{"id":162,"date":"2018-09-19T01:39:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T06:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stcoba-canada.com\/?p=162"},"modified":"2024-01-16T23:28:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T23:28:07","slug":"rugby-event-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stcoba-canada.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/19\/rugby-event-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby Event 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ned Haig and David Sanderson, would have been proud to witness the Sri Lanka schools Rugby Sevens event on August 12th. A game they conceived in 1883 in Melrose Scotland, now being played around the world at many levels.<\/p>\n<p>Fletcher\u2019s field was taken over for the day by six of the best Sri Lankan School alumni groups. Flags and jerseys were proudly on display. Spectators, Ex Rugby greats, young and old fans of this fast paced game all gathered on this extremely hot August day to watch their school team battle for the coveted Quentin Israel Memorial Trophy.<\/p>\n<p>A very big Thank you to the STCOBA- CANADA team lead by D R Weerasinghe, Gamini Kumarage and Gerhard Munaweera for planning and leading the JOC to pull off this very successful event. Also behind the scenes we had Exco members Daya Ginige, Malik Candappa, Prasad Jinasena, Ram thirugnanam, Rajit Kadirgamar and president Jehan Ahamed all come together to lend a helping hand during the event. The 2017\/2018 Exco would like thank the OBA members who supported the event by attending.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Round Robin<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1st game Royal Blues 34 Trinity 0<\/p>\n<p>2nd STC 36 and Royal Gold 0<\/p>\n<p>3rd Pinkies 0 and St Peters 19<\/p>\n<p>4th Royal Blue 29 and St Joseph\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>5 5th STC 31 and Pinkies 5<\/p>\n<p>6th St Peters 15 and Trinity 5<\/p>\n<p>7th Pinkies 15 and Royal Gold 10<\/p>\n<p>8th STC 12 and St Peters 12<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Semi Finals<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Royal Blue 5 and St Peters 0<\/p>\n<p>STC 19 and St Joseph\u2019s 10<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Finals Royal<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Royal 12 and STC 0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2018 Runners up<\/span><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3520 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/stcoba-canada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2018-Runnersup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stcoba-canada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2018-Runnersup.jpg 457w, https:\/\/stcoba-canada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2018-Runnersup-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stcoba-canada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2018-Runnersup-332x203.jpg 332w, https:\/\/stcoba-canada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2018-Runnersup-268x164.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2018 Winners<\/span><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3521 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/stcoba-canada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2018-Winners.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"187\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">3 rd Place<\/span><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3519\" src=\"https:\/\/stcoba-canada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2018-3rdPlace.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"154\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For event Photos by Daya Ginige: follow the link below<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/5D4ns4DtrH59reWG8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ned Haig and David Sanderson, would have been proud to witness the Sri Lanka schools Rugby Sevens event on August 12th. A game they conceived in 1883 in Melrose Scotland, now being played around the world at many levels. 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