- Carlton Super Sevens – Kandy
The Central Kings led by Fazil Marija were the undisputed stars on the first day of the Carlton Super Sevens winning all four matches and staying unbeaten.
The relatively young side led by Kandy SC star Marija ended proceedings of the day ahead of all other teams in the tournament.
The opening match of the day was played between the Sabaragamuwa Stallions and the Western Warriors led by Dushanth Lewke. The match ended in favour of the Sabaragamuwa Stallions led by Saliya Hadpangoda 35-7 in a rather one-sided encounter.
From then on the crowd was treated to a fine display of sevens rugby as the inclusion of the foreign players clearly enhanced the standard of rugby played during the day. It was certainly a positive sign for Sri Lanka Rugby to see most young players rising up to the occasion to compete at higher level.
Stand out performances were delivered by youngsters Srinath Sorriyabandara, Sajith Saranga, Yoshitha Rajapakse,Kanchana Ramanyake, Sharo Fernando and Vishwamithra Jaysinghe, amongst the senior players Fazil Marija, Dilip Selvam and Mohammed Jabar had a good day and the school boys form Kingswood – twins Oshan and Lavanga Perera and Peterite winger Sandun Herath impressed on the first day.
Proceedings will resume today at 9.50 am as the crowds look forward to a more competitive second day at the Bogambara stadium in Kandy. Results of games played on Saturday:
Sabaragamuwa Stallions (35) beat Western Warriors (7). Central Kings (36) beat Eastern Eagles (7). North Central Typhoons and Northern Gladiators drawn (21-21), Jaffna Challengers beat North Western Blacks (22-12),Uva Vipers beat Sabaragamuwa Stallions (19-12),Eastern Eagles beat Western Warriors (20-12),Northern Gladiators beat Southern Sharks (31-7),North Central Typhoons beat Jaffna Challengers (36-12),Central Kings beat Uva Vipers (45-26),Eastern Eagles beat Sabaragamuwa Stallions (22-14),Southern Sharks beat North Western Blacks (21-14), Northern Gladiators beat Jaffna Challengers (24-14)
Sunday 30th October, 2011 - The Sunday Leader
