The Sri Lanka Super 7s series that is set to debut in Kandy will have the essence of schools’ rugby as eight schools will go head to head to compete for the under 18 sevens title that will be conducted alongsidethe main draw.
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The second edition of the Sri Lanka Super 7s series is set to commence this weekend (8th & 9th) and will feature eight franchise teams. This will be the first tournament of its kind to be held at the rugby frenzied hill capital as Nittawela readies itself to host the first leg of the 2017 series.
The Schools’ Sevens series was introduced last year and the original series had the participation of eight schools who played each other across two legs. The first leg was won by St. Peter’s College while Isipathana College won the second and were deemed overall winners.
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This year’s tournament will be held in a similar fashion across the two legs and the organizers have made it a point to have the local teams participating in the first leg, intensifying the competition.
Eight teams have confirmed their participation for the Kandy leg, including St. Anthony’s College, Kingswood College, Isipathana College, Trinity College, Dharmaraja College, Science College, St. Peter’s College and St. Joseph’s College.
These eight teams will be playing the series in a similar format to the main draw and will later advance to Plate and Cup segments respectively.
Recently crowned under 20 sevens champions S. Thomas’ College opted to sit this series out but this will in no way diminish the competitiveness of the eight teams. This year’s 2nd, 3rd and 4th place finishers in the recently concluded sevens series; Isipathana, Trinity and Kingswood are set to field in their under 18 sides.
The tournament will provide the players who are on the verge of wearing their respective 1st XV colours an opportunity to shine.
