Reviewed by Wosanda Malaviarachchi
Under a golden sky at Bogambara Stadium, TCKs Rugger teams confronted their opponents, Sri Sumangala College – on the 30th of June 2024. They went head-to-head hoping to gain a win for their teams, especially the Trinitians since they had lost the previous match and this victory would bring them back on track to win the Bradby Shield and the Tournament.
First Half
The game kicked off on schedule at 4.15 pm and almost immediately a tri was scored by Usman Shafraz and then a few moments later another try by Murad Raizan of Trinity making the Opposition rethink their game plan and bringing the scoreboard up to 10 for Trinity and zero to Sumangala, after just 10 minutes of the game. The rest of the first half went as expected with the Trinitians pulling ahead with a considerable gap of 27 points and the Sumangala Players managing to Score 5 points, a few moments before the 1st half ended with 32 points for TCK and 05 points to SSCK.
Second Half
The game resumed at 5.15p.m with a few more quick tries by the Trinitians, followed by the Sumangalains who also scored some magnificent tries which brought them on par with TCK, but it made no significant difference since, by the end of the match, Trinity College had rocketed ahead leaving Sri Sumangala at a disadvantageous score.
Finally, with a few moments on the clock, Team TCK scored one last try which guaranteed their victory. Trinitians who had racked up 49 points were unable to make it to 50. Nonetheless, they won the match with a gap of 35 points.
Though the Sumangala team lost this match, they showed their impressive rugby skills that retrained Team TCK from getting farther than 49.
Victory for Trinity
The spectators were not disappointed and were able to witness a series of spectacular tries from both ends. We thank the Captain of the Trinity 1st XV rugby team Anuhas Kodituwakku, the Captain of The Sumangala 1st XV rugby team Dinidu Wickramasinghe and MICs for a spectacular encounter. This encounter was a prime example of teamwork of rugby players and inspired upcoming young players to carry the Trinity’s rugby legacy for years to come.
