Kingswood in huge win

Kingswood 29 S. Thomas’ 7

By Rangi Akbar, Pic Sanka Vidanagama

A Kingswood player with the ball is held back by a host of Thomian defenders.

It was one-way traffic at Mt. Lavinia as the marauding lads from Kandy – Kingswood inflicted a huge 29 points ( 3 goals, a try and a penalty) to 7 points (a goal) defeat on S. Thomas’ in their schools’ segment ‘A’ clash, yesterday. It were the winners who led at 15-0 at breather.

Kingswood made their intentions very clear from the first whistle and went on the offensive. Their tactic paid off as the home lads got bewildered and started committing basic errors.

So much so, they were able to put points on the board in the 15th minute through a penalty conversion done by second centre Roshan Weeraratne who wore his kicking boots tight right through the game.

Ten minutes later the visitors breached the Thomian defence for the first time through their first centre Chaminda Bandara. Weeraratne added the extra points and the visitors went 10 up and promised that there would be more.

A while before the lemons it was the turn of the Kingswood winger Ranaweera to show his prowess thus giving the finishing touches to a very successful line move.

This time Weeraratne failed with the conversion, but they were happy while biting on to their piece of lemon with a lead of 15 points to nothing

The Thomian half time discussion was telling and they did come back pushing to plant a try through their vice captain and second rower Devaan Hallock to which full back Thammanagama added the extra points. Kingswood 15 – S.Thomas’ 7.

However the Thomian joy was short lived. This time the Kingswood skipper and second rower Gayan Ratnage proved of what he was made by planting two more tries to which Weeraratne added four more points to have a final score line read at 29-7.

Referee: Dilroy Fernando.