CR in smashing 44-8 win over CH

By Ranjan Anandappa

RUGBY: CR and FC maintained their unbeaten record when they beat CH and FC by 44 points (5 goals, 2 penalties, 1 drop goal) to 8 (1 try and one penalty) in their Caltex Rugby League match played at Longden Place yesterday.

The expected competitiveness was missing as a superior ‘CR’ outfit completely dominated from the outset, despite some sporadic moves initiated by the losers. The Maitland Crescent club scored a solitary try through their winger Niranjan Wickremaratne and a penalty was put over by fly-half Omar Hassan.

The ‘Red Shirts’ open scoring through a Dev Anand penalty in the fourth minute of the match, and then went on to plant two tries through winger Nishan de Silva who gave the finishing touches to a Mohamed Sherif move and then number 8 Dushanth Lewke powered his way to score a push over try.

Dev Anand added the extra points to both tries. Dev Anand who excelled in the first half put over two more penalties and a drop goal to give the winners a 23-3 lead at the breather.

On resumption CR and FC scored three more tries as No. 8 Dushanth Lewke once again pierced the CH and FC defence while full-back Mohamed Sherif and winger Nishan de Silva scored one try each in the second half with Dev Anand and Sentil Kumar making the conversions.

This was CR and FC’s fifth successive win for the season having earlier overcome Air Force (29-3), Police (25-16), Army (46-21) and Old Zahirians (85-3). CR and FC will confront their traditional rivals Havelock Sports Club on June 7 (Saturday) at Longden Place in their next match.

Aruna Rankothge refereed.