Floodlit rugby in Kandy today

S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr

Reigning Club rugby champions Kandy Sports Club will conduct a floodlit tag Rugby Tournament for schools and Mercantile firms in Kandy on April 30 (today) commencing at 5 p.m. at the Nittawela. This will be sponsored by Neptune Education Ltd.

This is the second time that Kandy Sports Club will be conducting floodlit Rugby at Nittawela.

Last year they played two matches with one of them being Kandy Sports Club vs Kandy veterans team and the more youthful Kandy SC team won by over a 100 points.

Media spokesman for Kandy Sports Club John Baskaran said that 18 teams from the mercantile sector including banks and all top six schools from Kandy have entered this tournament.

Some of the Mercantile teams which have entered this tournament are Hatton National Bank, Commercial Bank, People's Bank, Sampath Bank, Seylan Bank, Nations Trust Bank and Bank of Ceylon, Central Finance Limited, Senkadagala Finance Ltd., The Finance Limited, Singer Ltd, Penguins Ltd, Amaya Hotels and Many others said.

The six schools will include Trinity College, St. Anthony's College, Kingswood College, Vidyartha College, Dharmaraja College and St. Sylvesters’ College.

John Baskaran said that it is going to be a day full of entertainment with live music in attendance.

The Mayor of Kandy Mahendra Ratwatte will be the chief guest.