Cup finalists decided at Mercantile Sevens

By Shamseer Jaleel

The 53rd Mastercard Mercantile Rugby Football Association Sevens was worked off at the CR & FC grounds in Longdon Place yesterday.

Link Natural, with star-studded players from Kandy SC such as Srinath Sooriyabandara, Tarinda Ratwatte, Shaahid Zumri and Kavindu Perera, booked their Cup semi-final berth with two good wins against Pearl Beach and defending champions JKH.

Link Natural, tipped as favourites to win, will meet Sampath Bank, while in the other Cup semi-final CDB will face Pearl Beach. Final day proceedings will take place today at Longdon Place.

Results

Shield Segment:

NDB beat Hemas Holdings 17-10, Commercial Credit beat Commercial Bank 57-0, AIA Insurance beat Foresight Engineers 21-19, Moresand beat NTB Bank 26-7, Hemas Holdings beat Commercial Bank 31-0, MAS Holdings beat Commercial Bank 31-0, MAS Holdings beat NDB 44-0, Moresand beat Foresight 29-12, AIA Insurance beat LOLC 24-10, NDB beat Commercial Bank 25-5, Commercial Credit beat MAS 21-19, Moresand beat AIA 22-12, NTB beat LOLC 29-5.

Bowl Segment:

Ceylinco Insurance beat Cargills Bank 31-0, Seylan Bank beat HNB 22-15, HNB beat Cargills Bank 59-0, Seylan Bank beat Ceylinco VIP 28-12, Seylan Bank beat Cargills Bank 42-5.

Cup Segment:

Link Natural beat Pearl Beach Paradise 24-12, CDB beat Hayleys 33-0, Pearl Beach Paradise drew with JKH 24-24, Sampath Bank beat Hayleys 34-21, Link Natural beat JKH 21-0, CDB beat Sampath Bank 29-12.