Zumri at the double as Pathana fend off Dons 33-10

Skipper and number eight Shaakib Zumri grabbed a brace as he steered Isipathana College to a hard-fought 33-10 bonus-point win over a gutsy D. S. Senanayake College in a feisty and scrappy Dialog Schools League rugby match at Royal Sports Complex yesterday (3).

The green machine was guilty of conceding an exceedingly high number of penalties throughout the game, but their ability to score off broken play and aided by a resolute defensive shift ultimately sealed the deal against a fighting Dons outfit.

D. S. for their part struggled to cash on the welter of penalties on offer and were kept scoreless after the turnaround, with referee Jeewaka Fonseka having his mitts full being forced to dish out cards with three Isipathana players sent to the bin.

Isipathana eventually upped the ante and underlined their dominance in a game where tempers flared throughout, while scoring five tries of which four were converted to a penalty try and a solitary penalty goal by the D. S.

For the Havelock Town-based school apart from the heroics of Zumri, the rest to cross the opposition whitewash were tight head prop Nevith Mewnaka, outside centre Uvindu Kodithuwakku and loose head prop Naveed Thahir, with the conversions being shared between fly-half Thenula de Costa and full back Nimantha Sandeepa.

All that the Wijerama Mawatha lads, who made a good fist of it in the first half but failed to capitalise on opportunities in the second half, could show was a 23rd minute penalty by full back Charith Samarasinghe and penalty try awarded eight minutes later by the referee.

Summa crush Lumbini 33-10

Giant-killers Sri Sumangala College, Kandy continued their winning ways when they hammered Lumbini MV 33-10 in their Dialog Schools League rugby match at Police Park yesterday.

The lads from Kandy scored from four converted tries and a try to which the home team could only reply with converted try and a penalty goal.

Ananda thump POW 31-5

Ananda College routed Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa 31-5 in a one-sided Dialog Schools League rugby match Ratmalana yesterday.

The lads from Maradana collected their points via three converted tries and two tries to which the Cambrians could muster only a try.

Royal wallop Thurstan 40-15

Royal College, Colombo brushed aside Thurstan College, Colombo 40-15 in their lop-sided Dialog Schools League rugby match at Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday.

The Tuskers dumped six tries of which five were converted while Thurstan could only manage three tries of which two were converted besides slotting a penalty goal.

Zahira edge Science 31-25

In a closely-fought encounter Zahira College, Maradana posted a narrow 31-25 victory over Science College, Mount Lavinia in their Dialog Schools League rugby match atScience College grounds Mount Lavinia yesterday.

The winners scored from four converted tries and a penalty goal to which the home team replied with five tries of which two were converted apart from nailing two penalty goals.

Source - The Morning