Trinity retain Canon R. de Saram Shield with easy win
Trinity College retained the Canon R. S. de Saram Shield for yet another year when they recorded an easy 31-20 win over S. Thomas’ College in the traditional rugby encounter played at Mt. Lavinia yesterday.
Trinity, having led 21-13 at the breather, made up their points through four converted tries and a penalty to the two converted tries and two penalties scored by S. Thomas’.
The first half saw Trinity making the first move when the game was six minutes old with Chamod Dehigama going over for a try and Shan Althaf adding the extra points to lead 6-0. They continued to put the seaside boys under pressure whilst making sporadic moves which ended in them succeeding to stretch the lead in the 12th minute with Jeymin Samarakoon planting a try and Althaf making no mistake with the conversion.
Two minutes later the Thomians reduced the deficit with Yehan Bulathsinghalage booting over a penalty offered but Trinity struck back in the 16th minute from a try scored by Senula Alexander. Althaf added the extra points which stood 21-13 in favour of Trinity at halftimes.
On resumption the two sides shared honours and it took a good 24 minutes for the first scoring to be done, as Trinity surged ahead with Chamod Dehigama going over for his second try of the match. Althaf added the extra points.
The Trinitians went further ahead by a penalty booted over by Althaf. The Thomians, undeterred, went in to the attack and succeeded to breach the Trinity defense with Dewshan Navaratne creeping through a scrummage for a try. Bulathsinghalage added the extra points and with no further scoring being done saw the Trinitians coming out victorious with ease to retain the Canon R.S. de Saram Shield for yet another year.