The final match of the Army Inter Regiment Rugby Championship tournament was played at the Race Course Grounds on Friday (19).
Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva, Commander of the Army, joined others to witness the encounter as the Chief Guest for the occasion.
Major General B. A Perera, Director General, General Staff and Chairman, Army Rugby Committee received the Chief Guest on arrival at the Race Course Grounds.
Before commencing the finals of the 15-a-side tournament, the finals of the 7-a-side women’s Rugby Tournament kicked off with 6 (V) Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps (SLAWC) and 4 (V) SLAWC playing for the 7-a-side trophy. 6 (V) SLAWC beat 4 (V) SLAWC to win the 7-a-side championship.
Sri Lanka Signal Corps (SLSC) and Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps (SLAGSC) teams battled it out for the Rugby Championship where SLAGSC emerged the championship.
Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva after extending his warm congratulations to the 15-a-side winners presented the Championship Trophy to SLAGSC players amidst a thundering applause. Prizes for 7 a side winning teams were distributed by Major General H.C.P Goonetilleke, Commandant, Sri Lanka Volunteer Force.
Major General E.M.M Ambanpola, Deputy Chief of Staff and the large gathering of senior officers watched the finals.
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