Kingswood College rugby champs

S M Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr

Kingswood College won the Cup Championship while St Joseph’s College – Plate Championship and D S Senanayake the Bowl Championship at the all island schools under 16 division one twelve-a-side rugby tournament organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association and sponsored by Milo and concluded at the Nittawela Stadium in Kandy yesterday.

Cup Championship

In the Cup final, Kingswood College scored a 7 points (1 goal) to nil win over Trinity College. At half time there was no scoring.

For the winners winger Imedo Dilshan scored the try and flanker Asela Wijesinghe added the extra points.

Priyantha Gunaratne refereed.

In the quarter finals Royal College beat St. Anthony’s College 12-0, Kingswood College beat Dharmaraja College 12-5, S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia beat St Peter’s College 7-3, Trinity College beat Isipatana 12-5.

In the Cup semi-finals, Kingswood College beat Royal College 15-5, Trinity College beat S Thomas’ College 5-0.

Plate Championship

St Joseph’s College scored a close 10 points (2 tries) to 5 (1 try) win over Wesley

College to take the Plate Championship. At half time the scores stood at 5-all.

The Josephian scored through lock forward Shehan Bopearachchi and skipper and winger Hasiru Gunawardena which went unconverted.

For the Wesleyites H. Azmin scored an unconverted try.

D. Muthumala refereed.

In the semi finals, St Joseph’s College beat Science College, Mount Lavinia 17-0, and Wesley College beat Lumbini Maha Vidyalaya 5-0.

In the quarter finals St Joseph’s College beat Mahanama College 7-0, Science College beat Thurstan College 7-0, Wesley College beat Vidyartha College 5-0, and Lumbini MV beat St Sylvester’s College 5-0.

Bowl Championship

D S Senanayake College became Bowl Champions by defeating Maliyadeva College by 14 points (2 goals) to nil. At half time D S Senanayake College led 7-0.

Malinga Wijekoon and Nakeed Niyas scored tries for D S Senanayake College with Chamath Perera adding the extra points.

In the shield finals C W W Kannangara beat Royal College, Panadura by 10 points (2 tries) to nil.