Sri Lanka Rugby commenced their revamped Premier Rugby Sevens competition today at at Race Course Grounds, Colombo. The opening day belonged to Army SC and Air Force SC as they called all the shots in the Men’s Club segment, while Army SC and Navy SC took command in the Women’s Club segment.
The competition this year featured four segments, namely Men’s Club segment, Men’s Provincial competition, Women’s Club segment and Women’s Provincial competition. These changes are expected to contribute to the upliftment of the Sevens game in Sri Lanka. Here is a look at how the competition worked off on day 01.
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Club Segment
Army Sports Club dominated segment A as they won all three games to top the group, while Air Force also continued on the same path by remaining unbeaten in Segment B.
Two big surprises of the day were when CR & FC lost to Army 28-10, while Havelocks had to bow down to Air Force as the Airmen won the game 21 -14.
| Team | Segment | Scores | Team | Segment | |
| Police SC | A1 | 12 | 24 | Navy Blues | A4 |
| Army SC | A2 | 28 | 10 | CR & FC | A3 |
| Havelocks SC | B1 | 36 | 07 | West Barbarians | B4 |
| Air Force SC | B2 | 14 | 07 | Navy SC | B3 |
| Police SC | A1 | 19 | 21 | CR & FC | A3 |
| Army SC | A2 | 14 | 10 | Navy Blues | A4 |
| Havelocks SC | B1 | 26 | 21 | Navy SC | B3 |
| Air Force SC | B2 | 54 | 00 | West Barbarians | B4 |
| Police SC | A1 | 07 | 19 | Army SC | A2 |
| CR & FC | A3 | 36 | 00 | Navy Blues | A4 |
| Havelocks SC | B1 | 14 | 21 | Air Force SC | B2 |
| Navy SC | B3 | 21 | 00 | West Barbarians | B4 |
In the Women’s segment, both Navy and Army hammered their oppositions with ease, and it is expected that these two teams will fight it out for the honors in the Women’s Club segment in Day 02.
| Team | Segment | Scores | Team | Segment | |
| Navy SC | E1 | 56 | 05 | CR & FC | E4 |
| Army SC | E2 | 41 | 00 | Air Force SC | E3 |
| Navy SC | E1 | 41 | 00 | Air Force SC | E3 |
| Army SC | E2 | 34 | 00 | CR & FC | E4 |
Provincial Segment
The Newest segment to improve the game of Rugby in Sri Lanka showcased some brilliant Rugby from these emerging teams. The Western Province team was the only team to remain unbeaten as they topped their group.
The Up Country Planters, Blue Whales and Wayamba outfits won two out of their three games as their group had a very close tussle.
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We can definitely expect some entertaining Rugby on Day 02 from these young teams in the Provincial segment.
| Team | Segment | Scores | Team | Segment | |
| Southern Pro | C1 | 22 | 26 | Sabaragamuwa | C4 |
| NCP | C2 | 07 | 12 | Western Pro | C3 |
| Up C. Planters | D1 | 10 | 12 | Blue Whales- EP | D4 |
| Wayamba – NW | D2 | 43 | 05 | Uva | D3 |
| Southern Pro | C1 | 05 | 34 | Western Pro | C3 |
| NCP | C2 | 00 | 05 | Sabaragamuwa | C4 |
| Up C. Planters | D1 | 31 | 12 | Uva | D3 |
| Wayamba – NW | D2 | 07 | 05 | Blue Whales- EP | D4 |
| Southern Pro | C1 | 22 | 12 | NCP | C2 |
| Western Pro | C3 | 27 | 05 | Sabaragamuwa | C4 |
| Up C. Planters | D1 | 19 | 15 | Wayamba – NW | D2 |
| Uva | D3 | 05 | 19 | Blue Whales- EP | D4 |
In the Women’s segment, the Uva Province team won both of games, while Sabaragamuwa leads the other group at the end of Day 01.
| Team | Segment | Scores | Team | Segment | |
| Uva | F1 | 10 | 00 | Central | F3 |
| NW – Wayamba | G1 | 05 | 05 | CR Blues- WP | G3 |
| Uva | F1 | 10 | 07 | Southern | F2 |
| NW – Wayamba | G1 | 00 | 05 | Sabaragamuwa | G2 |
Day 02 will begin with the knockout phases of this competition. Sri Lanka’s #1 Sports hub www.ThePapare.com will bring you the action of Sri Lanka Rugby 7s from 8.30 AM onwards, live and exclusively from Race Course Grounds.
