Kandy’s rugby lovers are happy and proud over the national rugby team’s performance at the Asia Division 1 tournament. Rugby fans over here celebrate this victory and our talented players showed what stuff the team’s players are made of. The Asia Rugby Division 1 championship was held at the Racecourse ground in Colombo. The Sri Lankan ruggerites lived up to expectations because the team comprised a relatively young line-up. However these players played their hearts out and beat the strong Kazakhstan side to record a seven-try win. The winners collected their points through seven tries and five conversions while Kazakhstan managed to score one try and a conversion. The final whistle points was 45 points against 7.
Sri Lanka Rugby headed by former top class rugby player Group. Capt. (Retd) Nalin de Silva and his committee must be lauded for organizing this tournament without any blemishes. Our rugby team should be commended for their excellent performance against the heavy Kazakhstan team. When you consider the history of our countries, rugby encounters have been played between these two nations. When the two teams met at the 2007 Asian championships Kazakhstan beat Sri Lanka by 24 points to 17.
Zeylanikans – KDCA Division III cricket champs
The Kandy District Cricket Association division III final which was to be played on an earlier date was halted due to bad weather and the game came back to action on Tuesday at the Pallekelle Prisons Cricket Grounds. The final was between Kandy Zeylanikans CC vs Sylverstrians CC. Zeyanikans CC were able to win the game by 64 runs to become the champions. The winners batting first went on to score 273 in 47.5 over’s with Lahiru Hearth coming out with a superb 130 and Dishantha Lakmal bowled well to take 4 for 37. Sylverstrains CC coming into bat were bowled out for 208 in 43.2 over’s Themura Samaratunga scored a good 63.
Zeylanikans Cricket Club 273 all out in 47.5 over’s – Lahiru Hearth 130, Chamara Bambaradeniya 47, Harsha Athanayake 47, Dishantha Lakmal 4 for 37, Movindy Blasooriya 2 for 51, and Themura Smaratunga 2 for 53.
Sylverstrians Cricket Club 209 all-out in 43,2 over’s – Themura Samarathunga 63, I.H.R Shane 27, Neil de Silva 2 for 25, Lahiru Hearth 2 for 32, Heshan Gamage 2 for 35.
Mark Bostock Golf on May 11
The Victoria Golf and Country Resort will host the Mark Bostock Memorial Trophy Golf tournament, which will be played on May 11 at Rajawella, which is a well organized and participated tournament. Mark Bostock was a former cricketer, ruggerite and marksman and a planter who headed the John Keels Group of Companies at that time. Using his business acumen, he felt that the need of the hour for Kandy at that time was a golf course of international standard to attract golfers. According to news, there are over one hundred entries in which some of the top golfers of the country.
Hafiz Marikar