CR & FC Dethrone Kandy SC after 25 Years to Win the Inter Club League Title in front of the Home Crowd at the Mecca of Local Rugby ( Headquarters )

SLR NIPPON PAINT Inter Club A Division League Rugby Championship 2923 / 2024 – 02nd Round

08th Week – Cup Championship
Race Course : Kandy SC bt CH & FC 32 – 24 ( H / T 12 – 18 )
Havelock Park : CR & FC bt Havelock SC 12 – 09 ( H / T 05 – 03 )

08th Week – Plate Championship
Panagoda : Army SC bt Air Force SC 21 – 15 ( H / T 10 – 08 )
Police Park : Police SC bt Navy SC 41 – 22( 31 – 08 )

09th Week – Cup Championship
Havelock Park : Kandy SC bt Havelock SC 19 – 15 ( H / T 00 – 03 )
Race Course : CR & FC bt CH & FC 32 – 12 ( H / T 14 – 05 )

09th Week – Plate Championship
Panagoda : Police SC bt Army SC 42 – 37 ( H / T 20 – 29 )
Welisara : Air Force SC bt Navy SC 41 – 14 ( H / T 26 – 07 )

10th Week – Cup Championship
Royal Sports Complex : Havelock SC bt CH & FC 28 – 11 ( H / T 10 – 08 )
Longdon Place : CR & FC bt Kandy SC 33 – 25 ( H / T 06 – 13 )

10th Week – Plate Championship
Welisara : Army SC bt Navy SC 33 – 10 ( H / T 00 – 10 )
Ratmalana : Air Force SC bt Police SC 26 – 05 ( H / T 12 – 05 )

Player of the Title Decider : Zubair Doray – CR & FC

Cup Segment :
Champions – CR & FC 58 Points ( Unbeaten through the season )
Runners Up – Kandy SC 48 Points
03rd Place – Havelock SC 32 Points
04th Place – CH & FC 27 Points

Plate Segment :
Winners – Police SC 30 Points
Runners Up – Air Force SC 24 Points
03rd Place – Army SC 23 Points
04th Place – Navy SC 02 Points ( Lost all matches in the season )

Top Try Scorers :
10 – Lasindu Karunathilaka – CR & FC
08 – Hirantha Perera – Police SC
07 – Sudaraka Dikkumbura – Army SC
07 – Lasantha Kumara – Army SC
07 – Ashan Bandara – Army SC

Top Points Scorers :
94 – Tarinda Ratwatte – Kandy SC
73 – Ashan Bandara – Army SC
69 – Netmina Hirusha – CH & FC
64 – Samuel Maduwantha – Havelock SC
59 – Thenuka Nanayakkara – CR & FC

03rd Place : Havelock SC
Captain : Azmir Fajudeen
Head Coach : Saliya Kumara
Assistant Coach : Dhanushka Botheju
Manager : Ruklan Cabraal

Runners Up : Kandy SC
Captain : Lavanga Perera
Head Coach : Fazil Marija
Assistant Coach / Trainer : Viraj Prasanna
Manager : Kapila Silva

Champions :
Captain : Suhiru Anthony
Head Coach : Dushantha Lewke
Assistant Coach / Trainer : Vishvamithra Jayasinghe
Manager : Rohan Chinthaka

Report / Photos courtesy Spencer Leon, Christo Jordashe ( Sri Lanka Rugby Media ) & Damith Weerasinghe ( ThePapare )