Hockey: Royal College win All-Island Schools Games Championship

Royal College beat Nalanda College 2-0 to annex the Hockey Championship of the All-Island Schools Games in the final played at the Astro Turf in Torrington, Colombo on Sunday (11). 

St. Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa secured the overall third place of the Boy's Tournament.

Royal College's Pasindu Charuka was named the best player of the tournament. 

In the Girls Championship President’s College Nawala beat Seetha Devi Girls School Kandy by 2-1 on penalties to win the title. 

Sumangala Girls' School Panadura secured the overall third place. 

K.P.S. Dias of President’s College won the best player's award in the Girls' category.

In the semi-finals, Royal defeated St. Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa 5-4 on penalties while Nalanda overcame a strong Vijaya College Matale by 4-1. 

In the quarter-finals Royal beat St. Aloysius' College Galle 6-5 while Nalanda thrashed Dharmadutha Badulla by 1-0. 

St. Joseph Vaz edged out S. Thomas' College 1-0 while Vijaya College humbled St. Thomas' College Matara by 5-0.

In the Girls' semi-finals Seetha Devi GS beat Sri Sumangala GS Panadura 6-2 while President's GS smashed Pandittherippu GS Jaffna by 6-0. 

In the quarter-finals Seetha Devi GS beat Jaffna College 1-0 while President's GS St. Anthony's GS Katugastota 1-0. 

Sri Sumangala GS overcame High School Kandy 1-0 while Pandittherippu GS received a walkover to reach the semi-final stage. 

The defending champions in Boy's and Girls' -- Zahira College Matale and Sangamitta National School Matale were not able to qualify from the regional stages of the All-Island School Games.