Wesley wins U-14 ten-a-side Rugby Championship

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By Shamseer Jaleel

Wesley College retained their All Island Under-14 ten-a-side championship when they outplayed Isipathana College 21/0 in the Cup final which was organised by Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SSRFA) and worked off at the Royal Sports Complex yesterday.

Wesley led 14/0 at the short breather. Jonathan Wijesinghe, Akesh Sadish and Mohamed Shibly scored the tries with Mohamed Sharafaan made the conversions. Wesley was led by Akesh Sadish coached by Thushara Bandara.

Defending champions, Wesley College beat Antonians in the last year Cup final as well making this two in a row for the double Blues. Royal won the Plate while Prince of Wales won the Bowl while Sumangala Panadura walked away with the Shield win.

Shield

Quarter finals - Thurstan beat Dhar-maraja 20/0, Sri Sumangala Panadura beat St. Aloysius 44/0, St. Sylvester’s beat Maliyadeva 34/0, St. John’s beat Ananda 24/0
Semi-finals - Sumangala beat Thurstan 10/0, St. Sylvesters beat St. Johns 26/0
Final - Panadura Sumangala beat St. Sylvester’s 12/5

Bowl

Quarter finals - Mahanama beat Lumbini 17/0, Prince of Wales beat Sri Sumangala Kandy 43/0, D.S. beat Carey 36/0, St. Anthony’s beat Rahula Katugastota 7/0.
Semi- finals - POW beat Mahanama 7/0, D.S. beat St. Anthony’s 14/0
Final - POW beat D.S. 10/5

Cup/Plate

Quarter finals - Wesley beat Royal 10/5, Kingswood beat S’ Thomas 7/5, Isipathana beat St. Josephs, Science beat St. Peters 10/0

Plate

Semi-finals - Royal beat S’ Thomas 7/0, St. Peters beat St. Joseph’s 12/0
Finals - Royal beat St. Peters 38/0

Cup

Semi-finals - Wesley beat Kingswood 24/7, Isipathana beat Science 12/0
Final - Wesley beat Isipathana 21/0

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