The celebrated Schools Rugby League for the 2019 year will kick off on the 25th February – March 3 week as the fixtures for the 1st round have been released.
The premier rugby tournament in the country, the Singer Schools Rugby League 2019 will be having an early start this year with the games set to start in the final week of February and expected to continue for five weeks straight.
A total of 12 teams will feature in the top division divided in the 2 groups for the first round. In the 1st round, each of them will play each other in the group and the top 4 finishers will make it to the cup championship. The bottom of each group will make it the Plate championship.
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New entrants to the ‘A’ Division, Maliyadeva College will be in Group IA while Science College who get their promotion ticket after a year in the ‘B’ Division will be in Group IIA.
The groups for 2019 is as follows:
| Position | Group IA | Group IIA |
| 1 | Royal College | St. Joseph’s College |
| 2 | St. Peter’s College | Isipathana College |
| 3 | Kingswood College | Trinity College |
| 4 | Wesley College | Zahira College |
| 5 | S. Thomas’ College | St. Anthony’s College |
| 6 | Maliyadeva College | Science College |
The groupings are based on last year’s positions in the Singer Schools Rugby League. Check the Points Table from 2018 on ThePapare Stats Centre
Last year’s Schools Rugby League winners Royal College will lead the seeding in the Group IA while St. Joseph’s College who were league runners-up will sit on top of the Group IIA.
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The Plate champions from last year, S. Thomas’ College make it to the 5th seed in the IA while the runners up St. Anthony’s are grouped IIA.
The fixtures for the Schools Rugby League 2019
| Week | Home Team | Visiting Team | Venue | Time |
|
Week – 1 Feb 25 – Mar 3
|
Royal College | Maliyadeva College | Royal Complex | 4.00 p.m. |
| St. Joseph’s College | Science College | TBC | 4.00 p.m. | |
| S. Thomas’ College | St. Peter’s College | TBC | 4.00 p.m. | |
| St. Anthony’s College | Isipathana College | Nittawela | 4.00 p.m. | |
| Kingswood College | Wesley College | Bogambora | 4.00 p.m. | |
| Zahira College | Trinity College | Zahira Grounds | 4.00 p.m. | |
|
Week – 2 Mar 4 – 10
|
S. Thomas’ College | Royal College | TBC | 4.00 p.m. |
| St. Anthony’s College | St. Joseph’s College | Nittawela | 4.00 p.m. | |
| Maliyadeva College | Wesley College | Maliyadeva Grounds | 4.00 p.m. | |
| Science College | Zahira College | Science Grounds | 4.00 p.m. | |
| Kingswood College | St. Peter’s College | Bogambora | 4.00 p.m. | |
| Trinity College | Isipathana College | Pallekelle | 4.00 p.m. | |
|
Week-3 Mar 11 – 17
|
Royal College | Wesley College | Royal Complex | 4.00 p.m. |
| St. Joseph’s College | Zahira College | TBC | 4.00 p.m. | |
| S. Thomas’ College | Kingswood College | TBC | 4.00 p.m. | |
| Trinity College | St. Anthony’s College | Pallekelle | 4.00 p.m. | |
| Maliyadeva College | St. Peter’s College | Maliyadeva Grounds | 4.00 p.m. | |
| Science College | Isipathana College | TBC | 4.00 p.m. | |
|
Week-4 Mar 18 – 24
|
Kingswood College | Royal College | Bogambora | 4.00 p.m. |
| St. Joseph’s College | Trinity College | TBC | 4.00 p.m. | |
| Wesley College | St. Peter’s College | Longdon Place | 4.00 p.m. | |
| Isipathana College | Zahira College | Havelock Park | 4.00 p.m. | |
| S. Thomas’ College | Maliyadeva College | STC Grounds | 4.00 p.m. | |
| St. Anthony’s College | Science College | Nittawela | 4.00 p.m. | |
|
Week-5 Mar 25 – 31
|
St. Peter’s College | Royal College | SPC Grounds | 4.00 p.m. |
| Isipathana College | St. Joseph’s College | Havelock Park | 4.00 p.m. | |
| Kingswood College | Maliyadeva College | Bogambora | 4.00 p.m. | |
| Trinity College | Science College | Pallekelle | 4.00 p.m. | |
| S. Thomas’ College | Wesley College | TBC | 4.00 p.m. | |
| Zahira College | St. Anthony’s College | Zahira Grounds | 4.00 p.m. |
*Note – fixture dates and venues are subjected to confirmation
