Navy-Police match stopped due to bad light
The Dialog 'A' Division League rugby match between Navy Sports Club
and Police Sports Club ended abruptly at Welisara yesterday due to bad
light after 39 minutes play of the first half. Navy were leading by 22
points (two goals, one try, one penalty) to 3 (one penalty) at the time
of stoppage.
Navy were willing to continue the game under floodlights but Police
protested to the match referee Bharatha Hegoda who upheld it. The match
will now be continued today at 4pm at Welisara or Race Course. Centre
Stefano, winger Lee Keegal and flanker Danushka Perera scored the tries
for Navy with full back Nuwan Hettiarachchi converting two tries and one
penalty.
Fly half Arshard Jamaldeen fired across a 23-metre penalty for
Police.
Referee: Priyantha Gunaratne.
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