Rugby: Much awaited Dialog Club 7s kick off this weekend

A weekend of scintillating 7s rugby action is in store this weekend, as the much-anticipated Inter-Club Rugby 7s, the most prestigious 7s tourney in Sri Lanka’s rugby calendar, kicks off on June 29 and 30 at the Racecourse ground in Colombo. 

The Dialog Rugby Club 7s tournament attracts thousands of spectators, both young and old, who enjoy fast and furious rugby action from Sri Lanka’s leading clubs. 

In this year’s Dialog Rugby Club 7s, 16 teams will fight it out for the Cup, Plate Bowl and Shield Championships during two days of fast paced action. 

Leading rugby clubs including CH&FC, Navy SC, Police SC, Air Force FC, Army SC will play 'A' and 'B' teams, while CR&FC, Kandy SC, Havelock SC and provincial clubs including Peterson SC, Galle RFC and Malay CC will only field a single team to compete for top honours at this year’s tourney. 

In last year’s Dialog Rugby Club 7s, the First Leg was won by Kandy SC beating Police SC 'A' 26-5 and with the Second Leg was won by CR&FC beating CH&FC 'A' 21-12 going onto be crowned as overall champions after fending off a spirited late challenge by CH&FC gaining 85 tournament points, while Air Force 'A' secured the runners-up position by gaining 81 tournament points and third place by Navy 'A' gaining 78 tournament points.

The final day’s play of the Dialog Rugby Club 7s tourney will go live on Sri Lanka’s premier pay TV provider, Dialog Television, on channel 77 and sports hub ThePapare.com. 

The Dialog Rugby Club 7s is sponsored by Dialog Axiata, Sri Lanka’s most prolific sponsor of sports, and the proud sponsor of the Sri Lankan National Rugby Team.