S. Thomas' College Vs St. Joseph's College - 2009 (STC - 38 : SJC - 13)
played on
Friday, the 22nd May 2009 at the Big Club Grounds STC ML.
Press Reports -
Thomians in
rousing win over Joes-
http://www.thesundayleader.lk/20090524/sports.HTM
S.
Thomas' College powered their way to a rousing 38 points to 13
points victory over St. Joseph's College in their annual inter
school under 20 'A' division league rugby encounter worked off at
Mount Lavinia on Friday.
The Thomians collected their points from four goals and two tries
after having led 19-3 at half time. St. Joseph's College responded
with two unconverted tries and put over one penalty.
S.
Thomas' College also avenged their last year's shock defeat against
the same opponents and went on to regain the Lady Jayatilleke
Shield.
Thomians in smashing 38 -13 victory over Joes -
http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/05/23/spo05.asp
S. Thomas’ College
powered their way to a rousing 38 points to 13 points victory over
St. Joseph’s College in their annual inter school under 20 ‘A’
division league rugby encounter worked off at Mount Lavinia
yesterday.
The Thomians collected
their points from four goals and two tries after having led 19-3 at
half time.
St. Joseph’s College
responded with two unconverted tries and put over one penalty.
S. Thomas’ College
also avenged their last year’s shock defeat against the same
opponents and went on to regain the Lady Jayatilleke Shield. -
(C.D.)
Thomians drub Joes
38-13 to take Jayatileke Shield
by Ravi Nagahawatte -
http://www.island.lk/2009/05/23/sports8.html
S. Thomas’ College
vanquished St. Joseph’s College 38-13 in their annual rugby
encounter which was played for the Lady Jayatileke Shield at Mount
Lavinia yesterday.
The Thomian forwards
once again proved to be force and won enough possession for the
three quarters to run riot. The winners ran down six dandy tries
from which five came off the hard running three quarters. Joes
responded with two unconverted tries and a penalty.
The Thomian threes
were simply unstoppable when in full flight with centre Anurudhdha
Wilwara beating the St. Joseph’s backline for pace, twice in the
first half.
The team’s fly half T.
Wickremesinghe made the score 19-0 in favour of S. Thomas’ in the
27th minute of play when he picked up a lose ball and ran through.
Joes laboured with the
ball and made inroads into the Thomian half. However, some ruthless
tackling by the Thomians stopped the Joes on their tracks.
St. Joseph’s foxed the
Thomians with a move virtually worked across the field and flanker
Chirath Perera breezed through to score close to the posts. Mayura
Sanjeewa, who earlier slotted in a penalty, missed the conversion.
S.Thomas’ led 19-8 at the short whistle of referee Orville Fernando.
Wilwara followed a
chip kick in the Thomian half and then sprinted 45 metres, ball in
hand, to put S.Thomas’ 26-8 ahead in the fifth minute of the second
half.
Joes hit back in the
11th minute of the second half with a try by Madushan Perera.
S. Thomas’ made
several changes as the game progressed but the players on the field
maintained their dominance in the scrums and line outs.
The winners scored
twice more with touch downs coming from winger Praveen Perera and
hooker N.Koddithuwakku who scored off a forwards rush.
Manoharan and
Wickremesinghe shared four conversions between them.
