Kandy clinch Clifford Cup again

Navy Sports Club had their moments but eventually Kandy Sports Club had all the reasons to celebrate their stunning 17-16 win at the Caltex Clifford Cup knockout rugby final which was played at the Royal College Sports Complex in Colombo on Saturday. The Sailors were close but yet so far as the Centenary Clifford Cup [...]

Jayasinghe to play his last game for Kandy SC tomorrow

Former Science College, Havelocks SC, Kandy SC and Sri Lanka rugby player Sanjeewa Jayasinghe will be hanging up his boots after the final of the Centenary Clifford Cup 2011 at the Royal Sports Complex on Saturday. He played his last League game against his former club Havelocks a month ago at Nittawela where Kandy triumphed [...]

Official intimation by Kandy for neutral venue and foreign referee

Holders of the Clifford Cup and league champions for the year 2011, Kandy SC have made a formal request from the sports governing body, the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) to shift the final of the Clifford Cup tournament to Longden Place and also to procure the services of a foreign referee. In a [...]

Kandy, Navy to meet in Clifford Cup final

Reigning Clifford Cup champions Kandy Sport Club will meet Navy Sports Club for the second consecutive time after both teams overcame their opponents in the semifinals on Saturday. Kandy SC recorded a thrilling 15 points to 7 win against Air Force in Kandy while Navy SC gained a forceful 23 points to 12 win against [...]

Kandy and Air Force to walk hand-in-hand

There will be a history making event this Saturday before the Clifford Cup semi-final match between Kandy SC and Navy SC, when players from both teams will walk the streets of Kandy holding hands displaying solidarity and discarding rivalry when they participate in the Cancer Walk organized by the Kandy branch of the Sri Lanka [...]

Clifford Cup Semi Finals on Saturday

Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union has decided to advance the second semi-final of the ongoing Clifford Cup tournament by a day due to a request made by Sri Lanka Navy. As scheduled, the second semi-final between Sri Lanka Navy and Havelock's SC was to be played on September 11 at the Royal Sports Complex. Since [...]

Air Force in thrilling win over CR

Air Force recorded a thrilling 27 points to 25 win over CR & FC in the last quarter final encounter of Caltex Clifford Cup knockout rugby tournament played at the Royal Sports Complex grounds in Reid Avenue yesterday. Air Force secured their victory with a last minute try to deny CR & FC who were [...]

Hassan the savior gives Sailors a life

Hooker Bilal Hassan posted a final-minute try to give Navy Sports Club the break to register a thrilling win against Police Sports Club as they registered a 15-12 win in a Caltex Clifford Cup knockout rugby match played at Royal Sports Complex on Saturday. Navy scored from a goal, a try and a penalty against [...]

Kandy in to semi’s with 28-13 win

Though Kandy Sports Club were victorious over CH and FC they did not have things easy as they won 28 points (5 tries, 1 penalty) to 13 (2 tries, 1 penalty) to enter the semi finals of the Caltex Clifford Cup knock out rugby tournament match played at the Bogambara Stadium Kandy yesterday. At half [...]