Dialog Schools U19 Elite Rugby 7s tournament which was organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) successfully ended today (21st of April) at Royal complex.
After two days of spectacular rugby action the reigning schools rugby league and knockout champions St. Peter’s, who were the Cup champions of the Zahira Centenary Rugby 7s, clinched their second 7s title for the year 2024. Peterites continued their title winning streak after a hard fought battle in the final against Royal College.
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The 19 teams are divided into 8 groups with 5 groups of two teams and 3 groups of three teams.
| A | B | C | D |
| Isipathana College | Prince of Wales | Dharmaraja College | Royal College |
| St. Benedict College | Sumangala | Anand College | Carry College |
| Nalanda College | |||
| E | F | G | H |
| Science College | Central College Piliyandala | Vidyartha College | St. Peter’s College |
| Lumbini College | St. Aloysius College | Rahula College | Maliyadewa College |
| Richmond College | Siri Piyarathana | ||
Day 01 Results:
| Team | Score | Team | |
| Science | 44 | 00 | Richmond |
| Central C Piliyandala | 36 | 00 | Siri Piyarathana |
| Isipathana | 26 | 05 | St. Benedict’s |
| Prince of Wales | 24 | 10 | Siri Sumangala |
| Dharmaraja | 10 | 07 | Ananda |
| Lumbini | 38 | 00 | Richmond |
| St. Aloysius | 33 | 05 | Siri Piyarathana |
| Royal | 66 | 00 | Nalanda |
| Vidyartha | W/O | Rahula | |
| St. Peter’s | 31 | 00 | Maliyadeva |
| Science | 29 | 07 | Lumbini |
| Central C Piliyandala | 29 | 21 | St. Aloysius |
Bowl Quarters – Final results:
| Team | Score | Team | |
| St. Benedict’s | 38 | 00 | Sri Sumangala |
| Ananda | 44 | 00 | Nalanda |
| Maliyadeva | W/O | ||
| Lumbini | 33 | 10 | St. Aloysius’ |
Second Day action started from the relegation match between Sri Sumangala College and Nalanda College. Sumangala single handedly dominated the match with a win of 40 – 05 points over Nalanda.
Right after that match the much awaited cup quarter finals took place where where 3 matches ended up without giving a single point to the loosing side.
Cup quarters – Final Results
| Team | Score | Team | |
| Prince of Wales | 00 | 43 | Isipathana |
| Royal | 33 | 00 | Dharmaraja |
| Piliyandala Central | 05 | 17 | Science |
| St. Peter’s | 29 | 00 | Vidyartha |
Right after that match shield, bowl and plate semifinals took placed respectively taking schools 7s rugby to a next level.
Shield Semi Final
| Team | Score | Team | |
| St. Aloysius | 10 | 17 | Siri Piyarathana |
| Sri Sumangala | 39 | 10 | Richmond |
SHIELD FINAL – SIRI PIYARATHANA vs SRI SUMANGALA
Plate Semi Finals
| Team | Score | Team | |
| Dharmaraja | 22 | 07 | Prince of Wales |
| Vidyartha | 38 | 00 | Piliyandala Central |
PLATE FINAL – Vidyartha vs Dharmaraja
Bowl Championship – Semi Final
| Team | Score | Team | |
| Ananda | 10 | 05 | St. Benedict’s |
| Maliyadeva | 05 | 19 | Lumbini |
BOWL FINAL – ANANDA vs LUMBINI
Just before the lunch break, all the attention was drawn towards the cup semi finals. Four of the school rugby giants met each other in heated up matches.
Cup Championship – Semi Final
| Team | Score | Team | |
| Isipathana | 07 | 15 | Royal |
| Science | 07 | 21 | St. Peter’s |
The never ending sweet rivalry between Royal and Isipathana showed us another spectacular hard fought battle by the two teams and on the other hand St. Peter’s dominated Science College in order to book their place in the finals.
CUP FINAL – ROYAL vs ST.PETER’S
When it came down to the business end of the tournament it was all up to the big games. They were nothing but spectacular to watch as these young lads gave their best for the teams showing heavenly signs for Sri Lankan 7s rugby.
The shield final was played between Siri Piyaratathana and Sumangala. The game appeared fierce right away.
Throughout the first half, none of them had the opportunity to score. Eight minutes into the game, Siri Piyarathana scored the first try of the match from the far right corner. The try by Sumangala, which scored just under the post, had everyone hyped up.
In extra time, Siri Piyarathana produced a spectacular try to win the shield championship.
Shield Final
| Team | Score | Team | |
| Sri Sumangala | 07 | 12 | Siri Piyarathana |
SHIELD CHAMPIONS – SIRI PIYARATHANA COLLEGE
In the bowl final, Anandians didn’t give the slightest of chance to Lumbini to score a try where they had the upper hand through out the 14 minutes of play. This was a battle between the two of the speedsters in the tournament.
Bowl Final
| Team | Score | Team | |
| Ananda | 24 | 00 | Lumbin |
BOWL CHAMPIONS – ANANDA COLLEGE
We couldn’t ask more for a plate final, where two of the prestigious schools in the hill country came face to face. It was a mouth watering battle between Vidyartha and Dharmaraja which the Tigers grabbed the win away from the Rajans after scoring 4 consecutive tries.
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Plate Final
| Team | Score | Team | |
| Vidyartha | 24 | 12 | Dharmaraja |
PLATE CHAMPIONS – VIDYARTHA COLLEGE
The final game of the day was the biggest of them all. THE CUP FINAL. Royal college went on to take St. Peter’s college in their own backyard. Two back to back tries in the first half from Peterites registered the win for them while the Royalists just fell short of a converted try for the win.
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Cup Final
| Team | Score | Team | |
| Royal | 05 | 10 | St. Peter’s |
CUP CHAMPIONS – ST.PETER’S COLLEGE
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