Kandy ground Air Force
Defending League and Knockout champions Kandy Sports Club came back to super form of running rugby when they outclassed Air Force Sports Club by 54 points (8 Tries, 4 Conversions, 2 Penalties) to 3 points (1 Drop Goal) at Ratmalana yesterday.
At the short breather it was Kandy who led 25 to nothing.
Kandy after an unsettled start in the first 15 minutes regrouped and played cohesive rugby with intentions of defending status in the league competition. They ran circles around the Airmen. Kandy justified the fact that they are a fitting outfit after their not- so impressive wins in the previous encounters and hit the peak at the correct time threatening others in the title fray. Their fly half Fazil Marija was omnipresent and he was a delight to watch either in attack or in the defence. He split the Air Force defence on a number of occasions with ghosting moves. Fullback and skipper Saliya Kumara too had a crunching day on the field day with ever reliable Roshan Weeraratne keeping the Air Force defence on check many times.
On the other side Airmen lacked the finish and coordination especially between their three quarters and forwards. Being the only team playing without the services of foreign players Air Force seems to be missing the traffic while they are also need to brsh up their basics. Air Force which was one of the top four teams last season, are yet to register their first win this season.