Peterites face tough task against Kingswood

Chris Dhambarage

Defending champions St. Peter's College will face a tough task when they take on the unbeaten Kingswood College team in their Singer inter school under 20 Division One Group A league rugby tournament match at Bambalapitiya today.

The Peterites will be looking to bounce back into recognition after having suffered a shock 19-22 defeat at the hands of S. Thomas' College at Mount Lavinia last week.

In contrast the Kingswoodians are quite confident having outplayed their home town rivals St. Anthony's College 19-12 at the Nittawela Stadium in Kandy. This time however they will be up against a more superior outfit and will need to put up an improved performance to register their third successive victory in the current season.

St. Peter's College of course will be hoping to exploit their home advantage having trounced Dharmaraja College, Kandy by a massive margin at the same venue in their opening fixture.

The Peterites have made a couple of changes for this game with Anisha Fernando coming in as fly half and the experienced Harsha Weerakkody has moved into the centres position. St. Peter's College will also have a psychological advantage having won last year's encounter by 14 points to 7 points at the Bogambara Stadium.

Even then Kingswood College will be determined to keep their momentum following a tremendous performance last week. The odds no doubt will be against them but still they will be hoping that they could make an impact and stay alive in the league tournament.

Isipatana v St. Anthony's

Isipatana College will be hoping to pull off their second straight victory when they confront St. Anthony's College in their Singer inter school under 20 Division One Group A league rugby tournament match at Havelock Park today.

Isipatana College had the satisfaction of overcoming their traditional rivals Royal College 17-12 in their previous outing and also retained the Major Milroy Fernando Memorial Trophy.

This will be another severe test for Isipatana who seem to have recovered following their crushing defeat at the hands of Trinity College Kandy in the opening match of the season.

The Antonians of course will be hoping to redeem their lost prestige after a 12-19 defeat at the hands of their home town rivals Kingswood College last week.