Monday, June 15, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Isipathana regains winning ways
Despite a valiant effort by St. Joseph’s, who displayed an improved game compared to their earlier games, Isipathana carried forward their winning momentum from last week’s win over Kingwood to record a convincing 22-3 victory in a President’s Schools Rugby League Division 1 Segment ‘A’ match played at Havelock Park yesterday. Isipathana who led 12-3 at half-time collected their points through 4 tries, of which only one was converted, to St. Joseph’s solitary penalty.
Isipathana who missed an easy penalty at the early stage of the game came back strongly after spending a considerable time in the Josephian 22 metre area when centre Ashan Gallage successfully went through to score a spectacular try which was converted by Malik Jumad to lead 7-nil. Fly half Prasad Devinda followed the similar steps to score another try which brought Isipathana a lead of 12-nil almost into half-time. St. Joseph’s retaliated to breach the Isipathana territory and their effort was rewarded with a penalty which was converted by winger Mayura Sanjeewa to trail 3-12 at half-time.
The Josephians showed a much improved approach in the second half and almost touched down on a few occasions but lacked the finishing touches. Adding further to their problems was the lack of backing from the three-quarters who failed to show up at the needed times. Though St. Joseph’s were successful in holding up Isipathana from going over for a bigger total they could not prevent the Isipathana scrum half from crossing over twice in the second half. Mohamed Mustaq refereed. (MNA)
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Isipathana who missed an easy penalty at the early stage of the game came back strongly after spending a considerable time in the Josephian 22 metre area when centre Ashan Gallage successfully went through to score a spectacular try which was converted by Malik Jumad to lead 7-nil. Fly half Prasad Devinda followed the similar steps to score another try which brought Isipathana a lead of 12-nil almost into half-time. St. Joseph’s retaliated to breach the Isipathana territory and their effort was rewarded with a penalty which was converted by winger Mayura Sanjeewa to trail 3-12 at half-time.
The Josephians showed a much improved approach in the second half and almost touched down on a few occasions but lacked the finishing touches. Adding further to their problems was the lack of backing from the three-quarters who failed to show up at the needed times. Though St. Joseph’s were successful in holding up Isipathana from going over for a bigger total they could not prevent the Isipathana scrum half from crossing over twice in the second half. Mohamed Mustaq refereed. (MNA)
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Kingswood go unscathed
Kingswood surprisingly has escaped any punishment for the behaviors of spectators following their defeat to Isipatana last week. Kingswood has apparently promised to beef up security and ensure that there will not be a repetition of what transpired last week.
Chairman of Rugby at Isipatana Hassan Singhawansa said; “Kingswood sent a letter of unconditional apology to our principal and to me. In the spirit of sportsmanship we have decided to accept the letter and hold no grudge despite our team bus being damaged and parents of players being injured.”
Last week in an after match brawl in Kandy, Isipatana supporters were injured and the Isipatana College bus was damaged by some unruly elements.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the Interim Committee of rugby in Sri Lanka Dr. Maiya Gunasekera said; “We will hold the Annual General Meeting (AGM) as soon as possible. I believe we are in the eleventh hour in terms of preparations.”
Dr. Gunasekera added prior to the AGM the SLRFU will hold a Special General meeting with regard to the constitutional amendments on June 24. Gunasekera added; “One of the most significant changes is that once a team is selected to represent Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) will get the players to sign a contract. Thus we can prevent players pulling out at the eleventh hour as has happened in the past.
In yet another development, the Interim Committee has written to all the schools to nominate players for the Youth Asiad to be held in September. Unfortunately for Sri Lanka, the Asiad is just after the Advanced Level Examinations, and thus it will be up to each respective school to check with the players and nominate whoever is suitable. The pool will be picked after the nominations are received.
By Harry Jayachandra
Chairman of Rugby at Isipatana Hassan Singhawansa said; “Kingswood sent a letter of unconditional apology to our principal and to me. In the spirit of sportsmanship we have decided to accept the letter and hold no grudge despite our team bus being damaged and parents of players being injured.”
Last week in an after match brawl in Kandy, Isipatana supporters were injured and the Isipatana College bus was damaged by some unruly elements.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the Interim Committee of rugby in Sri Lanka Dr. Maiya Gunasekera said; “We will hold the Annual General Meeting (AGM) as soon as possible. I believe we are in the eleventh hour in terms of preparations.”
Dr. Gunasekera added prior to the AGM the SLRFU will hold a Special General meeting with regard to the constitutional amendments on June 24. Gunasekera added; “One of the most significant changes is that once a team is selected to represent Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) will get the players to sign a contract. Thus we can prevent players pulling out at the eleventh hour as has happened in the past.
