Havies slight favorite over Army

By Harsha Amarasinghe and Sandun Kodithuwakku 

Havelock Sports Club will look to bag their third victory of the inter club league rugby tournament when they face an in form Army Sports Club team at Panagoda Saturday. 

Havelock were edged out on the opening day by CR and FC, but Sanath Martis has transformed his team to another level winning the second and third game against Navy Sports Club and Air Force Sports Club. 

Currently placed third in the points table, Havelock cannot afford to slip up points again if they are to have a realistic chance of beating Kandy Sports Club to the title. 

Havies have made a change to their front row as Senuka Herath has replaced Janindu Fernando in otherwise same pack from their win last week. 

However, Martis has made a couple of changes to his backline with wing three quarters Randy Silva and Ramesh Fernando making it to the starting XV with Harusha Perera and Chanaka Chandimal making way. 

Army Sports Club on the other hand should take confidence from their draw against formidable CH and FC side last week. Since their opening they defeat to Kandy, they have bounced back very well. 

Kelum Waranakulasooriya has been named in the Army front row alongside Danilsha Dissanayake and Rasika Abeynayake in place of Sameera Jayalath which is the only change from last week's draw to CH. 

Army XV: 

Kelum Waranakulasooriya, Danilsha Dissanayake, Rasika Abeynayake, Nalaka Maduranga, Nalan Premanath, Kaveen Perera, Sanjaya Rathnayake, Danushka Wijethilake, Manjula Weerasinghe and Ashan Bandara, Sudaraka Dikkumbura, Lahiru Rathnayake, Lasantha Kumara, Kavindu Amarasiri, Chathuranga Perera 

Havelock XV;

Faiz Abdulla, Azmir Fajudeen, Senuka Herath, Shehan Dias, Mohamed Nizran, Christian De Lile, Maleesha Madumewan, Niwanka Prasad, Raveena Fernando and Sandesh Jayawickrama, Randy Silva, Dinupa Seneviratne, Randitha Warnapura, Ramesh Fernando, Mithun Hapugoda