Inter Unit Rugby Victory to SLAF Station Colombo
9:19pm on Friday 7th August 2015
A thrilling encounter between SLAF Base Ratmalana and SLAF Station Colombo terminated the Inter Unit Rugby Championship of the Sri Lanka Air Force after a tough series of intense competition in which 15 teams from different SLAF Bases and Stations scattered around the Island rubbed their shoulders for supremacy. The long fight ended with the crowning of SLAF Station Colombo as the Inter Unit Rugby Champions this evening (08th August 2015) at the SLAF Rugby grounds at SLAF Base Ratmalana.
SLAF Station Colombo dominated SLAF Base Ratmalana during the first half by 10-06 points. Leading Aircraftman Dissanayake contributed with a try and Leading Aircraftman Bandara with a penalty kick respectively. Leading Aircraftman Jayamaha crossed the opponents’ line and completed a two penalties in the second half for SLAF Station Colombo.
The latter half of the game belonged to SLAF Base Ratmalana where they made a valiant effort to recover from their defeat by securing 12 points. At the end of the full time, SLAF Station Colombo defeated the SLAF Base Rathmalana team by 15-12 points to clinch the Championship.
At the women's game, SLAF Base Ratmalana defeated the SLAF Station Colombo by 24-0 points and clinched the women's championship.
The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The Chairman SLAF Rugby Air Vice Marshal Vijitha Gunarathne, Director of the Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Air Vice Marshal Rohana Pathirage, Base Commander SLAF Base Ratmalana Air Commodore PDKT Jayasinghe, Commanding Officer SLAF Station Colombo Air Commodore Prasanna Payoe, Officers and other ranks of SLAF Base Ratmalana and SLAF Station Colombo as well as some die-hard fans from other bases/stations were also present to witness the finals.
SLAF Station Colombo dominated SLAF Base Ratmalana during the first half by 10-06 points. Leading Aircraftman Dissanayake contributed with a try and Leading Aircraftman Bandara with a penalty kick respectively. Leading Aircraftman Jayamaha crossed the opponents’ line and completed a two penalties in the second half for SLAF Station Colombo.
The latter half of the game belonged to SLAF Base Ratmalana where they made a valiant effort to recover from their defeat by securing 12 points. At the end of the full time, SLAF Station Colombo defeated the SLAF Base Rathmalana team by 15-12 points to clinch the Championship.
At the women's game, SLAF Base Ratmalana defeated the SLAF Station Colombo by 24-0 points and clinched the women's championship.
The Commander of the Air Force Air Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The Chairman SLAF Rugby Air Vice Marshal Vijitha Gunarathne, Director of the Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Air Vice Marshal Rohana Pathirage, Base Commander SLAF Base Ratmalana Air Commodore PDKT Jayasinghe, Commanding Officer SLAF Station Colombo Air Commodore Prasanna Payoe, Officers and other ranks of SLAF Base Ratmalana and SLAF Station Colombo as well as some die-hard fans from other bases/stations were also present to witness the finals.
