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Army take women’s sevens
By M. Shamil Amit
Army 'A' clinched the Scorpion 7's rugby title when they recorded a thrilling five nil win over Slimline Pannala in the cup final. It was a fitting finale with two teams who have been at the forefront of women’s rugby in Sri Lanka clashing in the final which gave the spectators some thrilling moments. The first ever All Island Women's Scorpions 7's rugby tournament organized by MAS intimates and sponsored by Singer Sri Lanka Ltd was held at the Slimline grounds in Pannala yesterday.

The tournament saw 12 top women's teams around the island participating and was held along with the inter-department tap rugby tournament for men that attracted ten teams. The main tournament was the women's category which the organizers and sponsors were conducting with the aim of developing women's rugby in Sri Lanka which has reached great heights within a short period of five years.

The women's cup final held as the last was preceded by the shield, bowl and plate finals in both categories. The men's tournament fought out by teams from MAS Holdings firms around the island saw Stretchline beat MAS Active 12-0 to win the shield, MDS defeated CCL 26-5 to take the bowl and Linea Aqua overcame Bodyline 26-0 to win the plate. The cup final was a clash between sister companies Slimline Pannala and Unichela Panadura, the former coming out as favourites was unfortunate after having dominated play to go down in the last minute by 5-0.

In the women's category the shield was won by the lasses from the CR and FC who overcame Dambulla RFC 15-0. Army 'B' scraped through to a 5-0 win over Sabaragamuwa RFU to take the bowl while newcomers to rugby Panduwasnuwara RFU beat the experience Seethawaka RFU 5-0 to take the plate title.

The highlight of the tournament was the organizers and sponsors handing over rugby jerseys, shorts and boots to all the teams that participated in the tournament. The women's teams that participated in the Scorpions 7's were Slimline, Army 'A', Army 'B', Kekirawa RFU, Seethawaka RFU, Anuradhapura RFU, Dambulla RFU, CR and FC, Bomiriya RFU, Panduwasnuwara RFU, Meegoda RFU, Sabaragamuwa RFU.

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