Fifth successive win for Rajans
S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr.
RUGBY: Dharmaraja College, Kandy recorded their fifth successive win
for the season when they swamped St. Aloysius College, Galle by 50
points (5 goals, 3 tries) to nil in their Schools Singer Trophy rugby
tournament match played at St. Aloysius College grounds, Galle
yesterday. At half time Rajans led 33-0.
Rajans back division displayed plenty of thrust and they tore into
St. Aloysius defence which collapses under this terrific onslaught most
outstanding was their promising centre Malinga Godigamuwa who scored
four tries, two of them being scorching 30 metre runs.
Winger Nirosh Wijesuriya too made some penetrative runs with two of
them ending in tries. The other try scorers were centre Asoka
Weerasekara and lock forward Dilanka Gunatillake who scored one try
each.
Lock Lahiru Alahakoon goalled four tries from varying angles while
full back Akila Hettiarachchi goalled the other try.
Rajans have now beaten Prince of Wales College, Zahira College, Carey
College and St. Sylvester’s College.
Upul Nishantha referred. |
