Royal down wooden spoonists Mahanama

Royal College, Colombo despite failing to bring their `A' game to the park managed to post a facile 54-13 win over wooden spoonists Mahanama Vidyalaya, Colombo, in their President's League inter-school `A' Division rugby match ended at Longden Place, yesterday.

The winners scored their points from two converted tries and eight tries to which the hosts replied with a converted try and two penalty goals, as the former outscored the latter by 10 tries to one.

Royal who struggled for fluency throughout the game notwithstanding the fact that they fielded their full XV were rattled at stages by the underdogs Mahanama MV.

The lads from Colombo 3, who failed to put their first-time tackles were able to get their act together and did well to contain the much fancied Royalists from running away with the game. For the lads from Reid Avenue whose game was littered with mistakes from the outset left winger Chamara Dabare stood out with a hat-trick of tries, while blinside flanker Hasthika Bandaranayake, lock forward Kalana Amarasinghe, inside centre Mushin Faleel, outside centre Duminda Atygalle, full back Shabeer Mohammed, right wing Shamil Ahamed, substitute centre Asif Akram and openside flanker Shehan Pathirana had a touchdown each.

Inside centre and place-kicker Mushin Faleel, kicked nine points by way of a converted try and a conversion.

For Mahanama Vidyalaya, left wing Chathura Chanaka grabbed their solitary try while lock forward Mahesh Kumaranayake converted it and fired two penalty goals. (J.K.)