Sabaragamuwa Stallions win Carlton Super 7s second leg

With a stunning 47-14 win over Jaffna Challengers in the final:

by Ranjan Anandappa

Sabaragamuwa Stallions led by Rohitha Rajapaksa emerged champions of the Second Leg of the Carlton Super Seven Rugby Tournament with a stunning win over First Leg winners, Jaffna Challengers by 47 points (seven goals, one try) to 14 (two goals) in the final played at Race Course Grounds yesterday.

The Jaffna Challengers who won the 1st ‘leg’ of the Carlton Super sevens Rugby Tournament in Galle was in line to take the 2nd ‘leg’ too when they beat Northern Gladiators by 21 points 9 3 goals) to 17 (One goal two tries) in a hard fought semi-final while in the other semi-final Sabaragamuwa Stallions overcame Western Warriors by 26 points (3 goals I try) to 10 (2 tries).

Jaffna Challengers were helped Kenyan duo Willie Ambaka and Cuma ably supported by the Lankan duo of Saliya Kumara and Sajith Saranga which helped them to ward off a fierce challenge from Northern Gladiators for whom Sri Lanka skipper Fazil Marija and Vishwamithra Jayasinghe played a key role. In second semi-final Sabaragamuwa Stallions powered by the fastest Sevens player Carlyle Isles scored a stunning 26-10 win over the formidable Western Warriors led by Yositha Rajapaksa.

Results: Carlton Super Sevens 2nd ‘leg’ - second day. Northern Gladiators beat Eastern Eagles 28-10, Jaffna Challengers beat North Central Typhoons 29-5, Western Warriors beat North Western Blacks 45-0, Sabaragamuwa Stallions beat Southern Sharks 24-12, Uva Vipers beat Eastern Eagles 20-5, Central Kings beat North Central Typhoons 24-7, Uva Vipers beat North Western Blacks 33-7, Central Kings drew with Southern Sharks 26-26, Jaffna Challengers beat Northern Gladiators 21-17, Sabaragamuwa Stallions beat Western Warriors 26-10, Eastern Eagles beat North Western Blacks 12-0, North Central Typhoons beat Southern Sharks 29-12.