League champs Navy remain unbeaten
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a jubilant mood as he hands
over the Dialog Trophy to his youngest son Rohitha Rajapaksa,
the skipper of the champion Navy team after they beat
Havelocks by 20 points to 13 in the final match. Also in the
picture are First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa and SLRFU
President Asanga Seneviratne. Pic Susantha Wijegunasekera
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The Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club kept their unblemished record intact
defeating Havelock Sports Club by 20 points ( Two goals and two
penalties) to 13 ( two tries and one penalty) in their final Dialog 'A'
Division League rugby match played under floodlights at Havelock Park,
Colombo yesterday after leading 10-8 at the breather.
Fijian Stefano (1) and Eranga Swarnatilleke (1) were the try scorers
for the winners. Nuwan Hettiarachchi added the extra points by firing
over the conversions and the two penalties to give them a grand win
under the leadership of dynamic third row forward Rohitha Rajapaksa.
It was a grand finale for the Sailors who won the Rugby League title
for the first time. With this victory, the Sailors had the honour
beating 2012 League champs, Havelocks on both occasions, pushing them
down to third place in the tournament.
(RA)
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