Royal
win boxing meet after 15 years
Royal College won a boxing tournament after 1987 on Wednesday (October
23) when they emerged winners at the Cadet Championships organised
by the Amateur Boxing Association of Sri Lanka held at the Sugathadasa
Indoor Stadium.
Royal collected
25 points while the runners up were Sivali Ratnapura with19 points.
Vidyarathna Horana and Kingswood Kandy were jointly third with 10
points each.
The ABA conducted
two meets concurrently at two different rings at the Sugathadasa
Indoor Stadium. One was the Cadet Championships while the other
was the Junior Nationals where Sivali bagged the Phelps Shield with
21 points and Nugegoda BC were the runners up with 14 points. Carey
were in third position with 11 points.
The chief guest
was Cmdr.G.E.S. de Silva, the former Royal College boxing captain
and now a national selector.
Results of
Junior Nationals (finals)
Light Fly Under 48 kgs: N.I.Udesh (Carey- Best Boxer) beat
R.Mallikarachchi (Royal A); Fly Weight Under 51 kgs: D.M.Jayamanna
(Vid Kandy A) beat K.L. Seneviratne (Sivali A); Bantam Under 54
kgs: N.S. Hettiarachchi (NBC) beat G.M.L. Kumara (Sivali); Feather
Under 57 kgs: D.H.P.R. Kumara (Sivali) beat K.A.I.N.Kaluarachchi
(Pilimatalawa MMV - Best Loser); Light Weight Under 60kgs: S.N.K.G.
Senanayake (Sivali) beat Mevan Nishantha (Carey); Light Welter Under
63.5 kgs: R.T. Jayatilaka (Army) beat W.A.L.S. Kumara (KandyYMCA);
Welter Under 63.5 kgs: R.Dangalle (Sivali A) beat J.G.V.N. Jayasinghe
(Pilimatalawa MMV); Light Middle Under 71 kgs: T.A.M.R.H. Bandara
(Poramadulla) beat A.P. Nandasoma (Pilimatalawa MMV); Middle Weight
Under 71 kgs: M.A.D.N. Bandara (Kandy YMCA) beat S.K.S.P. Kumara
(Sangabodhi); Light Heavy Under 81 kgs: R. Abeywickrema (Royal A)
beat G.G.K.L. Guruluwana (Sivali A); Heavy Weight Under 91 kgs:
R.A. Jayarathna (Kingswood) beat N.P. Hatarasinghe (Royal A); Super
Heavy Over 91 kgs: T.M.G.S.Noor (Kingswood).
Results of
the Cadet Championships (finals):
Pin Weight Under 45 kgs: W.M.D.B. Wijekoon (Royal A) beat P.P.R.S.
Patabendi (Sivali A - Best Boxer); Light Fly Under48 kgs: M.M.A.
Nisthar (Royal A) beat S.H.S. Gayan Kumar (Peradeniya MMV); Fly
Weight Under51 kgs: G.K.M. Priyadarshana (Royal A) beat T.A. Saman
Kumara (Vid VVP0; Bantam Weight Under 54 kgs: F.H.A. Inunu (Royal
A) beat S.B. Kalubowila (Medhankara); Feather Weight Under 57 kgs:
R.D.I. N. Rajapakse (St. Aloysius A) beat P.A.I. Rajapakse (Peradeniya
MMV); Light Weight Under 60kgs: M.G.C.M. Jayawardena (Kingswood)
beat P.A.V. Jayanaska (Medhankara); Light Welter Weight Under 63.5
kgs: D.P.A.P. Wijesingha (President's Veyangoda) beatM. Ameer (St.
John's - BestLoser); Welter Weight Under 67 kgs: C.M. Hettiarachchi
(RoyalA) beat M.N.P. Ananda (Sivali A); Middle Weight Under75 kgs:
W,D. T. P. Ranasinghe (Vid VVP) beat W.D.R. Perera (Sivali A); Light
Heavy Weight Under 81 kgs: W.M.A.K. Wijerathna (Sivali A) ; Light
Heavy Weight Under 81 kgs: W.M.A.K. Wijerathna (Sivali A) beat M.K.H.
Viraj (SivaliB); Heavy Weight Under 91 kgs: N.T. Wijetunga (Kingswood)
beat H.I. Nanayakkara (Sivali A).
Mobitel
Scrums down for the M'tile Rugby 7s
The popular Mercantile 32nd rugby's 'sevens' has again drawn over
40 teams and will be sponsored by Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd.
This tournament
organized by the Mercantile Rugby Football Association has given
playing opportunities to many players especially drawn from the
smaller firms in the private sector and in its wake, has given young
school leavers job opportunities, too. Since its inception - a brainchild
of Capt. George - it has generated two days of exciting rugby.
This year's
'sevens' will be played on November 30 and December 1, at the Havelocks
SC and CR&FC grounds. It will be played in eight groups on a
league basis.
The winners
in each group will play in the championship while the runners-up
in the Plate and the third for the Bowl on a. k.o. basis at the
CR&FC grounds on the second day.
This was revealed
at a media briefing. Chris Maloy, Managing Director CEO Mobitel
said that his firm was happy to be in the scrum for the second successive
year in this much looked forward to event in the Private Sector
sports calendar.
It's going to
be two days of enjoyable rugby for the players and a happy family
get-together. Maloy was associated with the President of the MRFA,
Prasanna Silva, Secretary Lalith Hewage and Nalin Goonetilleke.
The committee
together with Mobitel and joined by YES FM are making an endeavour
that this year's tournament will be a one to be remembered. More
teams have joined the scrum.
Last year the
Cup was won by Hatton National Bank 'A' team with several national
players in their fold.
The final was
matched by Sampath, who gave them a good run. Newcomers to rugby
Hoodvian Group from Galle, nursed by Leory Fonseka, won the Plate.
While N-Car Group won the Bowl led by Dilroy Fernando. B.W.
Hilton
JAIC Cricket Tournament
The Hilton JAIC Tower Sports Club has organized an inter-department
Softball Cricket Tournament at St. Joseph's College Grounds on Sunday
October 27 from 8.00 a.m. onwards.
A much looked
forward to event in the calendar of sporting events of the Hilton
JAIC Tower, this tournament will have awards for the Best Batsman,
Best Bowler, Man of the Final and Man of the Tournament and also
cash awards for the winner and runner-up teams respectively.
Mr. Peter Simson,
General Manager, Hilton JAIC Tower will give away the prizes. The
tournament has been organized by Nazeer Jayah, Security Manager,
who is the Welfare Sports Secretary of the Club.
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