Mahanama crush DSS

Ranjan ANANDAPPA

Mahanama powered their way through to trounce D.S. Senanayake by 43 points (4 goals, 3 tries) to 7 (1 goal) in their school rugby encounter played at Longden Place yesterday.

Mahanama’s fast set of runners completely dominated the match as D.S. Senanayake couldn’t keep up to the pace. The winners started off well when flanker Ralston Jansz scored off a line out to which Mahesh Kumarasinghe added the extra points.

Three more tries were scored by M. Shamil (2) and Lahiru Sachitra (1) to which Mahesh Kumarasinghe made one conversion.

At the breather Mahanama led 24-0.

On resumption Mahanama continued their try spree when number 8 Sameera Sampath collected the ball off a rebound and ran 25 meters to score. Kumarasinghe added the extra points. D.S. Senanayake reduced the gap when Asiri Magulagama scored off a push over try which scrum half Danushka Gunatileka made no mistake with the conversion.

During the dying stages of the game tempers falted and a couple of players were involved in fistcuffs, but it was brought under control and Mahanama struck twice through Yasira Dias for Sahan Umagiliya to add the extra points.

Referee. Gamini Indrasena.