Kandy crush Galle - 114/0

By S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Correspondent

Defending Caltex Clifford Cup champions Kandy Sports Club put themselves in line for the rugby triple when they Massacred a hapless Galle Rugby and Football Club by 114 points (12 goals, 6 tries) to nil to enter the semi-finals in their quarter final tie of the Clifford Cup knock out rugby tournament match played at Nittawela Stadium in Kandy yesterday. At half time Kandy SC led 59-0.

This was highest total at Nittawela this season and almost bettered their season's highest against old Zahirians in a league match earlier this season.

Kandy was at full strength but they did not at full pace giving the ruggerites the much needed match practice after three weeks lay off. If Kandy wanted they could have easily totted up another 50 points as more but they did not exert themselves thus ensuring they did not injure themselves before the all important semi final match against winners of police - CH and FC match next Sunday.

Winger Sanjeewa Jayasinghe led the try spree touching down six times, most of being under the post and took the try conversion himself in sevens style.

The other try scorers were centre Pradeep Liyanage (2), full back Dhanushka Pushpakumara (2) lock Sean Wanigasekera (1), flanker Sean Wijesinghe (2), full back Radhika Hettiarachchi (1), Centre Gayan Weeraratne (1), fly half Fazil Marija (1), No. 8 Imran Bisthamin (1), lock Sumedha Jayasinghe (1)Adding the extra point were winger Sanjeewa Jayasinghe (3), full back Radhika Hettiarachchi (3) and scrum half Saliya Kumara (6).

Priyantha Gunaratne refereed.