Havelocks - CH clash should be a thriller

Havelocks Sports Club get a golden opportunity to register their first win for the season when they play host to a youthful CH and FC outfit in their Caltex ‘A’ Division league rugby match at Havelock Park today.

The lads from Havelock Town lost both matches which they played to Kandy SC (0-44) and Air Force (3-20) while CH and FC who began the season on a winning note by overcoming Army (26-20) went down to Navy by 3-10 last Saturday and a close game is on the cards today.

Today’s game should turn out to be a clash between the powerful Havelocks forwards and CH and FC’s speedy three quarters.

The park club led by hooker Rajiv Perera have experienced forwards of the calibre of Shafi Hassen, Kavinda Jayasena, Sentil Kumar, former CH and FC prop forward Jayantha Ranaweera and skipper Rajiv Perera.

The forte of the Maitland Crescent Club are their speedy three quarters.

In former Peterite skipper Ranuka Jayasinghe and Omar Hassen they have an adequate halves combination while centres Avantha Hettiarachchi, Shane Aravinda and Lakala Perera are hard runners who are capable of breaching the Havelocks defence.

Havelocks - Shafi Hassen, Rajiv Perera (captain), Jayantha Ranaweera, Kavinda Jayasena, Chanaka Bandara, Senthil Kumar, Asela Dissanayake, Diren Warnakulasuriya, Roshan Rajapakse and Sajith Bandara, Sumith Jagoda, Ruwan Suranga, Harsha Weerakkody, Zakir Badurdeen, Anura Priyantha.

CH and FC - Sathya Ranatunge, Bimal Herath, Tharindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Sanjeewa (captain), Hiran Bibile, Heshan Wilegoda, Nilusha Fernando, Asanka Thalagalarachchi, Ranuka Jayasinghe and Omar Hassen, Lakala Perera, Avantha Hettiarachchi, Shane Dissanayake, Niroshan Ekanayake, Dinuk de S. Wijeyeratne or Indika Udayakumara.