Royal and Isipathana under 14 joint champions
Royal College and Isipathana College emerged joint champions in the
under 14 all island schools 10A-side rugby tournament played at the CR &
FC on September 26 and 27.
There was no scoring by both teams during the full time of play and
the officials decided to continue play for extra time of three minutes
each in this nerve tingling match between these two strong teams and
declared Royal and Isipathana joint champs after the final whistle.
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The skipper of Royal College Banuka Gamage (on left) and Skipper
of Isipathana College Omalka Gunaratna (on right) receiving the
‘Milo’ Cup from the guest of honour Lasitha Gunaratne (CEO SLRFU).
Picture by Farook Lantra |
The skipper of D.S. Senanayake College K.K. Anushanga receiving
the plate trophy from the chief guest Bandula Egodage (External
Affairs and Activations Manager Nestle Lanka Ltd.) |
Both Royal and Isipathana lads played their hearts out and played
admirably in every department and the parents of both teams as well as
the spectators really enjoyed this match.
In the Plate Tournament D.S. Senanayaka College beat Mahanama College
14 points to nil, in the Bowl Vidyartha College Kandy beat Maliyadeva
College Kurunegala by 28 points to 7, while the Shield was won by Dudley
Senanayaka MV Colombo 5 who beat Lumbini College by a big margin of 40
points to nil.
More than 420 participants from 28 schools from the Island took part
in this grand finale, which was organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby
Football Association (SLSRFA) and sponsored by Nestle Lanka Ltd.
The chief guest was Bandula Egodage (External Affairs and Activations
Manager Nestle Lanka Ltd.), while the guest of honour was Lasitha
Gunaratne (CEO - SLRFU). Dr. K.A.D. Punyadasa (Principal of Isipathana
and President SLSRFA) and S.S. Kumaranayake (Tournament Secretary/ Vice
President Western Province RFA) graced the occasion.
The final was officiated by A.C. Tennakoon. |
