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Unbeaten Peterites register their fourth successive win

RUGBY: St. Peter's College have done it again. This time in a more spectacular manner. They have recorded their fourth successive victory in the current inter school season.

Last week on their home grounds at Bambalapitiya the reigning 'A' division league champions put up another marvellous performance to overcome Trinity College Kandy by a convincing margin of 24 points to three points.

The Peterites also kept their unbeaten record in tact and seem to be well on their way to retain the Singer 'A' division league title for the second successive year. The manner in which they completed their task was quite outstanding as they completely outclassed their opponents by running down three superb tries.

St. Peter's also had their goal line uncrossed for the second successive week while conceding just a solitary drop goal to their opponents. The Trinitians of course made a promising start to the game and kept their hopes alive to a certain extent until the end of the first half.

However the Peterites launched a fresh assault after the interval which turned out to be a quite a successful one as they added two more tries through prop forward Arjuna Bopitiya and number eight Haren Ariyawardena.

Another bonus for the Peterites in this game was the excellent place kicking of their fly half Irfath Meedin who converted all three tries in addition to putting over a penalty in the first half.

Kingswood v Royal

Kingswood College staged a magnificent late rally to beat the unbeaten Royal outfit by 29 points to 12 points in their Singer inter school 'A' division league rugby tournament match played at the Royal Sports Complex in Independence Avenue last week.

Kingswood's success was even more significant considering the fact that they were trailing almost until the last fifteen minutes of the game. But in a breathtaking performance the lads from Kandy came back roaring to score three superb tries and turn the game in their favour.

The Kingswoodians were under tremendous pressure after Royal had taken the initiative by scoring twice which gave them a close 12-10 lead at half time. But in a dramatic turn of events they got their act together well at the correct time and powered their way to register their second successive victory in the tournament.

S. Thomas' v Kingswood

Kingswood College bounced back into recognition with a smashing 48 points to seven points victory over S. Thomas' College Mount Lavinia in their Singer inter school 'A' division league rugby tournament match worked off at the Bogambara Stadium last week.

This was an important outing for the Kingswoodians because their reputation was in danger after having lost their opening fixture to Isipatana College in a match which was not completed due to bad weather.

But this time they really made amends and were absolutely in control of the situation while collecting their points from four goals and four tries. The former 'A' division champions displayed their true potential with a powerful performance and also proved that they are one of the top contenders for the league title.

Kingswood College completely rattled the Thomians while touching down at regular intervals with their forwards and the three quarters combining more effectively. The match winner for the Kingswoodians undoubtedly was their scrum half Roshan Weeraratne who scored four tries and also converted four of them in contributing a total of 28 points.

Wesley v Ananda

Wesley College pulled off an exciting 15 points to 12 points win over Ananda College in their Singer inter school 'A' division league rugby tournament match worked off at Longden Place last week.

The Wesleyites who led 10-7 at half time went through some real anxious moments as they edged out their opponents while collecting their points from one goal, one try and one penalty. Even then it would have given great satisfaction for the Wesleyites who tasted success for the first time this season after three unsuccessful attempts.

Wesley could consider themselves rather unfortunate because they were up against three top teams in their opening outings. This time of course they were facing a weak opposition but were forced to put up a gallant performance to snatch a thrilling victory at the end.

The Anandians seem to be improving well after having suffered two heavy defeats at the beginning of the season. Last week they restricted the powerful Royal outfit to a certain extent and this time they almost performed the near impossibility with a mere penalty separating the two teams at the end.

Isipatana v Thurstan

Isipatana College powered their way to score an emphatic 18 points to three points victory over their traditional rivals Thurstan College in their Singer inter school 'A' division league tournament fixture played at Longden Place last week.

Isipatana simply underlined their superiority by collecting their points from one goal, one try and two penalties while conceding just a solitary penalty to their opponents. In addition Isipatana College also had the satisfaction of retaining the Abdul Jabbar Shield for another year.

Even then Isipatana will be somewhat disappointed that they could not pile up a big score against a weak opposition as they were completely restricted during the entire second half.

 

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