Yuzraan sets the line in motion
The inaugural Singer-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Ruggerite of the Year and the School Team of the Year 2017 competitions kicked off last week and this week comes out the official results of Week 1. The fist week comes in handy for Yuzraan Lantra of Zahira College Colombo.
He received 10 votes in the Singer-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Ruggerite of the Year while the same number of votes takes his team, Zahira, to the top in the Singer-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Rugby Team of the Year contest as well.
Hans Walpola of S. Thomas’ College comes out as second in the player’s list with five votes ahead of Sumudu Rankothge of Isipathana College and Rishmal Fernando of Royal College.
But the combination of three Royalists and a few extra votes from their followers puts Royal College in the joint top spot of the team’s list with 10 votes. S. Thomas’ and Isipathana have five each votes.
The start looks quite dawdling but both competitions are surely going to reach different levels before they reach an end after 15 long weekends. The competitions, which enables readers to vote for their most preferred school Rugby player of the ongoing Singer Schools Division I Rugby League Championship 2017, will run for 14 more weeks before ending on the final week on July 30.
Beginning from April 23, the Sunday Times, along with Wijeya Newspapers publications — Daily Mirror, Daily Lankadeepa and Ada — will publish coupons for 15 continuous weeks, numbered for each week from 1 to 15 with the deadline set on Thursdays of each week.
Most Popular Ruggerite
Yuzraan Lantra (Zahira College) 10
Hans Walpola (S. Thomas’ College) 5
Sumudu Rankothge (Isipathana College) 4
Rishmal Fernando (Royal College) 4
Avishka Lee (Wesley College) 3
Sasindu Rathnaweera (Ananda College) 3
Ovin Askey (Royal College) 2
Nathan Yee (Trinity College) 1
Anuka Boyagoda (Trinity College) 1
Chathura Seneviratne (St. Joseph’s College) 1
Chamodh Fernando (Isipathana College) 1
Dinuk Amarasinghe (St. Anthony’s College) 1
Janindu Dilshan (Royal College) 1
Most Popular Rugby Team
Zahira College 10
Royal College 10
S. Thomas’ College 5
Isipathana College 5
Wesley College 3
Trinity College 3
Kingswood College 3
Ananda College 3
St. Joseph’s College 1
Readers prizes go to: 1. Padma Karunathilleke, 475/5, Thimbirigasyaya Road, Colombo 5, 2. Bhathika Ama Ranaweera, 55/D/1, Uruwal Mawatha, Kirillawala, Kadawatha, 3. D.S. Doolwala, Mallika Trading Complex, Kandy Road, Kegalle.