DSS stun Kingswood 10/0

By S. M. Jiffrey ABDEEN - Kandy Sports Correspondent

D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo created the biggest upset of the day when they registered a convincing 10 points (2 tries) to nil win over Kingswood College on the opening day of the schools Under 16 Division One rugby tournament organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association and Central Province Rugby Football Association and sponsored by the Health drink Milo and worked off at the Bogambara Stadium, Kandy yesterday. At half time winners led 5-0. The matches will be continued today at 8.40 a.m. and the finals at 5 p.m.

It was the pace and power exerted by D. S. Senanayake College ruggerites which upset the Kingswoodians who were the defending champions. With this defeat Kingswood College were relegated to the bowl segment.

D. S. Senanayake College continued their fine performance by defeating St. Thomas College Prep by the big margin of 22 points (1 goal 3 tries) to nil to qualify for the quarter finals of the Cup Championship where they are billed to meet St. Peters College today at 8.40 a.m.

St. Peter's College, Bambalapitiya appear to be one of the top contenders for the cup Championship as they win both their matches by comfortable margins yesterday. They beat Piliyandala Central College 29-0 and later trounced Ananda College 36-0.

Carey College also put up a good performance to defeat the more fancied Wesley College by 26 points (3 goals, 1 try) to nil.

In the final game of the day played under poor light conditions Trinity College defeated their traditional rivals St. Anthony's College 19-0 to qualify for the Cup quarter finals: Royal College, Isipathana College, D. S. Senanayake College, St. Peter's College, Mahanama College, Dharmaraja College, Trinity College and St. Joseph's College have qualified to play in the cup quarter finals.

The results of matches played yesterday.

Kingswood College beat St. Thomas Prep School 17-0, D. S. Senanayake College beat Prince of Wales College 14-0, St. Peters College beat Pilliyandala Central College 29-0, Science College beat Ananda College 15-0, St. Sylvesters College beat Maliyadewa College 15-0, Isipathana College beat Vidyartha College 17-0, Royal College beat Carey College 15-0, Wesley College beat Lumbini College 17-0, St. Joseph's College beat St. Benedict's College 36-0, Trinity College beat Lalith Athulathmudali Vidyalaya 34-0, D. S. Senanayake College beat Kingswood College 10-0, Prince of Wales College beat St. Thomas Prep School 19-0, Ananda College beat Pilliyandala Central College 15-0, Mahanama College beat Nalanda College 15-0, Dharmaraja College beat Maliyadewa College 19-0, Vidyartha College beat C. W. W. kannangara MMV 21-0, Royal College beat Lumbini College 37-0, Carey College beat Wesley College 26-0, Royal College, Panadura beat St. Benedicts College 12-0, St. Anthonys College beat Lalith Athulathmudali MV 3-0, Kingswood College beat Prince of Wales College 24-0, D. S. Senanayake College beat St. Thomas Prep School 22-7, St. Peters College beat Ananda College 36-0, Mahanama College beat Science College, Mount Lavinia 10-7, Dharmaraja College beat St. Sylvesters College 24-0, Isipathana College beat C.W.W. Kannangara Vidyalaya 27-0, Royal College beat Wesley College 29-0, Carey College beat Lumbini College 26-5, St. Josephs College beat Royal College Panadura 31-0, Trinity College beat St. Anthonys College 19-0.