The Thomians won the under 20 Sevens title after 22 years the last win coming in 1994 under the captaincy of Nalin Wijegunawardena.

The green shirts drew first blood when Sumudu Anuradha Rankothge crashed through for a near the post try in the seventh minute which was successfully converted by his teammate Gayan Wickramaratne. The Blue shirts could not pose a threat to their opponents in the first half and Isipathana led 7 -0 at lemons.

A few minutes after the resumption, the Thomians made inroads into the Isipathana territory when Thanuja Wijeratne ran round and scored a try with number eight Ashwantha Herath making no mistake with the conversion.

The lads from Mount Lavinia were further boosted by an unconverted try by Praveen Ferdinando.

Minutes later Isipathana’s Randy Silva touched down for a try with Wickramaratne adding the extra points to make it 14-12 for Havelock Town lads.

In the final minute Bhumindra Dissanayake scored a try under the post and Herath assured victory for the Thomians with the conversion.

Priyantha Gunaratne refereed.

The Plate Championship was won by Science College Mount Lavinia who defeated St.Peter’s College 24-7. Dharmaraja College, Kandy emerged Bowl Champions when they beat Lalith Athulathmudali Vidyalaya Mount Lavinia 52-0 in the final.

Vidyartha College Kandy walked away with the Shield Championship taming Maliyadeva College Kurunegala in the final by 46-7.

Some exciting games were showcased during the tournament and the Thomians booked their Cup final berth beating Kingswood College Kandy 21-7 in the semi-finals and Isipathana defeated St. Joseph’s College 22-7.

Kandy’s Anurudda Wilwara, Havelock flanker Sudarshana Muthuthanthri and the youngster from CR & FC, Kanchana Ramanayake, all scored twice while Srinath Sooriyabandara also contributed with a try in addition to three conversions in a rousing win.

Sooriyabandara and Muthuthanthri combined brilliantly inside the first three or four minutes of the match to give Sri Lanka an early 19-0 lead taking the game completely away from Malaysia. However, the visitors hit back with two tries in the second half after Sri Lanka captain, Fazil Marija was sent to the sin-bin for the second time on the day. The former Kingswood fly half who was captaining Sri Lanka for the last time chipped in with two conversions, while Havelock outside half Dulaj Perera was taken off following another blow to his injury-prone right knee.

Ramanayake, coming into the team in the absence of Shehan Pathirana who was unfortunately injured during the semi final, bagged a brace, while Sri Lanka’s little pocket dynamite Wilwara once again lit up the Race Course with two astonishing tries where he demonstrated his power and pace.

The Kandy man in fact made the difference in the quarter-final when Sri Lanka knocked out South Korea courtesy of a late try from the former S. Thomas wing three quarter which saw the Tuskers coming back from a 7-12 half time deficit to grab a 19-12 victory sealing a semi-final berth against Japan, despite a yellow card to Marija. Among the other scorers for Sri Lanka in that match was Kandy centre Richard Dharmapala and Havies powerhouse Danushka Ranjan who completed a stunning 75-metre sprint before touching down.

Ranjan again starred in the all important semi-final although Sri Lanka went down fighting against the champions, Japan 26-19 in a thrilling match. The former St. Peter’s centre broke through the Japanese defence twice almost pulling off a sensational comeback after Sri Lanka had conceded a 19-0 lead.

Sri Lanka had an early set back with the tallest of their side Shehan Pathirana carried off on a stretcher due to an apparent injury to his knee before which he created a great scoring opportunity only to be missed by the Havelock captain Sandun Herath who had a disappointing tournament.
Japan came out winners in the final against Hong Kong with a 29-22 triumph to finish on top of the overall standings where Sri Lanka found themselves in the fourth spot in the end.
Sri Lanka women’s team meanwhile lost all of their matches in the tournament to finish last.