CH-Police clash in curtain-raiser of President’s Trophy
Ranjeeva Seneviratne
RUGBY: Eight time winners of the President’s Trophy, CH and FC will
confront the Sri Lanka Police on September 14 in the curtain-raiser of
the President’s Trophy Knock-out Tournament which will be worked off
from September 14 to 23, 2007 at Longden Place. The tournament will be
sponsored by Chevron Lubricants Lanka Limited.
Undisputed champions of 2007, Kandy Sports Club which will go all out
to clinch the Rugby Triple by winning the President’s Trophy will take
on Dimbula in the second quarter-final at Nittawela on September 15
while on the same day runners-up of the Caltex ‘A’ Division League and
Clifford Cup CR and FC will confront Sri Lanka Army at Longden Place in
the third quarter-final while on September 16 Havelocks will meet Air
Force in the fourth quarter-final at Longden Place.
The semi-finals will be worked off on September 19 and 20 at Longden
Place while the final will be worked off on September 23 at the same
venue. The tournament has been revived after nine years with CR having
won the trophy in 1998 by beating Kandy SC by 30-26 in the final to
snatch back the trophy from Kandy which won the trophy for three
successive years from 1995 to 1997.
The schedule:
Quarter-finals
(a) CH and FC vs Police on September 14 at Longden Place.
(b) Kandy SC vs Dimbula on September 15 at Nittawela.
(c) CR and FC vs Army on September 15 at Longden Place.
(d) Havelocks vs Air Force on September 16 at Longden Place.
Semi-finals
(e) Winners of (a) vs winners of (b) at Longden Place on September
19.
(f) Winners of (c) vs winners of (d) at Longden Place on September
20.
Final
Winners of (e) vs winners of (f) at Longden Place on September 23.
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