Joes outplay Lumbini 82-0, get closer to League title

The table leaders St. Joseph's College moved closer towards winning the Singer Division One Group B league title completely outplaying Lumbini MV by a huge margin of 82 points to nil in their inter school under 20 rugby tournament match worked off at Longden Place yesterday.

The Josephians also cruised to their seventh successive victory this season while collecting their points from six goals and eight tries after having led 41 nil at half time in a completely one sided encounter.

In addition St. Joseph?s College completed 50 tries in the tournament during this match and now they are just two penalties away from topping the three hundred point mark having conceded only 34 points to their opponents.

Dynamic wing three quarter Sachintha Maduranga led the try feast while crossing their opponent's goal line on as many as eight occasions during a dazzling performance. In the process he also had the honour of completing a hat trick of tries for the second time in the current inter school season.

Second winger Naveen Abeyratne also made a fine impact scoring three superb tries while second row forward Dilan Rambukwella, Dhanuka Anthony and Dananjaya Silva scored a try each for the winners.

Their regular place kicker Shanaka Pietersz also had a fine game when he converted four tries and Sachintha Maduranga added the extra points to two tries. Upul Silva refereed. C.D