Five weeks of exhilarating rugby action finally comes to a conclusion with the 5th weekend of the Singer Schools Rugby League 1st round action shortlisting the Cup Championship candidates.
The aggressively-contested illustrious Singer Schools Rugby League came alive for its 2018 edition on the 3rd of March this year and has dished out some delectable rugby action in the 30 games that were played in the 1st round.
The twelve teams that played across two groups in the top division (Division IA and IIA) will now break away to compete for the silverware with the second round, set to kick off in three weeks.
Out of the six in each group, 4 teams will proceed to the Cup championship while it will be decision time for the bottom tier finishers as they will fight for their top division spot with the lower tier teams.
An A-Z Explanation on How the League works
The points table in the Division IA segment has Royal College comfortably sitting on top with 5 wins,collecting bonus points from 4 outings.
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In Division IA, Royal, St. Joseph’s, Kingswood and Trinity will qualify for the Cup Championship while the bottom two teams will have to spend their time in the Plate.
Both S. Thomas’ and St. Anthony’s haven’t had the best of seasons and with only the encounter between the two schools remaining, — St. Anthony’s will host S. Thomas’s on the 24th at Nittawela, the possibilities of either one making it to the top 4 seems very unlikely.
Leaderboard | ThePapare Stats Centre
Top Try and Point Scorers of the Schools Rugby League 2018
After 5 weeks of rugby action, the Division IIA group’s points table looks like this.
The 2018 season has been a turnaround for the Peterites with the lads from Bambalapitiya sitting on top unbeaten. The top 4 from the IIA, St. Peter’s, Isipathana, Wesley and Zahira will qualify for the cup.
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The Wesleyites however have a game left in their first round action against Dharmaraja but that will not have effect on the positions in the respective division with both Dharmaraja and D. S. Senanayake College sent down to play in the Plate.
The Cup Championship will span out for four weeks with 4 matches played every week and it will be decision time for the eight schools taking part as the league will be fought and won during that period.
The Cup Championship Points Table will be as follows:
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Two teams remain unbeaten in the championship and the final week of this Singer Schools Rugby League will see these two teams; Royal and St. Peter’s facing each other.
The second round fixtures for the Cup Championship will be based entirely on the rankings of the 1st round. The top teams will play the lower teams and later meet each other when the second round goes into its penultimate weeks.
The Second Round fixture for the Cup Championship will be as follows:
| Week | Dates | # | Team 1 | Team 2 | Venue | Time |
| Week 6 | 11 May – 13 May | 31 | Royal College | Zahira College | Royal Complex | 4.15 p.m. |
| 32 | St. Joseph’s College | Wesley College | Havelock Park | 4.15 p.m. | ||
| 33 | Kingswood College | Isipathana College | TBC | 4.15 p.m. | ||
| 34 | Trinity College | St. Peter’s College | Pallekelle | 4.15 p.m. | ||
| Week 7 | 18 May – 20 May | 35 | Royal College | Wesley College | CR & FC (Wesley) | 4.15 p.m. |
| 36 | St. Joseph’s College | Zahira College | Zahira Grounds | 4.15 p.m. | ||
| 37 | Kingswood College | St. Peter’s College | TBC | 4.15 p.m. | ||
| 38 | Trinity College | Isipathana College | Havelock Park | 4.15 p.m. | ||
| Week 8 | 25 May – 27 May | 39 | Royal College | Isipathana College | Havelock Park | 4.15 p.m. |
| 40 | St. Joseph’s College | St. Peter’s College | Havelock Park (St. Joseph’s) | 4.15 p.m. | ||
| 41 | Kingswood College | Zahira College | TBC | 4.15 p.m. | ||
| 42 | Trinity College | Wesley College | Pallekelle | 4.15 p.m. | ||
| Week 9 | 1 June – 3 June | 43 | Royal College | St. Peter’s College | Royal Complex | 4.15 p.m. |
| 44 | St. Joseph’s College | Isipathana College | Havelock Park (Isipathana) | 4.15 p.m. | ||
| 45 | Kingswood College | Wesley College | CR & FC | 4.15 p.m. | ||
| 46 | Trinity College | Zahira College | Pallekelle | 4.15 p.m. |
The 2nd round will kick off on the 11th of May 2018. The exact dates and venues will be updated shortly.
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Note – The following fixtures are ThePapare’s Fixtures and are not the official fixtures released by the SLSRFA
