Joes second half rally rattle St. Anthony’s

Joes came from behind with the help of some brilliant running rugby to beat St. Anthony’s Katugastota by 24 points (2 goals, 2 tries ) to 11 points (1 try, 2 penalties) in a Singer League Under 20 rugby encounter which concluded at the Bogambara Stadium yesterday.

At the breather it was the Antonians who led 8/5.

The antonians played well in the initial half and looked threatening with their moves. In the forefront of attack were skipper Amarasinghe, reliable place kicker Samuel Maduwantha and lock Mohamed Shabeer. The Joes who defended for most of the first half came back into the game with some powerful runs down the line initiated by Chathura Seneviratne, Gemunu Cheethiya and Sachith Silva.

The antonian try was scored by skipper Amarasinghe with Samuel Maduwantha putting over two long-range penalty kicks. For the Darley Road schoolboys tries were scored by Gemunu Cheethiya, Shehan Eranda, Sachith Silva and Chathura Seneviratne. Sachith Silva converted two of them. Referee: Irshard Cader