Royal College quite literally ground Prince of Wales into the mud in their Singer Division I rugby encounter, played out at the Royal College Sports Complex, to manufacture a comprehensive 35-6 victory.
Royal constantly cut through the Prince of Wales defence to score at will |
The Royalists carved their way through the meek Prince of Wales’ defence to power over the try line five times during the course of the match. In response Prince of Wales was only able to muster two meagre penalties from the boot of Dinuka Hettiarachchi. Play was hampered by the wet weather and throughout the match there were handling errors which at times made the action scrappy.
Predictably in the opening period of the match the ball stayed in the Prince of Wales’ half of the field the majority of the time and the Royalists staged a number of attacks on their opposition’s defence until finally Lahiru Pavithra scampered over for a try.
The relentless assault continued as the first half progressed and Prince of Wales could only look on helplessly as winger Chamara Dabare powered home again to score. Thilina Rathnayake then further consolidated Royal’s advantage before the half time whistle with another emphatic try.
By the time the second half began the Prince of Wales unit was a wounded animal and Royal sniffing blood went in for the kill with a series of mesmerizing passes and runs. Praise should be heaped on the manner in which Prince of Wales defiantly fought on against much superior opposition. However in the end Dilshan Palihakara crossed the line for another inevitable try. Chamara Dabare and Chilanga Sudara sealed Prince of Wales’ fate with two final tries to effectively secure an outcome which was on the cards from the opening moments of the match.
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