The junior rugby players of St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota showed great promise and hope for the future as they emerged champions at the Junior Rugby tournament which was played at Kelani Valley ground in Avissawella recently. The tournament was organized by the Sabaragamuwa Province Rugby Football Club.
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| The Antonian junior rugby players after their triumph. |
The Under 12 and 14 teams of St. Anthony’s emerged undisputed champions of both age categories as they earned majority of the honours. In the first round of the Under-12 competition St. Anthony’s beat Eheliyagoda RFC by 45-nil and drew with Petersons Rugby Academy by 7-all after a stiff competition. In the Cup semi-final they beat Science College, Mt. Lavinia by 19-nil as they continued with their good form to clinch the championship beating first round rivals Petersons Rugby Academy by 17-7 in the final.
SACK fielded two teams in the Under-14 age category competition. Their ‘A’ side managed to beat Talduwa Central by 36-nil and HARFA by 22-nil while the ‘B’ team registered wins against Eheliyagoda RFC by 17-nil and Science College by a close 7-nil. Both teams progressed to the knockout round in the Bowl category as the ‘A’ team beat Ananda College by 22-7 and the ‘B’ team drubbed Eheliyagoda RFC by 33-nil to qualify for the final. Both teams could not score in the Under-14 Bowl final and even after the extra time a scoreless draw was in place. St. Anthony’s ‘B’ finally was decided as winners by toss of a coin while their own ‘A’ team was adjudged the runners-up. Former Antonian skipper Saliya Amunugama is the coach of the junior sides. |
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