Science College tame Trinity Lions

by Chris DHAMBARAGE

RUGBY: Science College created a major sensation when they edged out the more fancied Trinity College outfit by 12 points to 11 points in their Singer inter school under 19 Division One League rugby tournament match worked off at Mount Lavinia yesterday.

Science College put up a tremendous performance from the kick off and collected their points from one goal and one try after having snatched a close 7-6 lead at half time.

Trinity College who went in as the clear favourites after having pulled off two easy victories at the beginning of the season came in for a nasty surprise and could manage to score only a solitary try and two penalties.

This was a fantastic effort from Science College who were the complete underdogs having suffered two morale shattering defeats at the hands of St. Joseph's College (24-28) and St. Peter's College (14-48) respectively.

In contrast Trinity College took the field brimming with confidence following a convincing 41-0 win over Kingswood College on Monday. They had earlier pulled off a record breaking 75-6 victory against S. Thomas' College Mount Lavinia. Science College really took their home advantage and went ahead mid way in the first half with a superb try from their three quarters.

From there onwards they kept the pressure on the opposition through a series of good moves with the forwards combining affectively. Trinity College of course kept their hopes alive while converting two penalties and also scored their solitary try mid way in the second half. However Science Cwollege scored their match winning try during the latter stages and held their nerves to pull off a thrilling victory at the end.