Relegated Science College will be the favourites in the Division ‘B’ of the Schools Rugby League while Lumbini College and Vidyartha College are set to provide tough competition with fixtures for the tournament officially released.
Schools’ Rugby 2018 fixtures released
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Both Science College and Prince of Wales College Moratuwa will be the teams to watch out for as they battle for promotion after being denied a ‘A’ division position last year.
The Grouping for Division ‘B’ will be as follows:
| IB | IIB |
| Science College | Lumbini College |
| Vidyartha College | Prince of Wales College Moratuwa |
| Ananda College Colombo | Maliyadeva College Kurunegala |
| St. Benedict’s College | Thurstan College |
| St. Sylvester’s College | Mahanama College |
| Piliyandala MMV | Richmond College Galle |
At the conclusion of the 1st round, two teams from each group will be promoted to the Plate title hunt along with the two least performing teams of Division ‘A’ groups. Each team will play each other and the top 4 teams in that competition will be promoted to the ‘A’ Division.
The bottom two teams of each of the Division ‘B’ teams will pair up with the top performers in the ‘C’ Division groups to play the Bowl championship.
The Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) stated that the venues for the games are still to be confirmed with the availability of grounds as well as referees.
According to SLSRFA the 1st round of games will halt for the holy week during the March 29-31st weekend and for the New Year weekend in April (13th and 14th).
The fixture for the Division ‘B’ will be as follows:
| 1st Week 5th March to 12th March | |||
| Home team | Visiting team | Venue | |
| Science College Mt. Lavinia | Piliyandala MMV Piliyandala | Science grounds | |
| Vidyartha College Kandy | St. Sylvester’s College Kandy | Bogambara | |
| Ananda College Colombo | St. Benedict’s College Colombo | TBC | |
| Lumbini College Colombo | Richmond College Galle | TBC | |
| Prince of Wales College Moratuwa | Mahanama College Colombo | TBC | |
| Maliyadeva College Kurunegala | Thurstan College Colombo | Maliyadeva grounds | |
| 2nd Week 13th March to 19th March | |||
| Home team | Visiting team | Venue | |
| St. Sylvester’s College Kandy | Science College Mt. Lavinia | Bogambara | |
| Piliyandala MMV Piliyandala | St. Benedict’s College Colombo | TBC | |
| Vidyartha College Kandy | Ananda College Colombo | Nittawela | |
| Mahanama College Colombo | Lumbini College Colombo | TBC | |
| Richmond College Galle | Thurstan College Colombo | Koggala grounds | |
| Prince of Wales College Moratuwa | Maliyadeva College Kurunegala | TBC | |
| 3rd Week 20th March to 26th March | |||
| Home team | Visiting team | Venue | |
| Science College Mt. Lavinia | St. Benedict’s College Colombo | Science grounds | |
| St. Sylvester’s College Kandy | Ananda College Colombo | Bogambara | |
| Piliyandala MMV Piliyandala | Vidyartha College Kandy | TBC | |
| Lumbini College Colombo | Thurstan College Colombo | TBC | |
| Mahanama College | Maliyadeva College Kurunegala | TBC | |
| Richmond College Galle | Prince of Wales College Moratuwa | Koggala grounds | |
| 4th Week 2nd April to 10th April | |||
| Home team | Visiting team | Venue | |
| Ananda College Colombo | Science College Mt. Lavinia | TBC | |
| St. Benedict’s College Colombo | Vidyartha College Kandy | TBC | |
| St. Sylvester’s College Kandy | Piliyandala MMV Piliyandala | Bogambara | |
| Maliyadeva College Kurunegala | Lumbini College Colombo | Maliyadeva grounds | |
| Thurstan College Colombo | Prince of Wales College Moratuwa | TBC | |
| Mahanama College | Richmond College Galle | TBC | |
| 5th Week 19thApril to 25th April | |||
| Home team | Visiting team | Venue | |
| Science College Mt. Lavinia | Vidyartha College Kandy | Science grounds | |
| Ananda College Colombo | Piliyandala MMV Piliyandala | TBC | |
| St. Benedict’s College Colombo | St. Sylvester’s College Kandy | TBC | |
| Lumbini College Colombo | Prince of Wales College Moratuwa | TBC | |
| Maliyadeva College Kurunegala | Richmond College Galle | TBC | |
| Thurstan College Colombo | Mahanama College | TBC | |
Second Round Fixtures
| Week | Dates |
| Week 1 | 7th to 13th May |
| Week 2 | 14th to 20th May |
| Week 3 | 21st to 27th May |
| Week 4 | 28th May to 3rd June |
