Giant killers Rajans confront Science today

S M Jiffrey Abdeen- Kandy Sports Correspondent

By virtue of their performance so far this season Dharmaraja College should go out favourites when they take on the previous week's giant killers Science College, Mount Lavinia in their school under 19 ‘A’ Division rugby tournament match to be played at the Bogambara Stadium today, April 5 at 4.30 pm.

Though some of the school matches had been postponed due to HSBC Five Nations Rugby tournament but this match will be played confirmed the Master in Charge Rugby Dharmaraja College Saliya Alexander last morning.

The Rajans led by Rochana Hettiarachchi are going great guns this season. In their first outing they stunned the last year's league Runners up Trinity College to draw a match which they dominated largely and it was only a last minute try by the lions which stopped them scoring a historic win over Trinity in their own den at Pallekelle.

Next they took on the defending champions Isipathana College at the Bogambara Stadium and what followed was a stunning 35-8 win for the Rajans to take the third spot in the table of points.

What was amazing about the Rajans Victory was the manner in which they performed this. They gave their opponents absolutely no chance to stage a come back as by the time the game was 10 minutes old, they had totted up a 15-0 lead and all the points were scored by their effervescent full back Tilina Wijesinghe.

Their victory was scaled by a peach of 53 metre drop goal by Rochana Hettiarachchi reminiscent of the execution by drop kick. Experts like Mahinda Ratwatte, John Bousfieled, Nalaka Weerakkody and the late Dr Lakdasa Dissanayake.

Science College on the other hand made a memorable start by defeating Royal College 36-19 but in their next match they faced defeat in the hands of Trinity College going down 11-18. But despite this the boys from Mount Lavinia have the potential to create an upset. They are a side who will not allow many liberties to their opponents.

Whatever the result may be an evening full of bruising rugby is in store for the rugby fans.