After some shocking results in the Dialog Clifford Cup knock-out Police and Kandy came in to the finals which will kick-off tomorrow (Saturday) at Nittawela grounds 4.15 p.m
Dialog Clifford cup knockouts semifinal between Kandy and CR&FC was played at Nittawela. Birthday boy Sean Wijesinghe’s men beat the Reds and will host Police SC at the final this Saturday.
Kandy SC V Navy SC What the fan said before the decider
Kandy Sports Club was crowned as the new league title holders after a lapse of two years on points aggregate despite losing the encounter against Navy Sports Club in a close one point margin (12-11) at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium this evening.
It is always difficult to beat Kandy S.C at Nittawela but winning with a bonus point or not conceding a losing bonus point is really a tough task for the defending champions Navy S.C
Kandy Sports Club staged a superb comeback to overcome a mighty Havelock SC offense and take home the win with a 22-20 score.
The Soldiers are the only team who beat Kandy in round one with a 21 – 13 margin. With a different team and a man going off with a red card Kandy won the match convincingly at Nittawela.
Havelock’s Dhanushka Ranjan and Kandy’s Christopher Cloete scores hat-tricks to take their team to win whilst Navari Eramasi of Navy scored a double as they beat the inconsistent Police at Welisara.
Air Force got thrashed in the first week of the season against Kandy to 78 – 09 and yet again they suffered a big blow as the full time score stood in favor of the hosts Kandy 66 (T10 C8) – Air Force 27 (T3 C3 P2)in week 14 at Nittawela today.
Defending champs Navy suffer a big blow after Havelocks defeat, Soldiers seems lacking leadership and more worries with Fijians ready to leave the island.
An emphatic second half rally by CR & FC helped them draw (27-27) their Dialog Rugby League 2014/15 second round fixture with Kandy SC on Saturday at Longden Place amidst hundreds of passionate rugby enthusiasts in one of the most thrilling games in the current season.
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