Observer - Caltex Rugby Contests:

Navy’s Dev Anand takes lead

by Ranjan ANANDAPPA

RUGBY: Navy SC full back Dev Anand took the lead from Kandy SC’s fly-half Fazil Marija at the end of count number 7 of the Sunday Observer-Caltex Most Popular Rugby Player and the Most Popular Rugby Team Competition 2011. Navy’s popular fullback Anand polled in 16,374 votes 1,305 more votes than Marija (15,069) to secure the number one position.

With the first three players who have represented the country topping the 10,000 vote mark, the tussle between the Trio Dev Anand (16,374), Marija (15,069) and Dushan Lewke (13,872), the competition is bound to be a three-cornered battle.

In the team competition, too, Kandy SC is well ahead of its nearest rival Navy SC who has polled in 12,811 to Kandy’s 16,374.