Rugby: Cinnamon Grand take Beach Tag title

Cinnamon Grand Colombo regained the Travel Trade Sports Club, Five-a-side, Beach Tag Rugby title, as they dethroned the defending 'Cup' Champions, Walkers & Whittalls at the fifth edition, 2018 concluded, at Paradise Beach, Mt. Lavinia. 

Cinnamon Grand Colombo won the 'Cup' in the inaugural tournament in 2013, were joint winners in 2014 and the 'Plate' winner in 2017. 

Sabre Travel Network/Centara won the 'Plate' and Classic Travel won the 'Bowl' League. 

Manager, Walkers Tours, Diran Warnakulasuriya, Duty Manager, Mt. Lavinia Hotel, Cedric Laughlin and President /TTSC, Bonita Odayar gave away the awards. 

The tournament was managed by Dilroy Fernando’s A-Goal International Rugby Academy. 

Stage Match Results:

Walkers /Whittalls beat Classic Travel 10/5, Sebre Travel Network / Centara beat Booking. Com 10/0, Cinnamon Grand beat Sri Lankan Airlines 'A' 15/0, Emirates beat Classic Travel 5/0, Sri Lankan Airlines 'B' Vs. Sebre Travel Network /Centara 5/5 draw, Cinnamon Grand beat Ozo Colombo 10/0, Walkers /Whittalls beat Emirates 10/0, Sri Lankan Airlines 'A' beat Ozo Colombo 25/0. 

Knock-out Stage : 

'Bowl' Championship: Booking.com beat Ozo Colombo 5/0, Classic Travel beat Sri Lankan Airlines 'A' 10/0, Emirates beat Booking.com 5/0 in extra time. 

Final: Classic Travel beat Emirates 10/0; Player of the Game – Damith Lanarolle from Classic Travel. 

'Cup' and 'Plate' Championship: Walkers / Whittalls beat Sri Lankan Airlines 'B' 10/5, Cinnamon Grand beat Sebre Travel Network /Centara 15/10.

'Plate' Final – Sebre Travel Network/Centara beat Sri Lankan Airlines 5/0 
Player of the Game: Mohamed Sajaad from Sabre Travel Network/Centara 

'Cup' Final – Cinnamon Grand beat Walkers /Whittalls 15/0 Player of the Game: Prince Chamara from Cinnamon Grand. 

The tournament was sponsored by Walkers Tours Limited for the fifth year. and hosted by Mt. Lavinia Hotel Group