Isipathana clinch under 18 Milo rugby trophy

Isipathana College clinched the Milo Champions Trophy in the All Island under 18, 10-a-side division one rugby tournament by beating the vastly improved Wesley College by 14 points (2 goals) to 5 (1 try) played at the Royal Sports Complex on 9th and 10th August respectively.

Both Isipathana and Wesley played fast open rugby and went man to man with some bone crushing tackling. For Pathana tries came from their centre Ashan Gallage and winger M. Rizwan one each, while for Wesley the only try was planted by winger Jude Rodrigo (son of Basil Rodrigo, Rugby Technical Officer, Uva).

All scoring for both teams were done before lemons. Dharmaraja College, Kandy and St. Peter's College emerged joint champions in the Plate after scores were 3-all even after three minutes of extra time.

The Bowl was won by Science College, Mount Lavinia who beat Lumbini College 21 points to nil. More than 300 participants from 24 schools took part in this all island competition.

This tournament was organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association and sponsored by Nestle Lanka Ltd while the chief guest was Bandula Egodage (External Affairs and Activations Manager, Nestle Lanka Ltd) and the guest of honour was Dr. K. A. D. Punyadasa (President, SLSRFA).

The referees from the Sri Lanka Rugby Referees Society did a fantastic job with their whistle on 9th and 10th, while the final was officiated by D. Nimal.