The Sri Lanka Super 7’s concluded late last evening with the EZY Wolves taking the victory in the 2nd leg beating the overall champions the Mobitel Eagles who suffered just 2 losses over the course of the two weeks. 

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Super-7s-winners-2017The Eagles earned their slot in a second successive final after picking up a 17-12 win in the quarter final against the Access Kings before beating the Etisalat Panthers in the semi-finals 33-24. The EZY Wolves paved their way to the final after beating Softlogic Warriors 24-12 in the quarter-finals and then the Cargills Gladiators 17-10 in the semi-finals.

The Wolves led by the former Sri Lanka and Havelocks captain Sudarshana Muthuthantri came with some vengeance in to the finals. An early try by the Kenyan speedster Nelson Oyoo made it look a perfect start for the Wolves. The Eagles replied through an unconverted try off the restart through the Fijian Joseva Bilo Green. The two star studded sides put on a thrilling opening stanza while the Wolves looked the better side as they kept the champions pinned in their own half.

The Eagles were put under immense pressure when Mohommad Absal was sent to the bin midway through the first half and the Wolves used the numerical advantage to send Dinusha Chathuranga over in the corner to extend their lead to 14-05. However, the Eagles closed the deficit on the stroke of half time with another try.

HT: EZY Wolves 14 – Mobitel Eagles 12 

In an intense second half, the EZY Wolves extended their lead to 7 points early on, when Sashan Mohamed ran in an unconverted try before the Kenyan Nelson Oyoo struck the defining blow with his second try of the final. Eagles could not trouble the score board as the Wolves dominated the second half. Coach Sudath Sampath of the Wolves used both their Kenyan players as center and in the wing to cut off the speedster Anurudda Wilwara scoring for the Eagles which ultimately became a smart-move for the Wolves. The Kenyan captain Andrew Amande came late in the second half which helped the winners to muscle their defense with his experience and physical power.

Eagles coach Nilfer Ibrahim had his most outstanding players Martin Losefo and the dynamic Fijian center Jonny Nasola (now Malaysian National) in form but did not have the best 14 minutes which allowed the Wolves to hold on for a win.

FT: EZY Wolves 26 – Mobitel Eagles 12

Sudarshana Muthuthantri (Ezy Wolves) was awarded the most outstanding player of the tournament by the Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR).

Super 7s 2nd place 2017The Etisalat Panthers after a thrilling semi-final were relegated to the plate final to face the Cargills Gladiators in a repeat of last weekend’s shield final.

The Panthers got off to a flying start with Fazil Marija scoring an early try followed by some individual brilliance from Sri Lanka’s 7’s superstar Srinath Sooriyabandara who went coast to coast to score under the posts. They went on to add a further seven points before the break with Sevuloni Lutu scoring which he converted himself.

The second half however, was much more competitive as Gladiators opened their account in the second half with a converted try by Gayan Weerarathne. As the Panthers absorbed the pressure from the Gladiators and replied with a brilliant counter attacking try by young star Naveen Henakankanamge. The Gladiators fought till the very end scoring two quick tries to close the deficit to just 3 points but Panthers held on to the lead and wound out the clock to take 3rd place.

FT: Etisalat Panthers 22 – Cargills Gladiators 19

The Softlogic Warriors and Access Kings who finished second and third last weekend were relegated to the bowl final this week and the Warriors were the first to get on the board through a try from Lafela Vaa. But the rest of the second half was dominated by Kings. They managed to score 3 tries by Jone Vota, Skipper Dhanush Dayan and Lavanga Perera. 

The Kings extended their lead through another two tries by Abele Atunasia and Jone Vota early on in the second half. TheWarriors had a late burst with two tries through Lafela Vaa and Nishon Perera but it was too little too late for them. Abele Atunasia finished off the match with another try for the Kings which gave them a handsome win in Bowl Finals.

FT: Access Kings 36 – Softlogic Warriors 19

In the Shield final, the Vipers started off the first half in fine fashion with two tries coming from Kavindu Costa and Lahiru Lakshan. Thilina Weerasinghe drew back the deficit for the Dragons with a try but just before the half time Lahiru went over the line for the second time to put the Vipers further ahead in the game.

