Zahira hold STC to a draw

S. M. Jiffrey ABDEEN - Kandy Sports Correspondent

Zahira College, Colombo held S. Thomas' College Mount Lavinia to a scoreless draw on the opening day of the schools all island under 16 Division One ten a side rugby tournament organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association and the Central Province Rugby Football Association which began at the Bogambara Stadium, Kandy yesterday. The matches will be continued today at 8 a.m. and the cup finals will be played at 4.30 p.m.

Heavy rain fell during the day and this was not conducive to fast open rugby.

The results of the matches played yesterday Kingswood College beat Maliyadeva College 22-0, St. Peters College beat Ananda College 40-0, Kingswood College beat Zahira College 31-0, S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia beat Maliyadeva College 22-0, Royal College beat St. Thomas College, Matale 22-0, Vidyartha College beat St. Sylvesters College 19-0, Isipathana College beat D. S. Senanayake College 26-0, St. Joseph's College beat Lumbini College 5-0, Prince of Wales College beat St. Anthony's College 10-0, Trinity College beat Dharmapala College, Pannipitiya 32-0, Dharmaraja College beat Ananda College 24-0, Mahanama College beat St. Benedict's College 27-0.

Vidyartha College beat St. Thomas College 15-0, D. S. Senanayake College beat Royal College, Panadura 12-0, C. W. W. Kannangara Vidyalaya beat Lumbini College 14-0.