Trinity – Peter’s in blockbuster clash
Three inter-school Division One rugby tournament matches will be played in the hill capital today with two teams looking for their first win of the season while, in a strange contrast, the other two will be making a determined effort to end the unbeaten record of the other. At the Trinity College Rugby Stadium at [...]
DSS hold Anthonians to 10 all draw
D. S. Senanayake held to a 10 all draw against St. Anthony's Katugasthota, in a Singer League rugby match played on Friday. The group 'A' match of the division I tournament played at CR & FC grounds, Colombo. DSS led at the half time with 5-0 and both teams scored two tries each. Gopinath Dushyanth [...]
Zahira thrash Panadura Royals
Zahira College beat Panadura Royal College by 42-0 in a Singer League rugby match played on Friday. The group 'C' match of the division I tournament played at Air Force grounds, Ratmalana. Winners led 10-0 at the half time, where Maradana lads scored a goal and seven tries. M. Anaz(3), M. Rizaker(2), Ishan Noor (1), [...]
Nalanda record first win
Nalanda, after undergoing two heavy defeats, at last saw the winning post when they overcame St Sylvester’s, who recorded their third successive defeat, by 24 points to 19 in another match of the same tournament played at the same venue prior to the Wesley and Mahanama game. Nalanda took a an early 12-7 lead at [...]
Wesley in easy 45-7 win over Mahanama
Wesley coasted to their third successive win of the Singer Under 20 Division 1B rugby tournament with an easy 45-7 victory over Mahanama played at the Air Force ground in Ratmalana yesterday. Wesley led 17-0 at the breather and accumulated their full time tally through five goals and two tries to a goal by Mahanama. [...]
Peterites take early lead
St. Peters took the lead with 5.50 points per game by the end of the second week of Singer League 2012, inter School rugby season. Petes beat Kingswood College, Kandy by 69-05 before chasing down the arch rivals, St. Josephs and win 36-24 in their second game. royal College, Colombo, too has 11 points in [...]
Trinity beat Thomians by 50-21
Trinity Lions launched a superb attack in the second half to beat S. Thomas by 50-21 and kept R. S. De Saram trophy in their possession for yet another year. The match was played at Trinity Rugby grounds, Pallekale. Thomians led by 21-19 at the half time but the late assault by Trinitians paid them [...]
Joes miss a golden opportunity as St. Peters win by 36-24
St. Peters registered an easy 36-24 win over their traditional rivals St. Joseph’s at Bambalapitiya on Friday, May 4 to retain Rev. Fr. Basil Weeratunga memorial shield. Winners scored 36 points through 4 goals, a try and a penalty while Josephians scoring through a goal, try and a penalty. It was a tense match as [...]
100 plus rugby matches in two months
May and June becomes un extraordinary busy months for school rugby players and referees as 105 matches of the Singer League 2012 will be played during the 60 days. This figure does not include most of the traditional fixtures between the schools. Schools rugby fixtures during May & June Date Team 01 Vs Team [...]
Lumbini overcome Carey 17-05
Lumbini MV overcame Carey by 17 points to 05 in their Singer Division B inter-school rugby encounter played at the Air Force grounds in Ratmalana yesterday. Lumbini MV led 5-0 at the breather while accumulating their points through a goal and two tries to the solitary penalty by Carey. Scrum half Ashan Prarthana scored two [...]
Traditional rivals St. Peter’s and St. Joseph’s clash today
The postponed Division 1A Singer under 20 inter-schools rugby encounter between traditional rivals St. Peter’s and St. Joseph’s will be kicked off today at Bambalapitiya at 4.30 p.m. The match which was scheduled to be played on April 20 was called off due to heavy rain forcing the match commissioner to call off the match. [...]
Ananda outclass Dharmapala 56-0
Ananda outclassed Dharmapala Pannipitiya by 56 points to nil in their Singer Under 20 Division 1C rugby encounter played at the Air Force grounds in Ratmalana yesterday. Ananda having led 36-0 at lemons made up their points through three goals and seven tries. Today Carey will confront Lumbini MV in a Division 1B encounter of [...]
Science College scrapes through against DSS
Science College Mt Lavinia scraped through to a close three-point win over new entrants D.S. Senanayake College (DSS) which they won 8-5 in a second round match of the Division 1A Singer Under 20 inter-schools rugby encounter played at Diyagama Stadium in Homagama yesterday. The match which was scheduled to be played last week was [...]
Royal survive Vidyartha scare
Royal College should consider themselves lucky in posting a 38 points (4 goals 2 tries) to 29 (4 tries, 2 penalties and a drop goal) win over the newcomers to top division rugby Vidyartha College in their schools under 20 Division one rugby tournament match played at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium, Kandy yesterday. At half [...]
Trinity favourites against St.anthony’s
Trinity College go out favourites to win their schools Under 19 Division One rugby match against their traditional rivals St. Anthony’s College which will be played at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium, Kandy today with the kick off scheduled at 4 pm, provided that the two teams agree to this change. Though Trinity should win this [...]
Clash between Peter’s and Kingswood the pick
There are four Singer Under 20 inter-schools rugby matches in the Division 1A category down for decision today with two being played in Colombo and two in the hill capital with all the matches scheduled to be worked off at 4.30 p.m. The matches scheduled to be played in Colombo are between St Peter’s and [...]
Dominant Rajans trounce Carey 83 – nil
Dharmaraja College, Kandy, struck with all force and fury to trounce Carey College, Colombo by a huge margin of 83 points (4 goals, 11 tries) to nil win over Carey College, Colombo in their schools under 19 Division One Segment B rugby tournament match at the Bogambara Stadium, Kandy yesterday. By the breather the Rajans [...]
Prince of Wales first to reach three figure mark
Prince of Wales became the first school to reach the figure mark in the on going Singer Under 20 inter school Rugby Tournament when they crushed a hapless Darmapala Pannipitiya side by 110 points to nil in a Division IC encounter played at Moratuwa yesterday. Prince of Wales having taken a convincing 55-00 lead at [...]
Isipathana and Vidyartha figure in thrilling draw
A tense battle of the Singer Under 20 Division 1A rugby encounter saw Isipathana and Vidyartha figure out in a thrilling 19 apiece draw at the Royal Sports Complex ground in Reid Avenue yesterday. However Vidyartha playing in the top division after a lapse of four years took major honours of the game and gave [...]
St Peter’s and St Joseph’s called off
The much awaited encounter in the Singer Under 20 Division 1A between St Peter’s and St Joseph’s – the curtain raiser for both teams – which was due to be played at Bambalapatiya was called off due to the inclement weather that prevailed yesterday. Gamini Saratchandra who was the match commissioner said that underfoot conditions [...]
