals 2017
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By Lakshminarayanan Kaushik Rangaraj (17S06P) and guest writer Aahan Gopinath Achar (17S03J). Pictures by Liu Xin Yu (18S05A) and the Raffles Photographic Society.

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ACS(I): 110/6 in 20 overs (Anirudh – 39)
RI: 81/10 in 17.2 overs (Karthik – 24)

Rain had plagued the whole A Division Cricket season. Keeping with the theme, the finals too were marred with foul weather. Due to unrelenting showers, they took place over 2 days, 15th and 16th May 2017.

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Floorball Boys ‘A’ Division Finals 2017
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By Choi Hoe Chang (18S07A) and Jeslyn Tan (18S06R)

Photos by Raffles Photographic Society and Choi Hoe Chang

On 17th May, our boys’ floorball team faced Victoria Junior College in the finals of the ‘A’ Division Floorball National Championship. The match was expected to be intense and tough – RI and VJC have long been rivals in floorball, as both possess equal skills, strength, and spirit. They were to put themselves to the test for three periods, each lasting 15 minutes.

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