After an action-packed Day 1, Day 2 delivered above and beyond expectations. A fantastic day of the Under 18 Elite 7s Rugby Tournament 2025 at the Bogambara Stadium ended with the boys from Campbell Park, Wesley College, winning the Cup Championship.
The Day promised some thrillers, and this is how it went down in the tournaments Cup, Plate, Bowl, and Shield Segments.
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Cup Segment
In the Cup Segment, it was Wesley College that emerged victorious. They were a class above the rest from the beginning of the tournament, and lived up to their supporters expectations as they clinched the title at Bogambara.
Cup Quarter-Finals
Isipathana College 07-12 St. Peter’s College
Sri Sumangala College 00-24 D.S Senanayake College
Zahira College 19-26 Wesley College
Vidyartha College 17-12 Lumbini College
Cup Semi-Finals
St. Peter’s College 12-19 D.S. Senanayake College
Wesley College 14-10 Vidyartha College
Cup Finals
Wesley College 19-12 D.S. Senanayake College
Plate Segment
In the Plate, the losers of the Cup Quarters battled it out in the semis. After a good show, Sri Sumangala College Kandy emerged Plate Champions beating Lumbini College and Isipathana College on their way to the silverware.
Plate Semi-Finals
Isipathana College 14-28 Sri Sumangala College Kandy
Zahira College 19-21 Lumbini College
Plate Finals
Sri Sumangala College 33-17 Lumbini College
Bowl Segment
Another tightly contested segment. But at the end of the day, Ananda College just knew how to close out the crunch games, with three narrow victories, they won the Bowl Championship.
Bowl Quarter-Finals
Ananda College 14-12 Mahanama College
St. Joseph’s College 26-05 Science College
St. Anthony’s College 19-24 Kingswood College
Prince of Wales’ College 14-24 Thurstan College
Bowl Semi-Finals
Ananda College 21-17 St. Joseph’s College
Kingswood College 12-25 Thurstan College
Bowl Final
Ananda College 26-24 Thurstan College
Shield Segment
The Shield Segment didn’t disappoint either. Some entertaining rugby from Dharmaraja College on Day 2, earned them the top honours in this segment.
Shield Quarter-Finals
Nugawela Central College 12-07 St. Benedict’s College
St. Sylvester’s College 14-19 Sri Sumangala College Panadura
Dharmaraja College 10-00 Maliyadeva College
St. Aloysius College (BYE)
Shield Semi Finals
St. Aloysius’ College 24-19 Nugawela Central College
Sri Sumangala College Panadura 05-26 Dharmaraja College
Shield Finals
Dharmaraja College 33-05 St. Aloysius College
For his fantastic skill, and work rate right throughout the tournament, Mohomad Fawaz from Wesley College was adjudged the player of the tournament.
