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Big boost for Antonian rugby
Old Katugastota Antonian rugby and cricket promoter Roshan Yaseen, Director Readywear Garments has donated rugby gear (including 25 Gilbert balls and warm-up clothes and jogging shoes) to his old school to prop their rugby promotion campaign.

He supports Kandy SC rugby, too. He says rugby is his first love. Besides helping the oval ball sport, Roshan is assisting cricketers of Bloomfield, too, who deserves encouragement with men and material.-BW

CR face tough task against Cops
The Ceylon Rugby Football Club who are placed fifth in the Caltex "A" Division Cup competition will be locking horns with the high riding Cops today at Police Park will kick off at 5.00 p.m. The Red Shirts who lost to the star-studded Kandy SC last weekend in a nail bitter by 20-24 will face the real acid test today. In the opening game they lost to the CH&FC by 20-27 after leading in the initial half.

The Red Shirts gave an excellent account of themselves led by hardy Shamly Nawas who led from the front by example who had an excellent game against the Kandy SC. Cops playing minus their skipper Sampath Galewela who is out with an injury played superb rugby in the first half but their fitness in the second half was very ordinary in both second round games.

They went down to the Kandy SC by 13-37 after holding them to 13-13 at lemons. In the second game last weekend they went down to the Soldiers by 20-30 after leading in the first half. Considering the form of both sides in the second round the Red Shirts holds a slight edge over the Cops. Referee Anil Jayasinghe -Shamseer Jaleel

Navy should pull it off against Kurunegala RFC
The Navy SC will be all out to register yet another win when they lock horns with the lads from Kurunegala today at Welisara. Sailors who are favoured to win the Plate Championship for yet another year have shown good form in the second round by beating the youth side from Kandy by 44-21 and in the second game they outclassed the Old Zahira Sports Club by 41-15.

They have some quality players in their ranks with Ravi Jayasuriya, Noordeen and Ranatunga all out to give their best. Meanwhile the lads from Kurunegala lost to the Airmen by 8-39 in the only game which they have played so far in the second round are playing minus any foreigners Their main setbacks this season were quality players and the required sponsorship, which they did not receive.

According to the form in the second round games the Sailors should pull it off without any trouble.Referee Rankothge -SJ

Kingswood 'B' Division Champs
Kingswood College Kandy who was the first school to introduce Rugby Football in Sri Lanka regained some of the lost pride when they remained unbeaten in the current inter school season in the "B" division. They won all eight matches and undoubtly their best victory was over the strong Ananda side, which they won by 32-8. Kingswood started Rugby way back in 1893 played their first inter school match against Trinity College Kandy.

The team is led by Centre Dinesh Siriwardena who is a third year coloursman who turned out be a outstanding leader. They opened the season in grand style by beating Wesley 17-5 at their new Rugby ground at Randles Hill for the L E Blazer Shield. They continued their good form by beating St. Sylvester’s 17-10, Zahira 65-3, Thurstan 15-13, Vidyartha 42-6, Dharmaraja 14-3 and the strong Josephians by 29-7. Their victories over Dharmaraja and Wesley are very significant because both these sides are in the "A" division . The side is coached by Ronny Ibrahim an old boy of the school. -SJ

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