The opening day of the first leg of the Sri Lanka Super 7’s kicked-off early this morning at the Nittawela grounds in the rugby crazy hill capitol. The event which was powered by Dialog dished out some phenomenal rugby throughout the day with the franchises and schools’ segments belting out their best.
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The atmosphere all through the day was spectacular with the venue dressed in the colours of the teams with a typical sevens fiesta reverberating through the grounds. The Rugby on display was equally flamboyant with a brilliant blend of youthful exuberance from the young school boys while the franchise players put on some clinical sevens rugby.
The 8 franchises were split into two groups with the Walkers CML Vipers, Cargills Gladiators, EYZ Wolves and Etisalat Panthers playing in group ‘A’ while the Access Kings, KBSL Dragons and Softlogic Warriors were grouped with defending champions Mobitel Eagles in group ‘B’
The Mobitel Eagles continued their winning ways, remaining the only unbeaten team at the of the day’s play. The Eagles scored 10 tries over the course of the day with Lee Keegal running in on three occasions.
Group ‘A’ was a much tighter contest with the Cargills Gladiators taking the top spot with wins over the Etisalat Panthers and Walkers CML Vipers. The Etisalat Panthers also picked up two wins on day one but were relegated to second place in group ‘A’ due to their loss to the Gladiators.
All 8 teams, still have a shot at the title as they now move into the cup quarter-finals set to kick off tomorrow morning.
Franchise quarter-final draw
Cargills Gladiators vs Softlogic Warriors
Etisalat Panthers vs Access Kings
Walkers CML Vipers vs KBSL Dragons
EYZ Wolves vs Mobitel Eagles
Buddima Piyarathne of the KBSL Dragons was the top try scorer on day one with 7 tries in just 3 games while Naveen Henakankanamge playing for the Etisalat Panthers ran in 5 tries.
Like in the franchise segment, eight teams took part in the school’s segment, with St. Joseph’s College topping group ‘A’ followed by Dharmaraja College, St. Peters College and Isipathana College while Trinity College topped group ‘B’ followed by St. Anthony’s College, Science College and Kingswood College.
The under 18 teams put on a show for the Kandy crowd with some awesome sevens rugby with Kingswood College, Science College, St. Peters and Trinity College qualifying for the Cup semi-finals.
Day 1 – Tournament Results
| No | Match | Team 1 | Score 1 | Score 2 | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | SCH A-1 vs SCH A-4 | Isipathana College | 14 | 17 | St. Peter's College |
| 02 | SCH A-2 vs SCH A-3 | Dharmaraja College | 19 | 19 | St. Joseph's College |
| 03 | SCH B-1 vs SCH B-4 | St. Anthony's College | 12 | 7 | Kingswood College |
| 04 | SCH B-2 vs SCH B-3 | Trinity College | 22 | 17 | Science College |
| 05 | FA-1 vs FA-4 | Walkers CML Vipers | 12 | 19 | Cargills Gladiators |
| 06 | FA-2 vs FA-3 | EZY Wolves | 17 | 19 | Etisalat Panthers |
| 07 | FB-1 vs FB-4 | Access Kings | 12 | 26 | Mobitel Eagles |
| 08 | FB-2 vs FB-3 | KBSL Dragons | 22 | 19 | Softlogic Warriors |
| 09 | SCH A-1 vs SCH A-3 | Isipathana College | 10 | 14 | St. Joseph's College |
| 10 | SCH A-2 vs SCH A-4 | Dharmaraja College | 5 | 31 | St. Peter's College |
