Rajans face a make or break situation

S M Jiffrey ABDEEN, Kandy Sports Correspondent

It is going to be a make or break situation for Dharmaraja College as they will have to win the remainder of the matches this season if they are to remain in the top division next season in the Schools 'A' Division Rugby Tournament.

Rajans record this season in the tournament matches is something they would like to forget like a bad dream as they have lost all the matches played so far. St Anthony's College, Trinity College, St Peter's College, Royal College, Kingswood College and S Thomas' College. The matches ahead are tough ones and they will have to put up an improved performance, if they are to mark their presence in the top league.

Much was expected from this Rajans side after the all island schools under 18 Division One rugby tournament but sadly that was never to be.

The side is good and in Hisham Abdeen they have a fine coach who has captained not only the national rugby team but also coached it.

Then what is going wrong with the Rajans. Even fitnesswise, they have one of the finest fitness trainers in the hill capital in former District Athletic coach J B Herath.

Rajans will be led by flanker Chanaka Jayasundara, a very hard player in the loose and also his bone jarring tackles could be a 'thorn' in the flesh for their opponents. His father Tilak Jayasundara captained the school in 1978 and also played with distinction for Kandy Sports Club in the back row.

The Rajans have the potential to come back strongly in the latter part of the season as they did last year when Hisham Abdeen took over the coaching and turned them around and they almost beat Isipatana College in Kandy.