DS Senanayake College hammered Sri Sumangala at Havelock Park, scoring 12-tries past the helpless lads from Kandy, notching up a mammoth 76 (12T 8C) in reply to their 10 (1T 1C 1P).
Promoted teams suffering continued, this time as Sri Sumangala were thrashed in the 7th week fixture of the Dialog Schools Rugby League game played at the Park.
DS were minus skipper Umagiliyage as he was forced to sit out following his Blue cards as Asela and Co. mixed and matched new combinations against strugglers Sri Sumangala.
The game started off with Janindu Wijerathna picking off a loose pass to score the opening try, converting his effort as the torture began for Sri Sumangala. (DS 07-00 Summa)
It took 4-tries from the Dons for Sri Sumangala to score their first as the game had by then pretty much evaded the grasp of the visitors.
Fullback Mohomed Sabeer scored a braze and Prop forward Omika Bogahawatta scored a push over try to give the home team an unassailable lead.
Wijerathna converted 3 out of 4 tries as the Dons were in a commanding lead of 26-points. (DS 26-00 Summa)
Sri Sumangala opened their scoring with a try through big forward Rajaguru as Adeel added the extras to make it 7 for the visitors but the happiness was short lived as the Dons struck back straight away to compile more misery on the visiting lads from Kandy.
This time it was Hooker Praveen Lakmal who got in the act, scoring his teams 5th try of the first half to put them in the driver’s seat.
Wijerathna converted on the stroke of half time as referee Charani Liyanage brought the first 35-minutes to an end.
First Half – DS Senanayake College 33 (5T 4C) lead Sri Sumangala 07 (1T 1C)
The Second half before from pretty much where they left off, the host, as they got in on the act minutes into the second 35 as the visiting team was under the pump from the onset.
Lankesh Wickramasinghe, Mohomed Sabeer, Praveen Lakmal, NDB Player of the Match Omika Bogahawatta, his brother Thimath Bogahawatta and stylish Five-eighth Pasindu Bandara all got their names on the scoresheet as suffering on the visitors were compiled, raising questions yet again about their participation in the top division, given their horror 2024 campaign.
Janindu Wijerathna added the extras on 4 occasions, missing out 3 times as the home team raised away to a convincing, thumping win over the visting Summa lads.
The visitors managed a solitary penalty on the stroke of full time off the boot of Fullback Samarakoon as it made no difference to the results of the game.
Full Time: DS Senanayake College 76 (12T 8C) beat Sri Sumangala 10 (1T 1C 1P)
- NDB Player of the Match: Omika Bogahawatta (DS Prop Forward)
Points Breakdown:
DS:
Janindu Wijerathna 1T 8C, Mohomed Sabeer, 3T, Omika Bogahawatta 3T, Praveen Lakmal 2T, Lankesh Wickramasinghe1T, Thimath Bogahawatta 1T, Pasindu Bandara 1T
Sri Sumangala:
Rajaguru 1T, Adeel 1C, Samarakoon 1P
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