Coupon No. 18 - the final:

Nigel Ratwatte - a good lead

RUGBY: Nigel Ratwatte of CR&FC and Kandy SC are still in the lead at the penultimate count of the Caltex\Sunday Observer Most Popular Rugger Player and Most Popular Rugger Club competition 2010 at the end of Counter Number 17. With Coupon Number 18, the competition will come to an end and the winners of the other categories will be announced in due course.

Most Popular Ruggerite 2010: 1. Nigel Ratwatte (CR&FC) - 7,987, 2. Pradeep Liyanage (Kandy) - 7,122, 3. Vishvamithra Jayasinghe (CR&FC) - 5,438, 4. Chanaka Chandimal (Air Force) - 3,879, 5. Lakala Perera (CH&FC) 2,099.

Most Popular Rugger Club: 1. Kandy SC - 7,692, 2. CR&FC - 6,904, 3. Navy - 4,011, 4. Air Force - 3,704, 5. Police - 2,023.

There were no winners among the readers, as there were no Caltex foils attached to the coupons.