Defending champions Wesley were shocked when they were beaten by a gutsy Ananda outfit in the All Island Elite Under-18 Rugby Sevens, which was worked off at the Royal Sports Complex yesterday.
In another group encounter, Maliyadeva shocked Joes 12/7 to book their Cup/Plate quarter-final berth. All other leading teams qualified for the Cup/Plate quarter-finals, which will be worked off from 7.30 a.m. at Reid Avenue.
Day 1 results:
Wesley beat Richmond 38/5, St. Peter’s beat Lumbini 24/5, Zahira beat Lalith Athulathmudali College 33/10, Trinity beat Sri Sumangala College (Panadura) 52/0, Ananda beat Richmond College 29/0, Dharmaraja beat Lumbini 22/5, St. Anthony’s College beat Lalith Athulathmudali 17/5, Vidyartha beat Sri Sumangala (Panadura) 63/0, Ananda beat Wesley College 31/7, Isipathana beat Mahanama College 35/5, Maliyadeva beat St. Joseph’s College 12/7, St. Peter’s College beat Dharmaraja 24/17, Kingswood beat Thurstan 24/0, Zahira beat St. Anthony’s College 24/0, Trinity beat Vidyartha 24/5, DS beat Kandy Sumangala 34/5.
Cup/Plate quarter-finals
Ananda vs. Isipathana
Maliyadeva vs. St. Peter’s
Kingswood vs. Zahira
Trinity vs. DS Senanayake
Bowl quarter-finals
Wesley vs. Mahanama
St. Joseph’s vs. Dharmaraja
Thurstan vs. St. Anthony’s
Vidyartha vs. Kandy Sumangala
Shield semi-Finals
Richmond vs. Lumbini
Lalith Athulathmudali vs. Sri Sumangala College (Panadura)