The Interclub Rugby 7's Segment 2, conducted by Sri Lanka
Rugby was worked off on 13th & 14th July at the Navy
Grounds in Walisara. There was some exciting Rugby on both days, with some
teams fighting hard to win their respective categories.
The tournament featured 15 teams in 4 groups. Group 'A'
included Gampaha RFC, Navy Seahorse, Field Force RFU and Matale RFC. Group ‘B’
included Old Kannangara 'A', Virtusan 'B', Central Bank RFC and Hambanthota
RFC. Group 'C' comprised Navy Dreadnought, Panadura RFU, Moraliyans - Moratuwa
and Mudaliyans - Ratmalana. Group 'D' comprised Virtusan 'A', Old Kannangara
'B' and Rathgama.
The group stage matches we worked off on day 1 with Navy
Seahorse, Old Kannangara 'A', Navy Dreadnought and Old Kannangara 'B' toping
their respective groups.
On Day 2 the quarter finals, semifinals and finals were
conducted for the Shield, Bowl, Plate and Cup categories.
The bottom half competed in the Shield and Bowl categories.
Virtusan ‘A’ ended up winning the shield, while Matale went on to beat Central
bank 38/12 to clinch the bowl.
The Plate and cup categories were very competitive. The
plate final ended up in a trilling game, with Mudaliyans -Ratmalana winning
the game by 1 point over Rathgama 20/19.
In the Cup final, the strong Navy Dreadnought team went on
to beat Old Kannangara 'A' 7/5 in a another close game which was played in
rainy conditions. Navy Dreadnought were unbeaten in the tournament, while Old
Kannangara 'A' only lost a game in the cup final.
The 3rd place play off was won by Navy Sea Horse
who beat Field Force 27/05.
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