The young and robust Nalin Kumara seemed to have kept his energy reserves for the last, as he scored 04 fantastic touch downs in the “Cup” Championship final to propel Cinnamon Grand “B” to a grand 25/5 win over the sponsors Walkers Tours “A” in the Inaugural Travel Trade Sports Club Beach Tag Rugby Championships 2013, concluded at Mt. Lavinia Hotel’s Paradise Beach on Saturday.
Tournament Director, Dilroy Fernando had no hesitation on naming Nalin Kumara from Cinnamon Grand “B” as the Man-of-the-Tournament.
Walkers Tours “B” led by Andre Power won the “Plate” Championship beating Sri Lankan Airlines, 10/0.
Classic Travels “A” won the “Bowl” Championship with close 5/0 win over the host, Mt. Lavinia Hotel.
Match Results
(1) Group Stage (10 matches) – Cinnamon Grand “A” beat Walkers Tours “B” 15/0; Walkers Tours “A” beat Classic Travels “B” 25/0; Cinnamon Grand “B” beat Walkers Tours “C” 5/0; Kingsbury Hotel beat Sri Lankan Airlines 5/0.; Walkers Tours “B” beat Classic Travels “A” 10/5; Walkers Tours “A” Beat Classic Travels “B” 30/0; Cinnamon Grand “B” beat Walkers Tours “C” 15/0; Sri Lankan Airlines beat Mt. Lavinia Hotel 10/0; Cinnamon Grand “A” beat Classic Travels “A” 15/0; Kingsbury Hotel Vs. Mt. Lavinia Hotel 0/0 draw.
(2)Quarter Finals :
Cinnamon Grand “A” beat Walkers Tours “C” 15/0; Walkers Tours “A” beat Sri Lankan Airlines 10/0; Cinnamon Grand “B” beat Walkers Tours “B” 15/0 ; Kingsbury Hotel beat Classic Travels “B” 5/0.
(3) “Plate” Semi Finals :
Sri Lankan Airlines beat Walkers tours “C” 5/0 ; Walkers Tours “B” beat Classic Travels “B” 15/0
(4)“Cup” Semi-Finals.:
Walkers Tours “A” beat Cinnamon Grand “A” 5/0 (the match ended in 0-0 draw at full time & the match went into extra time /sudden death, Walkers “A” touched down in the 2nd period of extra time); Cinnamon Grand “B” beat Kingsbury Hotel 5/0
(5)The “Bowl” Final – Classic Travels “A” beat Mt. Lavinia Hotel 5/0. A. Mubarak Refereed.
(6)The “Plate” Final : Walkers Tours “B” beat Sri Lankan Airlines 10/0. M.I.M. Ashrof Refereed.
(7)The “Cup” Final : Cinnamon Grand “B” beat Walkers Tours “A” 25/5, after leading 20/5 at half time. Charith Kodagoda Refereed.
The first ever tournament was sponsored by Walkers Tours, a group company from John Keells Holdings and the venue sponsor was Mt. Lavinia Hotels Group.
The chief Guest was Executive Vice President & Head –Destination Management Sector John Keells Group, Vasantha Leelananda & the Guest of Honor was Group Director Sales & Marketing, Mt. Lavinia Hotels Group & Executive Committee Member / TTSC, Chinthaka Daluwatte.
Leelananda and Daluwatte along with the General Secretary / TTSC, Palitha Mendis gave away the awards at the post tournament presentation.