In yet another development, the Interim Committee has written to all the schools to nominate players for the Youth Asiad to be held in September. Unfortunately for Sri Lanka, the Asiad is just after the Advanced Level Examinations, and thus it will be up to each respective school to check with the players and nominate whoever is suitable. The pool will be picked after the nominations are received.
By Harry Jayachandra
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Rugby tunes your minds on violence says Dr Maiya
By Ravi Nagahawatte
Rugby Interim Committee Chairman Dr Maiya Gunasekere says that rugby has the potential to make spectators violent after a game.
Gunasekere told The Island that rugby by nature was a violent sport and the action in a match tunes the spectators’ minds to make them behave aggressively after a game.
He said that spectators who watch rugby matches needed to be educated on sociology and psychology. "What’s important for the spectators is that they should know to turn their minds away from violence and behave normal when the match is over," Gunasekere said.
Gunasekere made these comments in the aftermath of the violent incidences which were reported at the conclusion of inter-school rugby match between Kingswood and Isipathana, played in Kandy, last week.
"These incidences don’t happen after a carrom or a chess game. When spectators watch a racing championship, they tend to drive faster than normal when getting back home. This is natural," explained Gunasekere.
He said that when he was coaching the Royal rugby team, he had the habit of showing movies from the Rocky series to the players a few hours prior to the match. "I could see the difference. The players got all pumped up and were raring to go when it was time for the match," he said.
Gunasekere said that Society of Rugby Referees in Sri Lanka (SRRSL) President Dilroy Fernando was in the process of making arrangements to obtain the services of police to strengthen the security at matches. "This is to strengthen the security of referees. When this happens, the security at venues automatically gets strengthened," he said.
Gunasekere said that Kingswood College couldn’t shun away from taking responsibility for the incidents which took place at the match in which the school hosted Isipathana.
Kingswood College Principal Ranjith Chandrasekere when contacted said that the reports on the incident had been exaggerated. "Bottles were thrown about by both parties during the incident and the Isipathana College bus was damaged. There was no fighting and no one was injured during the incident. Security at the match was handled by a private security firm and the police too were present. Kingswood will take steps to strengthen the security at matches which the school hosts in future," Chandrasekere said.
Isipathana College coach Shamly Nawaz when contacted said that two Isipathana College players were injured during the match due to rough play. Nawaz said that one player had suffered a broken nose and the other player’s ear had been bitten, all during the match. "None of the players was injured during the incident after the game. But the crowd turned hostile and started throwing stones at the dressing room where we went to change after the game. That was pretty scary," Nawaz said.
Isipathana College created a real upset in the ongoing inter-school rugby tournament by beating Kingswood College 25-19 in their tournament fixture played at Bogambara Stadium last Saturday.
Rugby Interim Committee Chairman Dr Maiya Gunasekere says that rugby has the potential to make spectators violent after a game.
Gunasekere told The Island that rugby by nature was a violent sport and the action in a match tunes the spectators’ minds to make them behave aggressively after a game.
He said that spectators who watch rugby matches needed to be educated on sociology and psychology. "What’s important for the spectators is that they should know to turn their minds away from violence and behave normal when the match is over," Gunasekere said.
Gunasekere made these comments in the aftermath of the violent incidences which were reported at the conclusion of inter-school rugby match between Kingswood and Isipathana, played in Kandy, last week.
"These incidences don’t happen after a carrom or a chess game. When spectators watch a racing championship, they tend to drive faster than normal when getting back home. This is natural," explained Gunasekere.
He said that when he was coaching the Royal rugby team, he had the habit of showing movies from the Rocky series to the players a few hours prior to the match. "I could see the difference. The players got all pumped up and were raring to go when it was time for the match," he said.
Gunasekere said that Society of Rugby Referees in Sri Lanka (SRRSL) President Dilroy Fernando was in the process of making arrangements to obtain the services of police to strengthen the security at matches. "This is to strengthen the security of referees. When this happens, the security at venues automatically gets strengthened," he said.
Gunasekere said that Kingswood College couldn’t shun away from taking responsibility for the incidents which took place at the match in which the school hosted Isipathana.
Kingswood College Principal Ranjith Chandrasekere when contacted said that the reports on the incident had been exaggerated. "Bottles were thrown about by both parties during the incident and the Isipathana College bus was damaged. There was no fighting and no one was injured during the incident. Security at the match was handled by a private security firm and the police too were present. Kingswood will take steps to strengthen the security at matches which the school hosts in future," Chandrasekere said.
Isipathana College coach Shamly Nawaz when contacted said that two Isipathana College players were injured during the match due to rough play. Nawaz said that one player had suffered a broken nose and the other player’s ear had been bitten, all during the match. "None of the players was injured during the incident after the game. But the crowd turned hostile and started throwing stones at the dressing room where we went to change after the game. That was pretty scary," Nawaz said.
