Zahira Rugby Sevens
Ruzaik Farook
For the 6th consecutive year, the Zahira Rugby Sevens will be held at
the College Grounds on March 3. This event which has gained popularity
among the rugby teams of the schools in Colombo and outstation, is
organized by the Zahira Group of Sixties through its Sports Committee,
the Chairman of which is M.S. Mazeer. In this tournament he will be
assisted by M/s. Nizam Lantra, President of the G60', Tony Amit,
Tournament Director, T.M.I. Hamid, Technical Director and Muhuseen Ariff,
Tournament Coordinator.
Fourteen leading Sri Lankan schools in rugby are due to take part in
this tournament. A few schools from abroad also will take part.
Attractive prizes await the winners. In addition to Trophies and Medals
to all winners of the Cup, Plate and Bowl cash prizes await the
winners/runners up of the Cup and the Plate. The Cup winners will get a
cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and the runners up will get Rs. 25,000 while
the Plate winners will get Rs. 15,000 and the runners up Rs. 10,000. The
Man of the Tournament will be awarded a Trophy.
Playing Seven-A-Side Rugby Football brings altogether a new dimension
into the playing repertoire of the young students. The youngsters are
called upon to have a different approach, different tactics and more
than anything else, a higher standard of fitness for this format of the
game. As we live in an era where Seven-A-Side Rugby has assumed a status
of importance mainly due to the fact that a large number of
international tournaments are being held in this format, the "Zahira
Rugby Sevens" will serve as a much needed boost to the young ruggerites
to sharpen their skills and gain much needed experience which will
certainly hold them in good stead in the future. |