Thomians to defend Elite Under-16 Rugby 10s

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The much-anticipated Under-16 Elite Rugby Tens tournament organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA), will kick off today at Ananda College grounds in Rajagiriya and St. Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya.

The opening day’s matches will be spread across the two venues, while the final day the knock out stages will be hosted at St. Peter’s College. With 32 teams in the fray, grouped into eight pools, a thrilling weekend of schoolboy rugby is on the cards. Thomians are the defending champions of this event having secured the Cup last year.

Group A includes S. Thomas’ Mount Lavinia, Science, Piliyandala Central, and Richmond, setting the tone with a competitive pool.

Group B features D.S. Senanayake, Vidyartha, Prince of Wales and Lalith Athulathmudali, while Group C has powerhouses Isipathana and St. Anthony’s alongside Mahanama and Sri Piyarathna.

Group D brings together Trinity, Kandy Sumangala, St. Benedict’s and St. Aloysius, promising another closely fought set of matches.

Group E will see St. Peter’s, St Joseph’s, Maliyadeva, Nugawela Central while in Group F will feature teams from Wesley, Dharmaraja, Ananda and Panadura Sumangala.

Group G will see Royal, Thurstan, St. Sylvester’s and Sri Rahula while the last group in H segment will see Kingswood, Zahira, Lumbini and Carey battling it out to secure their knock out berth on day 2 at St. Peter’s ground in Bambalapitiya. (SJ)