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By Shamseer Jaleel
Thomians showed some top-class rugby, showing that they are a different class this season, when they won the All Island Under-16 Elite 10-A-Side Rugby Tournament 2024, beating Kingswood College 26/0 in a one-sided affair in the Cup final played in front of an appreciative crowd at the Trinity College Rugby Stadium in Pallekele last evening.
Thomians led 14/0 in the initial half, scoring two more tries to end the game in their favour 26/0. Mayanka Dias (S. Thomas’) was the Player of the Final. The outfit from Mount Lavinia was coached by Omalka Gunaratne and Anushka Perera. Peterites had only the Shield to take home, overcoming Panadura Sri Sumangala 32/0, while Joes won the Bowl, defeating hometown rivals Ananda 14/0. In the Plate encounter, it was Isipathana who beat Dharmaraja 5/0 in a closely fought encounter.
Shield
Semi-finals
Panadura Sri Sumangala beat Vidyartha College 19/7, St. Peter’s beat St. Sylvester’s 29/5
Final
St. Peter’s beat Panadura Sri Sumangala 32/0
Bowl
Semi-finals
St. Joseph’s beat Prince of Wales 14/5, Ananda beat Royal 19/7
Final
St. Joseph’s beat
Ananda 14/0
Cup
Quarter-finals
DS beat Isipathana 5/0, Kingswood beat Lumbini 15/12, S. Thomas’ beat Dharmaraja 20/0, Zahira beat Wesley 10/5
Semi-finals
Kingswood beat DS 12/7, S. Thomas’ beat Zahira 10/7
Final
S. Thomas’ beat
Kingswood 26/0
Plate
Semi-finals
Isipathana beat Lumbini 19/5, Dharmaraja received a walkover from Wesley
Final
Isipathana beat Dharmaraja 5/0
