Combined Vidyartha, Pushpadana team clinch C Rugby title
View(s):In an atmosphere that was both exciting and electric, the brother-sister school combined team from Vidyartha College and Pushpadana Girls’ School emerged Cup champions with a 1-0 score, defeating the combined team of Science College and Girls’ High School, Mt. Lavinia, at the annual C Rugby Tag Carnival held at the CR&FC ground.
The combined team of Kingswood College and Girls’ High School, Kandy won against Thurstan College and Devi Balika Vidyalaya with a score of 2-1 to emerge Plate champions. The Wesley College and Methodist College combined team claimed their Bowl title beating the combined team of Dharmaraja College and Mahamaya Girls’ School, Kandy on a score of 1-0.
Winners of the C Rugby Cup title Vidyartha-Pushpadana combined team
Sixteen teams participated in this annual tournament, where Vidyartha’s Hashan Perera was adjudged the Most Valuable Male Player, while Pushpadana’s Hashini Malawa Thennakoon emerged the Most Valuable Female Player.
The tournament which has become very popular in the annual rugby calendar due to schools’ rugby stars of yesteryear taking the field, kicked off at 4:00pm with the knock out stages of the competition being played under floodlights. With counterparts from sister schools joining brother school teams, the tournament gains the title of being a first in the history of Sri Lanka rugby.
Cup runners-up, Science-Girls High School from Mount Lavinia combined team