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by Kandy Sports Corr

After last week's hiccups Kingswood bounced back into reckoning when they beat S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia blue and black to the tune of 30 points (1 goal, 4 tries, 1 penalty) to 10 (2 tries) in their Schools Rugby match played at the Bogambara Stadium in Kandy yesterday.

At half-time Kingswoodians led 12-5.

With the game barely 4 minutes old Kingswood's second rower Mohamed Akram was sent on Sin Bin for stamping an opponent. A few minutes later the Thomians taking advantage of the opponents having minus one player on the field hooked the ball from the scrums inside Kingswood's '22' for winger Dilakshan Muthetugam to give the finishing touches to a three quarter movement to score far sight. Sanjay Samarasinghe missed a difficult kick at goal.

But the Thomians joy was short lived as the Kingswoodians launched a fierce attack on their defence and their No. 8 Navin Wijetunga ran a good 40-metres and hooker Charaka Perera scored off a ruck far right. Skipper Eranda Weerakoddy failed to add the extra points and the scores stood level at 5-all.

In the 28th minute the Kingswoodians took over the lead for the first time in the match when centre Gayan Weeraratne with a blistering 45-metre scored near the posts. Weerakoddy added the extra points. Kingswood led 12-5.

Soon after resumption a Thomian player was blown for tackling from an off-side position and Eranda Weerakoddy fired across the penalty.

In the 15th minute Kingswood's winger Luchira Ratnage followed a kick ahead covered some distance and sent full back Eranda Weerakoddy to score by the right corner flag which went unconverted.

Three minutes later centre Gayan Weeraratne scored his second try when he off a second phase move scored for left. Weerakoddy's kick at goal just missed going over.

In the 22nd minute Kingswoodian score again through Gayan Weeraratne who collected the loose ball and ran a good 45-metres to touch down by the left post.

Weerakoddy's kick at goal struck the uprights and rebounded. Soon afterwards kingswood's flanker Dinesh Gamage was sent on 'Sin Bin' for dangerous play.

Once again kingswood having only 14 players on the field, the Thomians struck through scrum half Ruwan Jyatissa who scored off a scrum deep inside their opponent's territory.

Dilroy Fernando refereed.

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