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Message: <blockquote data-quote="skywalker" data-source="post: 2195445" data-attributes="member: 38393">Royal College, Colombo take on St. Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya at the Royal College sports Complex in a Singer inter-school rugby encounter today. The kick off is scheduled at 4.30 pm.On paper, the Peterites have a definite edge over their rivals from Colombo-7. They come into the game as a very confident outfit having beaten top contenders Trinity College, Kandy in their previous outing. The burly eight of St. Peter’s has dominated most of the packs in the arena and they will be pitted against an equally strong set of forwards which will provide a very interesting battle.Royal College on the other hand is by far the underdog in this match. They however managed to put up a splendid performance in their previous outing against St. Anthony’s, Katugastota in a match, which they dominated right from the start with perfect coordination between the line and the pack. They were a rejuvenated outfit and a far cry from the mediocre performances they put up in the previous matches.The Royalists will have to put pressure form the start on the boys from Bambalapitiy and the first half will be vital to both teams.The teams are very much even on paper though it might be otherwise on form but the lads from Reid Avenue just might have a surprise in store for the defending champions. This will indeed be the battle of the ‘forwards’ and will boil down to very powerful play in sets. The Peterite eight have been the most powerful in this aspect of the game but The Royalist after the previous outing seem to have understood the role of each player.Sri Lanka Youth cap Bilal Hassen and Nikira Senanyake will have to be the difference in the match if Royal are going to have any chance of winning. Royal will be boosted by the presence of their vice-captain and flamboyant fly half Naren Dhason who was out the entire season due to an injury. It will be interesting to see how Royal use him.The Peterites therefore will have no walk in the park and they will have to make amends to the unwanted handling errors they made in their outing against Trinity.The Peterites have the services of fly half Harsha Weerakody who has played a vital role in their success story. Much will also depend on the Centre Dilshan Paul and pack leader Ihsan Noor who has bulldozed many an opponent with rough power play. The Royalists will have to dominate loose play and the game may well be a test of supremacy for the forwards of both teams. It will be a battle that is definitely worth watching.</blockquote>

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