The NSBM U21 rugby Seven’s is a new initiative introduced by the institution to bring together young sportsmen to celebrate the game of Rugby. The event is scheduled to take place on the 8th of September 2018, at the Racecourse Grounds, Colombo.
16 Schools have already confirmed their participation, with tier two schools going head to head against some of the front runners of the game. Speaking at the media conference held last week, former Rugby Referee, coach and manager Mr. Tony Amit stated that SLRFU wishes to add this tournament to the sporting calendar in the future.
The teams will be divided in to four groups; A, B, C and D, with four schools in each group. The tournament will follow the ‘World U20 Rugby Seven’s’ laws and will be played to the standard Seven’s league format. Each school will play three matches in the group stage, before going into the knockout stage that will see the Cup, Plate, Bowl and Shield categories.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| St. Anthony’s College Kandy | Vidyartha College | Isipathana College | St. Joseph’s College |
| Thurstan College | Mahanama College | Trinity College | Dharmaraja College |
| St. Aloysius College | Zahira College | Sri Sumangala | Lumbini College |
| Sri Piyaratne Vidyalaya | Hindu College | Devapathiraja College | Ananda College |
An exhibition match between NSBM and KDU is also set to be played as well, to add glamour to the proceedings before the finals which will be played under lights. https://www.thepapare.com/live-nsbm-inter-school-u21-sevens-2018/
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