Wesley claim Milo All-Island Under-16 Rugby Tournament

By Shamseer Jaleel

Wesley College stamped their class when they won the All-Island Milo Under-16 Rugby Tournament, beating Dharmaraja College 12-7 in the Cup Final, which was played at the Trinity College Rugby Stadium in Pallekelle yesterday. 

This win came for the Wesley outfit after a lapse of 10 years, with them last winning in 2008.

In the semi-final encounter Wesley overcame a spirited Royal College 10-5. Meanwhile, hometown boys Dharmaraja got the better of St. Joseph’s College 12-10 in a tense encounter which could have gone either way with the game played so tight.

Last year’s runner-up Kingswood were eliminated from the Cup while defending champions Trinity ended their run in the cup semi-final when they were defeated by their traditional rivals Royal College.

Isipathana accounted for the Plate while Science College did not return empty-handed to Colombo when they captured the Bowl. Another Kandy team, Vidyartha College, took home the Shield. The event was sponsored by Nestle Lanka Ltd. 

Cup

Quarterfinals: Royal beat Trinity 5-0, Wesley beat Isipathana 19-0, St. Joseph’s beat St. Peter’s 12-5 and Dharmaraja beat St. Anthony’s 33-0

Semi-finals: Wesley beat Royal 10-5, Dharmaraja beat St. Joseph’s 12-10

Final: Wesley beat Dharmaraja 12-7

Plate

Semi-finals: Isipathana beat Trinity 10-5, St. Peter’s beat St. Anthony’s 24-19

Final: Isipathana beat St. Peter’s 21-0

Bowl

Quarterfinals: D.S. beat Lumbini 12-5, St. Sylvester’s beat Sri Sumangala 26-5, Science beat Mahanama 14-7, Kingswood beat Zahira 12-10

Semi-finals: D.S. beat St. Anthony’s 29-10, Science beat Kingswood 47-10

Final: Science beat D.S. 12-0

Shield

Quarterfinals: Piliyandala MV beat Carey 31-0, Nalanda beat Ananda 10-7, Vidyartha beat CWW Kannangara 32-0 and Lalith Athulathmudali MV beat Maliyadeva 19-12

Semi-finals: Piliyandala MV beat Nalanda 5-0, Vidyartha beat Lalith Athulathmudali MV 5-0

Final: Vidyartha beat Piliyandala MV 12-5