By Dhammika Ratnaweera
Sri Lanka’s most sought after rugby tournament in the calendar year, Dialog Club Rugby 7’s tourney is all set to kick off on 29th and 30th June at the p Racecourse Grounds, Colombo. In this year’s Dialog Rugby Club 7’s, 16 teams will fight it out for the Cup, Plate, Bowl and Shield Championships in two days of fast-paced action.
Leading rugby clubs including CH & FC, Navy SC, Police SC, Air Force FC, Army SC will play A and B teams, while CR & FC, Kandy SC, Havelock SC and provincial clubs including Peterson SC, Galle RFC and Malay CC will only field a single team to compete for top honours at this year’s tourney.
In the last year’s Dialog Rugby Club 7’s, the 1st Leg was won by Kandy SC beating Police SC “A” 26 points to 5 and with the 2nd Leg won by CR & FC beating CH & FC “A” 21points to 12 going onto be crowned as overall champions after fending off a spirited late challenge by CH & FC gaining 85 tournament points, while Air Force “A” secured the runners up position by gaining 81 tournament points and 3rd place by Navy “A” gaining 78 tournament points.
The Dialog Rugby Club 7’s is sponsored by Dialog Axiata, Sri Lanka’s most prolific sponsor for sports, and the proud sponsor of the Sri Lankan National Rugby Team. The Company is also the sponsor of Sri Lanka Cricket, in addition to its close association with the President’s Gold Cup Volleyball, national junior and senior Net Ball, Premier Football, and schools’ cricket to identify and develop the sport in the rural peripheries of the country, and Paralympics, including powering the Sri Lankan contingent to the Paralympic Games.
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Harsha Samaranayake – Senior General Manager, Brand & Media, Dialog Axiata PLC hands over the official sponsorship to Rizlly Illyas – Deputy President/Chairman -Tournament Committee, Sri Lanka Rugby. Also in photo (L-R) Chirantha De Zoysa – Senior General Manager/Head of Business – Television Services, Dialog Axiata PLC and Thusitha Peiris, Secretary, SLR
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