Colombo undergrads emerge unbeaten unter-university hockey champions after 5 years

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The champion team. Standing from left: Wasantha (Instructress ), N.D. Perera, T.N. Hemachandra (Vice Captain), Malinga lakruwan, N.D. Janson, A.K. Liyanage, D.C.P. Wijesinghe (Captain), T.L. Tennakoon, R.T.R. Ranathunga, P. Liyanagama, R. Ranawakaarachchige, Rohan Dissanayake (Coach). Front row from left: T. Piyumantha, P. Sameera, J.S. Dayarathne, Y.A. Withanage, G.M. Rajapaksha, A. Wijethilake, A. Ranasinghe, S. Peiris

Colombo University emerged unbeaten champions at 2015 iner university hockey tournament, winning the title for the first time since 2010, after defeating University of Jaffna by 2-0 at the final worked out at the Rajarata University grounds in Anuradhapura recently.

Skipper and right-in Chirantha Wijesinghe and centre-half Thanuka Tennekoon, both former Sri Lanka Schools hockey players, scored at 6th minute and 42nd minutes for Colombo University against Northern undergrads.

Colombo team beat Wayamba University by 6-0 Kelaniya University by 2-0 in the league round matches.

Then the Colombo undergrads team, coached by former Sri Lankan hockey coach Rohan Dissanayake, ousted defending champions Moratuwa University by 4-3 before defeating the hosts Rajarata Univestity in the semifinal by two goals to nil.