Malwatte Valley Plantations champs

By Shamseer Jaleel  

Malwatte Valley Plantations won the Inter-Plantation seven-a-side rugby tournament organised by the Dickoya Maskeliya Cricket Club which was played for the DMCC/Laugfs Gas Trophy. This was the 16th encounter which was conducted on an annual basis at the Darrewella grounds in Dickoya. This year, the number of participating sides was reduced to 12 teams.

The Malwatte Valley Plantation team beat the Bogawanthalawa Plantations team in the grand final 21-14, which went into extra time due to the score being level at 14 a piece at full time. Dushmantha Herath of Malwatte Valley was adjudged the “Player of the Tournament”. He scored all three tries in the finals. Bogawanthalawa Plantations CEO Jayampathy Molligoda was the Chief Guest at the award ceremony.