Petes trounce Joes

by Ranjan Anandappa

RUGBY: St. Peter's retained the Rev. Fr. Basil Weeratunga Trophy for the eleventh successive year when they beat traditional rivals St. Joseph's by 55 points(6 goals, 2 tries, 1 penalty) to nil. in their inter-school under-20 rugger match played at Bambalapitiya yesterday.

The Joes had nothing much to offer against a much superior Peterite outfit, the league champions. They were able to a little spoiling work and tries to minimize the scoring. But whenever the Peterites were on the move it was not so easy stopping them.

The Joes also indulged themselves in a number of mistakes which gave the advantage to the Petes.

Peterites drew first blood off a Meedin penalty and thereafter it was a case of the home invading the Joes' territory, time and again. The winners led 20-0 at the breather. On resumption the winners scored four tries, three by flanker Shenal Dias and one by Banuka Nananayakkara all were converted by Meedin.

In the first half, Lakitha Perera scored off a three-quarter move followed by two more tries by Wimaladharma and Danusshka Ranjan.

Referee: Nizam Jamaldeen.