CPRFU U-16 10-a-side rugby Trinity beat Isipathana to claim Cup title

Trinity defeated Isipathana 12-07 in the Cup Final

By Shamseer Jaleel

Trinity College stamped their class at the Central Province Rugby Football Union (CPRFU)-organized Under-16 10-a-side rugby tournament when they edged out Isipathana College 12-7 in the Cup final, which concluded at the Trinity College Rugby Stadium in Pallekele yesterday.

At the short breather, it was Isipathana who led 7-0.

Both teams dished out exceptional rugby, and the ball handling was top-notch. Trinity made a few mistakes, but their defence held strong until the 10th minute. While they were on the attack, the Green Shirts turned over the ball and scored under the posts, covering nearly 70 metres on the stroke of halftime.

After the turnaround, Trinity, who never gave up, fought back and scored two tries to seal the game in this initial tournament on offer by CPRFU. Trinity was led by Udan Wijekoon, with Priyantha Gunaratne as their Head Coach.

Nisala Perera of Trinity was named Player of the final.

Meanwhile, Zahira accounted for the Plate beating Thomians 27-10, while the Bowl encounter was won by Wesley College, beating D.S. 12-5. In another home town battle, Sylvester’s College beat Rajans 7–5 to win the Shield encounter.

This event was organised by CPRFU with Sri Lanka Rugby’s support and Nippon Paint as the title sponsor.

Achintha Jayasena of Trinity in a brave move

Day 2 results

Cup/Plate Quarterfinals: Isipathana beat St. Anthony’s 32-0, Trinity beat S. Thomas’ 29-0, Vidyartha beat Zahira 10-7, St. Joseph’s beat Science 5-0
Cup Semifinals: Isipathana beat Vidyartha 5-0, Trinity beat St. Joseph’s 29-0
Cup Final: Trinity beat Isipathana 12-7
Plate Semifinals: Zahira beat St. Anthony’s 24-5, S. Thomas’ beat Science 20-7
Plate Final: Zahira beat S. Thomas’ 27-10
Bowl Quarterfinal: Mahanama Prince of Wales 31-0, Wesley beat Panadura Sumangala 27-0,  DS beat Kandy Sumangala 15-0, Kingswood beat Maliyadeva 15-0
Semifinal: Wesley beat Mahanama 10-0, DS beat Kingswood 26-0
Final: Wesley beat DS 12-5
Shield Quarterfinal: Dharmaraja beat Sarasaviyuyana 34-0, Devapathiraja received W/O, Richmond beat Piliyandala Central 7-5, St. Sylvester’s beat Kegalu 34-0
Semifinal: Dharmaraja beat Devapathiraja 15-0, St. Sylvester’s beat Richmond 17-12
Final: St. Sylvester’s beat Dharmaraja 7-5