The second half saw the Dragons come back into the game with Charith Senevirathne going over the line early on. Vipers once again extended their lead with a converted try by Mekalanga Pramod which took the game away from Dragons. Before the final whistle Asitha Punchihewa scored a conciliation try for Dragons but the Vipers took the win by 28 points to 19

Full Time : Walkers CML Vipers 28 – KBSL Dragons 19

Final Standings Franchise after 2nd Leg

PlaceTeamPoints
1SLT Mobitel Eagles55
3Softlogic Warriors34
3Access Kings34
6Walkers CML Vipers22
2EZY Wolves43
8KBSL Dragons10
5Etisalat Panthers26
7Cargills Gladiators18

Click here 2nd Leg Day 2 - Tournament Results

No Match Team 1 Score 1 Score 2 Team 2
29 SCH-Cup Q/F-1 Kingswood College 31 5 Isipathana College
30 SCH-Cup Q/F-2 St.Anthony's College 5 22 St. Peter's College
31 SCH-Cup Q/F-3 Wesley College 24 0 Zahira College
32 SCH-Cup Q/F-4 Science College 5 12 St. Joseph's College
33 F/Cup Q/F-1 EZY Wolves 24 12 Softlogic Warriors
34 F/Cup Q/F-2 Cargills Gladiators 34 19 KBSL Dragons
35 F/Cup Q/F-3 Walkers CML Vipers 19 26 Etisalat Panthers
36 F/Cup Q/F-4 Mobitel Eagles 17 12 Access Kings
37 SCH Bow/Shield SF 1 Isipathana College 26 5 St.Anthony's College
38 SCH Bow/Shield SF 2 Zahira College 7 29 Science College
39 SCH Cup/Plate SF 1 Kingswood College 17 12 St. Peter's College
40 SCH Cup/Plate SF 2 Wesley College 7 31 St. Joseph's College
41 WOM-5 Army SC 43 0 CR & FC
42 WOM-6 Navy SC 41 05 Air Force SC
43 F/Bow/Shield SF 1 Softlogic Warriors 24 19 KBSL Dragons
44 F/Bow/Shield SF 2 Walkers CML Vipers 12 17 Access Kings
45 F/Cup/Plate SF 1 EZY Wolves 17 10 Cargills Gladiators
46 F/Cup/Plate SF 2 Etisalat Panthors 24 33 Mobitel Eagles
47 SCH/Shield Final St.Anthony's College 31 5 Zahira College
48 F/Shield Final KBSL Dragons 17 28 Walkers CML Vipers
49 SCH/Bowl Final Isipathana College 12 19 Science College
50 F/Bowl Final Softlogic Warriors 19 34 Access Kings
51 SCH/Plate Final St. Peter's College 36 5 Wesley College
52 WOM-7 Air Force SC 19 0 CR&FC
53 F/Plate Final Cargills Gladiators 19 22 Etisalat Panthors
55 SCH Final Kingswood College 7 5 St. Joseph's College
54 Womens Final Navy SC 41 5 Army SC
56 F/Cup Finals EZY Wolves 26 12 Mobitel Eagles

Click here 2nd Leg Day 1 - Tournament Results

No Match Team 1 Score 1 Score 2 Team 2
01 SCH A-1 vs SCH A-4 Science College 17 19 St.Anthony's College
02 SCH A-2 vs SCH A-3 Wesley College 7 33 Kingswood College
03 SCH B-1 vs SCH B-4 Isipathana College 12 17 St. Joseph's College
04 SCH B-2 vs SCH B-3 St. Peter's College 24 00 Zahira College
05 FA-1 vs FA-4 Mobitel Eagles 14 29 Cargills Gladiators
06 FA-2 vs FA-3 Walkers CML Vipers 12 31 EZY Wolves
07 FB-1 vs FB-4 Softlogic Warriors 19 24 Etisalat Panthors
08 FB-2 vs FB-3 Access Kings 47 07 KBSL Dragons
09 SCH A-1 vs SCH A-3 Science College 7 31 Kingswood College
10 SCH A-2 vs SCH A-4 Wesley College 29 12 St.Anthony's College
11 SCH B-1 vs SCH B-3 Isipathana College 14 17 Zahira College
12 SCH B-2 vs SCH B-4 St. Peter's College 12 21 St. Joseph's College
13 WOM-1 Army SC 33 0 Air Force SC
14 WOM-2 Navy SC 43 0 CR & FC
15 FA-1 vs FA-3 Mobitel Eagles 24 21 EZY Wolves
16 FA-2 vs FA-4 Walkers CML Vipers 21 17 Cargills Gladiators
17 FB-1 vs FB-3 Softlogic Warriors 10 19 KBSL Dragons
18 FB-2 vs FB-4 Access Kings 24 7 Etisalat Panthors
19 SCH A-1 vs SCH A-2 Science College 0 24 Wesley College
20 SCH A-3 vs SCH A-4 Kingswood College 33 5 St.Anthony's College
21 SCH B-1 vs SCH B-2 Isipathana College 7 36 St. Peter's College
22 SCH B-3 vs SCH B-4 Zahira College 0 33 St. Joseph's College
23 WOM-3 Air Force SC 26 0 CR & FC
24 WOM-4 Army SC 7 12 Navy SC
25 FA-1 vs FA-2 Mobitel Eagles 12 17 Walkers CML Vipers
26 FA-3 vs FA-4 EZY Wolves 19 10 Cargills Gladiators
27 FB-1 vs FB-2 Softlogic Warriors 24 12 Access Kings
28 FB-3 vs FB-4 KBSL Dragons 21 17 Etisalat Panthors