Havelock Sports Club, CR & FC, Kandy Sports Club and Police ‘A’ topped their respective groups at the end of day one of the Dialog Club Rugby 7’s tournament – worked off at Racecourse International Stadium – setting up quarter final showdowns with Army ‘A’, Navy ‘A’, Air Force ‘A’ and CH & FC ‘A’ respectively on day two.
Spectators were treated to a total of 24 games as 16 club rugby teams tested each other in the first tournament of the 2019/ 20 season.
Peterson RFC, Malay CC and Galle RFC were the new additions to the tournament apart from the usual 8 A division clubs.
The Club heavy weights made easy work of their weaker as the 50-point mark was crossed off on 6 occasions as CH & FC ‘A’ — on two occasions — , Police ‘A’, Havelock Sports Club, CR & FC, and Army ‘B’ were amongst the teams who crossed the half-century mark.
Havelock Sports Club defeated CH & FC ‘A’ in the decisive game to top group A. A young CR & FC outfit were unstoppable, notching up a total of 31+65+27, holding all three of their opponents in group B scoreless, ending the day in red hot form, topping their group.
| Group A | ||||
| CH & FC ‘A’ | 50 | 0 | Peterson RFC | |
| Havelock SC | 42 | 0 | Army ‘B’ | |
| CH & FC ‘A’ | 56 | 7 | Army ‘B’ | |
| Havelock SC | 62 | 7 | Peterson RFC | |
| Army ‘B’ | 54 | 0 | Peterson RFC | |
| CH & FC ‘A’ | 10 | 33 | Havelock SC | |
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| Air Force ‘A’ | 48 | 12 | Galle RFC | |
| CR & FC | 31 | 0 | Police ‘B’ | |
| Air Force ‘A’ | 43 | 17 | Police ‘B’ | |
| CR & FC | 65 | 0 | Galle RFC | |
| Police ‘B’ | 48 | 0 | Galle RFC | |
| Air Force ‘A’ | 0 | 27 | CR & FC | |
Kandy Sports Club added former CR captain Kavindu Perera into their ranks, adding more speed into the already potent back-line and were unstoppable dispatching their opponents to end on top of group C.
| Group C | |||
| Navy A | 47 | 5 | Air Force ‘B’ |
| Kandy | 40 | 5 | CH & FC ‘B’ |
| Navy A | 40 | 12 | CH & FC ‘B’ |
| Kandy | 28 | 12 | Air Force ‘B’ |
| CH & FC ‘B’ | 24 | 12 | Air Force ‘B’ |
| Navy A | 7 | 29 | Kandy |
Meanwhile, Police ‘A’ were pushed to the brink by Army, however, the Cops hung on to win the final group game of the day against the Soldiers, 21-14, to take top spot in group D.
| Group D | |||
| Police ‘A’ | 59 | 0 | Malay CC |
| Army ‘A’ | 21 | 12 | Navy ‘B’ |
| Police ‘A’ | 33 | 17 | Navy ‘B’ |
| Army ‘A’ | 42 | 7 | Malay CC |
| Navy ‘B’ | 19 | 17 | Malay CC |
| Police ‘A’ | 21 | 14 | Army ‘A’ |
Day two kicks off with the Bowl/ Shield quarter finals as the 3rd – 4th place teams in the four groups square off to begin the finals.
| Army ‘B’ | V | Malay CC |
| CH & FC ‘B’ | V | Galle RFC |
| Navy ‘B’ | V | Peterson RFC |
| Police ‘B’ | V | Air Force ‘B’ |
The cup/shield quarter finals will feature the group winners alongside the second-place teams of the four groups.
| Havelock SC | V | Army ‘A’ |
| Kandy | V | Air Force ‘A’ |
| Police ‘A’ | V | CH & FC ‘A’ |
| CR & FC | V | Navy A |
The second day will feature a single women’s rugby match as all the action will be telecasted live on ThePapare.com from 8.45am onwards.
LINK: https://www.thepapare.com/live-dialog-inter-club-sevens-2019/
