Hot contenders make steady progress
Despite the absence of two top teams, the Dialog Inter-Club 7s was in full swing - Pic by Amila Gamage
The second leg of the Dialog Inter-Club Rugby 7’s played at the Racecourse ground in Reid Avenue saw CR & FC, CH & FC ‘A’, Navy SC ‘A’ and Army ‘A’ who are in contention for the title making steady progress by winning both matches.
CR & FC recorded convincing wins against Police ‘A’ who were the runner up of the first leg two weeks ago and Army ‘B’, CH & FC got the better of Peterson SC ‘B and Navy ‘C’. Navy SC ‘A’ secured wins against Army Caterians and Galle RFC while Army SC ‘A’ beat Galle RFC and Army Caterians.
The four teams are almost assured of quarter-final berths in Cup segment and there is a keen tussle for the top slot between Navy SC ‘A’ and Army SC ‘A’ which will be decided in the evening after the two teams lock horns.
The tournament organised by the Sri Lanka Rugby Union and sponsored by Dialog Axiata and is being contested by 15 teams with the exclusion of Kandy SC who pulled out.
The highest score for the day was registered so far was by CH and FC when they trounced Peterson ‘B’ by 53 points to 5. The other team that registered a score of over fifty points was strong contenders to the title Navy ‘A’. Navy ‘A’ beat Army Caterians by 52 points to seven.
Results
CR & FC beat Police ‘A’ (38/24), CH & F C ‘B’ beat Army ‘B’ (22/17), Police ‘B’ beat Peterson SC ‘A’ (38/5), CH & FC ‘A’ beat Peterson SC ‘B’ (53/5), Navy ‘B’ beat Navy ‘C’ (29/12), Navy ‘A’ beat Army Caterians (52/7), Army ‘A’ beat Galle RFC (43/5), Police ‘A’ beat Army ‘B’ (22/5), CR & FC beat CH & FC ‘B’ (17/0), Air Force ‘A’ beat Peterson SC ‘B’ (41/5), CH & FC ‘A’ beat Navy ‘C’ (37/5), Navy ‘B’ beat Peterson SC ‘B’ (32/5), Navy ‘A’ beat Galle RFC (41/0), Army ‘A’ beat Army Caterians (10/5), CR & FC beat Army ‘B’ (32/5).