Isipathana College created a real upset in the ongoing inter-school rugby tournament by beating Kingswood College 25-19 in their tournament fixture played at Bogambara Stadium last Saturday.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Isipathana stuns Kingswood
It was a grand game by the Pathanians, where they beat the defending league champions and the table leaders Kingswsood by 25 points to 19, in their fifth inter-school division 1 segment ‘A’ game, the score is certainly no indication of the splendid game by the Isipathaninas.
They played handily to score two goals, a try and a drop goal and a penalty to score 25 points against Kingswood’s two goals and a try. Pathana led 19-0 at half-time, dictating terms to the champions.
Isipathana had to maintain their good name in the game and they lived up to it. Be it a loose maul or ruck, they were on the ball like cats would pounce on mice. Wherever the ball went the Pathanians were there, they played a clean game, the ball handling was excellent and they stuck to their game plan throughout the match to stamp their class.
In the second half Kingswood, not to be outdone played the game of their lives but it was just not their day.
Isipathana forwards played hard and had the better of the exchanges to have more possession. Their halves also combined much better than the Kinswoodians. This win will no doubt give Pathana the courage to shine in the rest of their matches.
For Isipathana B. Jayasinghe, A. Atthanayake, C. Siriwardena scored the tries, the drop came off the boot of P. Devinda and G. Jumath goaled the tries and the penalty. R. Sansoni, D. Devandra scored the tries while R. Weerarathen goaled two of them to make up the 19 points for Kingswood.
Pradeep Fernando refereed.
By Hafiz Marikar
The Nation
They played handily to score two goals, a try and a drop goal and a penalty to score 25 points against Kingswood’s two goals and a try. Pathana led 19-0 at half-time, dictating terms to the champions.
Isipathana had to maintain their good name in the game and they lived up to it. Be it a loose maul or ruck, they were on the ball like cats would pounce on mice. Wherever the ball went the Pathanians were there, they played a clean game, the ball handling was excellent and they stuck to their game plan throughout the match to stamp their class.
In the second half Kingswood, not to be outdone played the game of their lives but it was just not their day.
Isipathana forwards played hard and had the better of the exchanges to have more possession. Their halves also combined much better than the Kinswoodians. This win will no doubt give Pathana the courage to shine in the rest of their matches.
For Isipathana B. Jayasinghe, A. Atthanayake, C. Siriwardena scored the tries, the drop came off the boot of P. Devinda and G. Jumath goaled the tries and the penalty. R. Sansoni, D. Devandra scored the tries while R. Weerarathen goaled two of them to make up the 19 points for Kingswood.
Pradeep Fernando refereed.
By Hafiz Marikar
The Nation
Thursday, June 4, 2009
'A' Divison points table after four weeks
Schools------P--W--L--D--G---T---P--DG--PF---PA--PTS---AVE
Kingswood-=4--4--0--0--23--12--2--0--227--33--18.00--4.50
Royal-------=4--4--0--0---8--19--3--0--160--62--18.00--4.50
STC---------=4--3--1--0--13---5--3--0--125--79--14.00--3.50
Isipathana-=4--3--1--0---6---7--3--1---89---64--13.00--3.25
Trinity------=4--2--2--0--11--10--1--1--133--96--10.00--2.50
SJC---------=4--2--2--0---3---9--3--0---75--138---9.00--2.25
SPC---------=4--1--3--0---9--10--1--0--116--75---5.00--1.25
Dharmaraja=4--1--3--0---6---1--1--0---50--143---4.50--1.13
SACK--------=4--0--4--0---2---6--2--1--53--155---1.00--0.25
Mahanama-=4--0--4--0---3---3--0--0---38--215---0.00--0.00
Columns: Played, Won, Lost, Drawn, Goals, Tries, Penalties,
Drop Goals, Points for, Points against, Points, Average
Kingswood-=4--4--0--0--23--12--2--0--227--33--18.00--4.50
Royal-------=4--4--0--0---8--19--3--0--160--62--18.00--4.50
STC---------=4--3--1--0--13---5--3--0--125--79--14.00--3.50
Isipathana-=4--3--1--0---6---7--3--1---89---64--13.00--3.25
Trinity------=4--2--2--0--11--10--1--1--133--96--10.00--2.50
SJC---------=4--2--2--0---3---9--3--0---75--138---9.00--2.25
SPC---------=4--1--3--0---9--10--1--0--116--75---5.00--1.25
Dharmaraja=4--1--3--0---6---1--1--0---50--143---4.50--1.13
SACK--------=4--0--4--0---2---6--2--1--53--155---1.00--0.25
Mahanama-=4--0--4--0---3---3--0--0---38--215---0.00--0.00
Columns: Played, Won, Lost, Drawn, Goals, Tries, Penalties,
Drop Goals, Points for, Points against, Points, Average
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