St. Joseph's bags the Plate trophy

St. Joseph's College took the Plate trophy when they beat Dharmaraja College by 27 points (1 goal, 1 try, 5 penalties) to 10 points (1 goal, 1 try) in the final second round inter school rugby match played at Bogambara Stadium yesterday.

The Josephians took control of the game in the first half and led 19-3 at the breather.

The Rajans were completely outplayed by the Joes' excellent team work. They rucked, drove and powered their way to play a good run and pass game of rugby. After a scrappy opening the winners got their act together to control the game with some superb rugby.

St Joseph's dominated play in the loose and dictated terms right throughout the game. Their third row did a good bit of work in the loose play. The Rajan forwards failed to combine well but they were superior in ball handling and reading the game, but lacked finish and their tackling was also poor.

Referee: Ajith Kumara