CR - Galle clash in curtain-raiser of Clifford Cup Tourney

RUGBY: Runners up of the Caltex 'A' Division League Rugby Tournament CR and FC will confront Galle RFC on July 29 (Saturday) at Longden Place in the curtain-raiser of the Caltex Clifford Cup knock-out Rugby Tournament. Plate champions Police Sports Club will take on Sri Lanka Air Force at Police Park on the same day in the second quarter-final.

CH and FC will play host to Old Zahirians on July 30 (Sunday) at Maitland Crescent in the third quarter-final while Havelocks will confront Army Sports Club on the same day at Havelock Park in the last quarter-final.

The semi-finals will be worked off at Longden Place on August 5 and 6 with the final scheduled for August 12 at Longden Place.

Defending Champions Kandy Sports Club have pulled out of the tournament in protest against the shifting of the tournament from Kandy to Colombo. The lads from Kandy have dominated the tournament winning it from 1992 except for 1994 when CH won it by beating CR 15-11 and 1998 when it was not held.

Quarter-finals

(a) CR and FC vs Galle RFC on July 29 at Longden Place

(b) Police vs Air Force on July 29 at Police Park

(c) CH and FC vs Old Zahirians on July 30 at Maitland Crescent

(d) Havelocks vs Army SC on July 30 at Havelock Park

Semi-finals:

(e) Winners of (a) vs winners of (b) at Longden Place on August 5

(f) Winners of (c) vs winners of (d) at Longden Place on August 6.

Finals: Winners of (e) vs winners of (f) at Longden Place on August 12

(R.S.)