CH confront Kandy SC today

Ranjeeva SENEVIRATNE

RUGBY: CH and FC which came up with a stupendous performance to hold the formidable CR and FC to a 20-all draw last week, face the tough task of overcoming the mighty Kandy SC in their Caltex ‘A’ division league rugby match at Maitland Crescent today.

The lads from Kandy turned in a dazzling display of open rugby to score a smashing 48-14 win over Army last week and a repeat performance should enable to overcome CH and FC and retain the Caltex ‘A’ division league title for a record seventh successive year.

CH and FC went down fighting to Kandy SC by 11-16 in the first round game and should give the lads from Kandy a run for their money.

However they have been weakened by the absence of hooker Achala Perera who was ordered off the field by the referee last week while Kandy SC will be at full strength with the return of Sri Lanka player Fazil Marija.

CH and FC - Damith Perera, Jayantha Ranaweera, Saffer Jhaan, Dinesh Sanjeewa, Manjula Ruwantilleke, Asanga Thalagalarachchi, Dilanka Wijesekera (captain), Sumedha Malewana, Tuan Shamrock and Sajith Bandara, Lakala Perera, Matheesha de Silva, Rukshan Wijesinghe or Jimmy Bolakoro, Niroshan Ekanayake, Dinuk de S. Wijeyeratne.

Kandy SC - Jeewa Galgamuwa (captain), Anuranga Walpola, Kishore Jehan, Senaka Bandara, Buddhika Thalagampola, Sean Wijesinghe, Imran Bisthamin, Dushanth Lewke, Saliya Kumara and Sajith Mallikarachchi, Sanjeeva Jayasinghe, Pradeep Liyanage, Fazil Marija, Sameera Silva, Nalaka Weerakkody.