KDU Super 10s Rugby Tournament

The KDU Super 10s Rugby Tournament, organized by General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), concluded yesterday at the university grounds in Rathmalana. Seven teams representing various universities and higher education institutes participated in the tournament.

In the preliminary round, the teams were drawn into two groups:

Group A: KDU, SLIIT (Kandy), Ocean University

Group B: IIT Campus, SLTC Research University, CINEC Campus, Open University of Sri Lanka

During the group stage, KDU and IIT Campus emerged as the group leaders, winning all their pool games. Alongside them, SLIIT (Kandy) and SLTC advanced to the semi-finals as the best-performing second-place teams from their respective groups.

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In the semi-finals, KDU and IIT emerged victorious, securing their spots in the grand final. The first semi-final was one-sided, with the host team, KDU, dominating SLTC with five unanswered tries. In the second semi-final, after an intense battle, IIT outmuscled SLIIT (Kandy) to advance. SLTC went on to claim third place after convincingly defeating SLIIT (Kandy).

In an exhilarating final, KDU demolished IIT Campus, scoring four tries, while IIT had to settle for a consolation try.

After an intense and hard-fought tournament, Hansaka Higgoda of KDU emerged as the top scorer, recording eight tries and seven conversions. Meanwhile, Binath Kumarasinghe was adjudged Player of the Tournament for his outstanding performance.

Match Results

Group Stage

KDU 34 – 07 SLIIT Kandy

CINEC 07 – 12 SLTC

IIT Campus 34 – 00 Open University

Ocean University 00 – 29 SLIIT Kandy

IIT Campus 19 – 14 SLTC

CINEC 24 – 00 Open University

KDU 36 – 00 Ocean University

CINEC 10 – 27 IIT Campus

SLTC 39 – 10 Open University

Semi Finals

KDU 29 – 00 SLTC

IIT Campus 22 – 05 SLIIT (Kandy)

Third Place Match

SLTC 29 – 07 SLIIT (Kandy)

The Final

KDU 24 – 07 IIT Campus