With less than three weeks to go for the highly anticipated 2017 Schools Rugby Season, the governing body; the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) is in a debate whether to carry out the tournament as scheduled or to postpone it by a month.
ThePapare learns from a reliable source that the Schools Rugby Season which was expected to commence on the 24th of February 2017 will be most likely be postponed by a month and will go back to its usual starting week in March.
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Sources from the SLSRFA added that the uncertainty in the venues and the clashes with the Dialog Clifford Cup were few of the main concerns that were raised and are currently considering the shift from February to March. The other concern according to the SLSRFA was the sponsorship confirmation for the league which is yet in the process of being finalized.
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Earlier last year, the national body shifted the Schools Sevens tournament to a later date to accommodate the league tournament in February. This was in order to go in line with the international calendar but due to these reasons, there is every possibility that the league will be back-dated by a month.
The weeks from mid-February to mid-March is a busy week for school sports with the Big Matches also scheduled during these weeks. Due to this, many schools according to their earlier fixtures have opted to play their matches on either Fridays or Mondays.
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The Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association will be providing a final verdict on this decision by Friday.
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