| 11 | SCH B-1 vs SCH B-3 | St. Anthony's College | 19 | 33 | Science College |
| 12 | SCH B-2 vs SCH B-4 | Trinity College | 17 | 10 | Kingswood College |
| 13 | FA-1 vs FA-3 | Walkers CML Vipers | 7 | 26 | Etisalat Panthers |
| 14 | FA-2 vs FA-4 | EZY Wolves | 26 | 05 | Cargills Gladiators |
| 15 | FB-1 vs FB-3 | Access Kings | 17 | 14 | Softlogic Warriors |
| 16 | FB-2 vs FB-4 | KBSL Dragons | 21 | 24 | Mobitel Eagles |
| 17 | SCH A-1 vs SCH A-2 | Isipathana College | 19 | 22 | Dharmaraja College |
| 18 | SCH A-3 vs SCH A-4 | St. Joseph's College | 26 | 0 | St. Peter's College |
| 19 | SCH B-1 vs SCH B-2 | St. Anthony's College | 15 | 24 | Trinity College |
| 20 | SCH B-3 vs SCH B-4 | Science College | 28 | 5 | Kingswood College |
| 21 | FA-1 vs FA-2 | Walkers CML Vipers | 17 | 14 | EZY Wolves |
| 22 | FA-3 vs FA-4 | Etisalat Panthers | 15 | 19 | Cargills Gladiators |
| 23 | FB-1 vs FB-2 | Access Kings | 15 | 26 | KBSL Dragons |
| 24 | FB-3 vs FB-4 | Softlogic Warriors | 5 | 14 | Mobitel Eagles |
| 25 | SCH/Cup Q/F-1 | St. Joseph's College | 12 | 17 | Kingswood College |
| 26 | SCH/Cup Q/F-2 | Dharmaraja College | 19 | 31 | Science College |
| 27 | SCH/Cup Q/F-3 | St. Peter's College | 24 | 07 | St. Anthony's College |
| 28 | SCH/Cup Q/F-4 | Isipathana College | 21 | 31 | Trinity College |
Click Here Day 2 Tournament Schedule
| No | Match | Team 1 | Score 1 | Score 2 | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Womens-1 | Army SC | 53 | 00 | CR&FC |
| 30 | Womens-2 | Navy SC | 36 | 7 | Air Force SC |
| 31 | F/Cup Q/F-1 | Cargills Gladiators | 14 | 24 | Softlogic Warriors |
| 32 | F/Cup Q/F-2 | Walkers CML Vipers | 24 | 0 | K B S L Dragons |
| 33 | F/Cup Q/F-3 | Etisalat Panthers | 14 | 19 | Access Kings |
| 34 | F/Cup Q/F-4 | EZY Wolves | 5 | 7 | Mobitel Eagles |
| 35 | SCH Bowl/Shield SF1 | St. Joseph's College | 19 | 12 | Dharmaraja College |
| 36 | SCH Bowl/Shield SF2 | St. Anthonys College | 22 | 12 | Isipathana College |
| 37 | SCH Cup/Plate SF1 | Kingswood College | 07 | 33 | Science College |
| 38 | SCH Cup/Plate SF2 | St. Peter's College | 19 | 22 | Trinity College |
| 39 | Womens-3 | Army SC | 24 | 0 | Air Force SC |
| 40 | Womens-4 | Navy SC | 55 | 0 | CR&FC |
| 41 | F/ Bowl/Shield SF1 | Cargills Gladiators | 12 | 22 | K B S L Dragons |
| 42 | F/ Bowl/Shield SF2 | Etisalat Panthers | 14 | 17 | EZY Wolves |
| 43 | F/ Cup/Plate SF1 | Softlogic Warriors | 20 | 14 | Walkers CML Vipers |
| 44 | F/ Cup/Plate SF2 | Access Kings | 05 | 07 | Mobitel Eagles |
| 45 | SCH/Shield Final | Dharmaraja College | 15 | 12 | Isipathana College |
| 46 | F/Shield Final | Etisalat Panthers | 17 | 00 | Cargills Gladiators |
| 47 | SCH/Bowl Final | St. Joseph's College | 14 | 22 | St. Anthony's College |
| 48 | F/Bowl Final | K B S L Dragons | 14 | 19 | EZY Wolves |
| 49 | SCH/Plate Final | Kingswood College | 19 | 19 | St. Peters College |
| 50 | Womens-5 | Air Force SC | 35 | 05 | CR&FC |
| 51 | F/Plate Final | Walkers CML Vipers | 07 | 31 | Access Kings |
| 52 | SCH Finals | Science College | 19 | 05 | Trinity College |
| 53 | Womens-6 | Army SC | 24 | 00 | Navy SC |
| 54 | F/Cup Finals | Softlogic Warriors | 05 | 19 | Mobitel Eagles |
The games are scheduled to begin tomorrow from 8.40am at Nittawalla Grounds Kandy. Catch the live action on ThePapare.com from 8.30am onwards.
