Petes out to end Royal’s unbeaten run

St. Peter’s College will be determined to bring an end to Royal’s unbeaten record this season when they clash in a high profile Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament encounter at Bambalapitiya tomorrow (30).

Joes-Pathana clash should be a blockbuster

Two unbeaten teams, St. Joseph’s College and Isipathana College will clash in a vital Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament encounter at Havelock Park tomorrow (30). The kick-off is at 4.15 p.m.

Petes gunning for glory

St. Peter’s College who finished third last season were under all sorts of pressure even before the start of the ongoing season attracting some unwanted media attention for all the wrong reasons.

’Rugby awareness’ key for title chasing Pathana

Isipathana College may not have had a great last season, but the Green Machine from Havelock Park would certainly be one of the favourites to win the title this season.

Kingswood target further improvement

Kingswood College will look to build on their impressive league campaign in the last season where they finished fifth having returned to ‘A’ Division rugby.

Trinity thrive with ‘balanced squad’

Trinity College, who suffered their first defeat in the current Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament last week at the hands of Isipathana College, would look to bounce back immediately with what has been described as a ‘balanced squad’ by their Head Coach Inthisham Marikar.

Wesley rely on high-flying backs

Wesley College who had an average last season will be determined to improve on their standings during the current Inter-Schools Under-19 Rugby Tournament.

RTC Spring and Summer Race Cup on Sunday

The Royal Turf Club (RTC) is gearing up to put up an elegant show as the RTC Spring and Summer Race Cup will be held at the picturesque Nuwara Eliya Race Course on Sunday (31).

Thomians demolish Maliyadeva

S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia demolished Maliyadeva College Kurunegala 38 points to 08 in the Singer Under 19 inter-school rugby encounter played at Mt Lavinia today (25) and in the process recorded their third win of the tournament.

St Peter’s cruise to easy win over Wesley

St Peter’s College cruised to a convincing 35-22 win over Wesley College in their Under-19 Inter-Schools League Rugby Tournament encounter played at Longden Place yesterday (24).

Hapugoda heroics hand Havies Clifford Cup

Scrum half Mithun Hapugoda rose to the big occasion once again as the former Mahanama College half back played a stellar role in leading Havelock Sports Club to what turned out to be their first Clifford Cup triumph in nearly three decades when they beat Air Force Sports Club by 37 points

Joes cruise to fourth successive win

St. Joseph’s College cruised to their fourth successive win in the Under-19 Inter-Schools League Rugby Tournament with a convincing 37-19 win against Trinity College in their match played at Havelock Park today (22).

St. Joseph’s confront Trinity, close tussle expected

Two top rugby playing schools St. Joseph’s College and Trinity College confront each other tomorrow (22) in what is expected to be a blockbuster with a close tussle for supremacy expected at Havelock Park with lick off set for 4.15 pm.

Close encounter expected at Nittawela

Without a single win out of their three games, the wounded Antonians will be getting their best chance when they host Science College at Nittawela tomorrow (22).

Havies march onto Clifford Cup final

Havelock Sports Club marched onto the Clifford Cup final as they hammered Army Sports Club by 60 points (eight tries, seven conversions and two penalties) to 29 points (four tries, three conversions and one penalty) in their semi-final match played at the Racecourse Grounds in Reid Avenue today (21).

S. Thomas’ prevail with second half burst

S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia chalked up their second win of the ongoing Under 19 inter-schools rugby tournament with a 22-17 win against Kingswood College Kandy in the match played at Mount Lavinia today (18).

Richmond prevails over Mahinda in 114th Lovers’ Quarrel

Richmond’s positive and skilful approach helped them clinch a thrilling six-wicket win in the 114th Lovers’ Quarrel Inter-School Big Match against the traditional rivals Mahinda College worked off at the Galle Stadium.

Nalanda down Ananda in D/L method

Nalanda College overcame their traditional rivals Ananda College by 16 runs on the Duckworth and Lewis (DL) scoring method in the 45th Battle of the Maroons limited over cricket match played at the SSC Grounds in Maitland Place yesterday (17).

Royal survive late scare to beat Wesley in thriller

In what turned out to be close tussle, Royal College held on to a 24-19 victory over Wesley College in their Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament fixture worked off at the Royal College Sports Complex in Reid Avenue yesterday (17).

Army stun CH to storm into Clifford Cup semis

Army Sports Club produced a spectacular second half rally to beat the more fancied CH and FC 32-22 in their Clifford Cup Inter-Club Rugby Tournament quarter-final encounter worked off at the Racecourse Grounds in Reid Avenue on Saturday (16).

Rajans in box seat

Dharamaraja College was in a commanding position in their Big Match against Kingswood College, which commenced at the Pallekelle International Cricket stadium today (15).

Joes demolish Zahira 47-5

St. Joseph’s College cruised to their third successive win in the Under-19 Inter-Schools League Rugby Tournament when they demolished Zahira College by 47 points to five points in their match played at Havelock Park today (15).

Trinity down Antonians 35-10

Trinity College bounced back with a superb second half rally to beat St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota by 35 points (seven tries) to 10 points (one try, one conversion and one penalty) in their Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament match played at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy today (15).

SL edge-out Maldives 2-0

Sri Lanka defeated Maldives 2-0 in their SAFF Women’s Football Championship opening match played at the Shahid Rangasala Stadium in Nepal today (15).

Clinical Cops claim semi-final spot

CR and FC number eight Omalka Gunaratne who was claimed to be unavailable for the Clifford Cup quarter-final by their management on Thursday, rose from the sickbed to boost them in the second half before Police Sports Club produced arguably their best performance this season to claim a 28 points

Omalka out of Clifford Cup opener

CR and FC who are in a battle to save their season at this period of the year have been dealt a major blow with number eight Omalka Gunaratne set to miss the Clifford Cup Knock-Out Rugby Tournament opening match against Police Sports Club at the Racecourse Grounds in Reid Avenue on Friday.

Experience vs Skill when Mahinda host Richmond

It will be an exciting two days of cricket when the experienced Mahinda College team host the multi-skilled Richmond College team to the 114th Lovers Quarrel at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Friday March 15.

Royal made to work hard for second win, beat S. Thomas’ 17-10

The much anticipated Under 19 inter-school rugby encounter between S. Thomas’ College and Royal College played at Mount Lavinia today (11) was expected to be an exciting contest but turned out to be drab, as Royal huffed and puffed for a 17-10 win.

Isipathana prevail over Trinity

Isipathana College pulled off a fine 27 points (four tries, two conversions and one penalty) to 15 points (three tries) win over Trinity College in their Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament encounter worked off at Pallekele today (10).

Science down Zahira to record first win

Science College pulled off a splendid 19-8 victory over Zahira College in their Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament match worked off at Mount Lavinia yesterday (9).