Aabid overhauls Sasindu and closes up on Lee
It looks like Avishka Lee and his team Wesley College is not going to cross that tryline easily as predicted after all. Lee and Wesley are now targeted by the S. Thomas’ College unit and its player Aabid Cader, as the the Singer-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Ruggerite of the Year and Most Popular Rugby Team of Year 2017 competitions competes its 12th week.
Lee obtained 211 votes last week, that took his tally to 3340 but the threat is now visible in Aabid, who received 1750 votes and romped to the second slot with just three more weeks to go. This took Aabid’s total from 789 to 2539 as the deficit between him and Lee is placed by 801 votes.
Aabid’s progress pushes down Sasindu Rathnaweera of Ananda College from second to third. His tally now reads as 1241 after receiving 113 votes during the ended week but is way behind his immediate rival Aadib, by 1298.
Sumudu Rankothge, the Isipathana College skipper, automatically slips down to third place with a tally of 620 while Royal College skipper Ovin Askey is pushed down to fifth place in the process.
In the team competition Lee’s side, Wesley continues to lead with 3337 votes while S. Thomas’ romped to secure the second place with 2556 votes. Ananda was pushed down to third place but stands well ahead of Isipathana and Royal, who are at fourth and fifth positions respectively.
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 until July 30.
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. Names of players shown in the list are those with 30 and above votes.
Most Popular Ruggerite
Avishka Lee (Wesley College) 3340
Aabid Cader (S. Thomas’ College) 2539
Sasindu Rathnaweera (Ananda College) 1241
Sumudu Rankothge (Isipathana College) 620
Ovin Askey (Royal College) 413
Kasun Amarasinghe (Nalanda College) 211
Yuzraan Lantra (Zahira College) 209
Shewon Gregory (St. Joseph’s College) 209
Praveen Ranasinghe (St. Aloysius College) 181
Chamodh Fernando (Isipathana College) 158
Rishmal Fernando (Royal College) 103
Most Popular Rugby Team
Wesley College 3337
S. Thomas’ College 2556
Ananda College 1286
Isipathana College 806
Royal College 607
St. Joseph’s College 237
Zahira College 211
Nalanda College 211
Readers prizes go to: 1. Rikaza Rahuman, 438/A, 3, Himbutana Town, Himbutana, Raddoluwa, 2. S.D. Amaradasa, Security Officer, National Savings Bank, KCC Branch, Kandy, 3. Vinuka Rodrigo, Mahakeliya Junction, Mahakeliya, Kurunegala.