Thurstan secures Premier title and St. John’s Trophy

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Thurstan Captain Daveesha Perera receives the Dialog School Rugby Knockouts Premier Trophy from Dialog Axiata Head of Business - Media and Content Pubudu Aluthgedara and SLSRFA President Kamal Ariyasinghe. SLSRFA Treasurer Damitha Perera, Secretary Nirodha Wijerama, Education Ministry Assistant Director – Physical Education and Sports Dilruk Jayawardhana, Dialog Axiata Senior Manager of Marketing Operations - Group Marketing Prashan Costa and SLSRFA Vice President Buddika Aththanayake are also present

St. John’s College Nugegoda Captain Shiwantha Narada receives the Dialog School Rugby Knockouts Chairman’s Trophy from Dialog Axiata Senior Manager of Marketing Operations - Group Marketing Prashan Costa and SLSRFA President Kamal Ariyasinghe. SLSRFA Treasurer Damitha Perera, Secretary Nirodha Wijerama, Education Ministry Assistant Director - Physical Education and Sports Dilruk Jayawardhana, Dialog Axiata Head of Business - Media and Content Pubudu Aluthgedara and SLSRFA Vice President Buddika Aththanayake are also present

Thurstan College beat Sri Sumangala Kandy by 41 points (6 tries, 4 conversions, 1 penalty) to 21 points (3 tries, 3 conversions) in their Premier Trophy final which concluded at Havelock Park on Sunday.

Thurstan beat Piliyandala Central 30/18 in the semi-final while Sumangala Kandy beat Maliyadeva 26/13, Both Sumangala and Thurstan will play in the top division during the 2024 season. In the Chairman’s Trophy St John’s Nugegoda beat Lalith Athulathmudali 27 points (5 tries, 1 conversion).