50th Mercantile Rugby Sevens John Keells Blues crowned champions

Cup champions  John Keells Holdings

John Keells Blues defeated 3DH International 10-7 through a last-gasp try by Avishka Lee to claim the Cup trophy in the 50th Mercantile Rugby Sevens 2022, carried out at the CR & FC grounds yesterday.

Richard Dharmapala drew first blood for the Blues, but Gemunu Chethiya answered with a try and a successful conversion for 3DH International, giving them a 5-7 lead at the break.
After play was resumed, 3DH found it difficult to hold on to the lead after a few yellow cards were shown. Lee managed to scrape through to touch down in the dying minutes to snatch the win for the Blues.

Dialog Axiata ‘A’ beat John Keells White 17-14 in the Plate final after a last-minute try from Nishon Perera took the telecommunication giants over the line.

In the Bowl final, Sampath Bank beat Brandix 17-12, while Fairfirst Insurance edged out Ceylinco ‘A’ 5-0 to claim the Shield. 

In the women’s final, NDB beat Sampath Bank 20-0 to come out on top.                       

 (SJ)