All roads will lead to the Royal Sports Complex ground at Reid Avenue
as titans Isipathana and Trinity clash in the final of the Milo Under 20
inter-schools rugby knockout tournament scheduled to be kicked off at
4.45 p.m. today.
The battle is no doubt going to be a blockbuster with the two teams
looking forward to end their schools rugby season on a winning note.
Trinity will be coming into the game to avenge their 23-18 defeat to
Isipathana in the league tournament match played at Pallekele.
Isipathana seems to be in peak form at the moment. It is going to be a
daunting task for the Trinitians who will have to put in an improved
performance if they are to overcome the Havelock Park boys.
It’s going to be a battle between the speed of Isipathana and the
mobile Trinity forwards. Isipathana will be at a big disadvantage as
they would not have the services of prop forward Nipuna Devinda.
Nipuna according to sources met with a tragic accident when returning
after a practice session. The burly youngster had been knocked down by a
train and was lucky to escape with a shoulder and leg injury. He is at
present undergoing treatment at the Kalubowila hospital and has been
completely ruled out and his place will be taken by Udayakumara.
For Trinity the game is going to be important as this is the first time
that they have qualified for the President’s Trophy knockout final.
They will go all out to make it a memorable one. Isipathana on the other
hand have won the knockout title on so many occasions.
The green jerseys last won the knockout title in 2001 and prior to that they won it in 1996, 1997 and 1999.
Nevertheless with the two teams expected to dish out rugby of a high
standard the supporters of the two teams can expect their money’s worth
and a fitting finale to the inter-schools rugby season of 2011.
The teams
Isipathana – Udayakumara, Prabath Madusanka, Thusitha
Mithraratne, Arun Kumara, Gamindu Weerasinghe, Wasula Wimalaweera, Sajid
Suhaib, Kavindu de Costa, Prasad Devinda (Capt), Shenal Dias, Shamal
Chathuranga, Ashan Gallage, Mekalanka Pramoda, Shanaka Kumara, Sudeera
Karunaratne, Tharindu Dissanayake, T. de Silva, T. Premaratne, Yadala
Siriwardena, Malik Jumat, R. Manchana, Hirantha Perera, Usitha
Prematileke, T. Hewage, Bhanuka Sarathchandra.
Trinity – Inzamam Mubarak, Kevin Bandara, Murad
Ramzeen (Capt), Hasitha Perera, Randika Alwis, Uchitha Weerakoon,
Savinda Unamboowe, Sean Foster, Sanjaya Somasiri, Rehan Weerakoon, Kanil
Seneviratne, Sashan Mohamed, K. Perera, Dilshan Kelaniyagoda, Thisila
Karunatileke, Dinuk Nayakaratne, Anuradha Karunatileke, Thimira
Galappaththige, I. Shehan, A. Perera, H. Badul, Kanishka Yatawara, Haliq
Wadood, T. Ratwatte, M. Hettiarachchi, S. Singalaxshana and S. Sheik.
Friday 30th September, - Daily mirror
Friday 30th September, - Daily mirror
