S. Thomas' College Vs St. Peter's College - 2007 (STC - 15 : SPC - 23)

played on Saturday, the 5th May 2007 at the St. Peter's College Ground - Colombo 04
 

Press Reports :
Peterites retain Archibald Perera Trophy for third successive year

by Ranjan Anandappa http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2007/05/06/spo09.asp

RUGBY: St. Peter's retained the Archibald Perera Memorial trophy for the third year in succession with an unimpressive 23 points (4 tries, 1 penalty) to 15 (1 goal, 1 try, 1 penalty) win over S.Thomas' in their school rugger match played at Bambalapitiya yesterday.
 

The pre-match expectation of a keenly contested match wasn't to be as both teams did not play to their true potential. The Thomians after their last week's win over Trinity should have had the cutting edge, but the Peterite held sway even playing with lack of cohesion most of the time.
 

Both sets of forwards matched each other at the initial stages of the game, but lost steam during the latter part of the match. The Thomian scrum half Asela de Livera Tennekoon stood out for his side playing exceptionally well in attack and defence and providing the execellent link.
 

The Thomians opened scoring in the second minute of the game through a penalty put over by Malith Thammanagama.
 

The Peterites forged ahead when winger Gerard Canute scored at the left corner and Harsha Weerakkody missed the conversion.
 

The Thomians then scored the best try of the match when scrum half Asela de Livera tennekoon got the break from one of the Thomian forwards and evaded three defenders and covered over forty metres to socre. Thammanagama gave them the extra points.
 

The Peterites took a 13-10 lead at the breather Thilan Bulner scored off a third phase move on the blind side and Weerakkody put over a penalty.
 

On resumption the Petes scored two unconverted tries both by centre Dilshan Paul and the Thomians touched down through Niluk Wickrematileka, Peterites won the junior game 5-3.

Nizam Jamaldeen refereed.

Thomian grit no match for St. Peters’ flair

By Harry Jayachandra http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070506/Sports/sp206.html

S. Thomas’ who inflicted a stinging defeat on the Kandy idols—Trinity in their first outing last week suffered the same ignominy this time when the nimble footed Peterites ran circles around them to post a 23 points (4 tries and a penalty) to 15 points (a goal a try and a penalty) in their ‘A’ division schools rugby encounter at Bambalapitiya, yesterday.

St. Peter’s thus retained the custody of the Archibald Perera Memorial Trophy for yet another year.

At lemons the winners led at 13 points to 10 points.

It were the Peterites who dominated the proceedings from the very outset, but, they too showed some rust in their armory with their indecision with the ball passing which at least cost them three possible tries. Besides this their place-kicker centre Harsha Weerakody had left his kicking boots at home as he missed all conversions barring a single penalty.

The line-outs were shared, but, in the other set pieces it was like a new paved one way lane for St. Peters. Then by the second half the visitors ran out of steam, but had their tempers high as we saw two Thomians and a Peterite being sin-binned by referee Nizam Jamaldeen.

S. Thomas’ opened scoring in the second minute of the game with a penalty conversion through full back Manjith Thammagama who was also accurate with the addition of two points to the try scored by scrum half Asela Tennekone.

In addition Centre Niluka Wickrematilleke planted an unconverted try in the second half. For the winners-- winger Jerald Kanute and Thilan Buulner fell over the opposite try-line in the first half while centre Dilshan Paul scored both tries in the second half of the game.

The junior game was won by St. Peters at 5-3.