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Doha
Wesley clinched the Lions Touch Rugby 7s Cup for the sixth consecutive time as they beating Zahira 3- at the Doha Rugby Football Centre.
The Blues led 3-0 at halftime before a boisterous 500 crowd. Captain Shivan Madawa opened up the account, turning and twisting untouched to plant the first crossover.
The second try was posted by paceman Lahiru Prasad, while the third nail in the coffin for Zahira was hammered in by Sajith Ariyawansha.
Trailing 0-3 at the break, Zahira were mentally out of contention. However, their second-half start and enthusiasm told a different story as they threatened to score and challenged the champs keeping them scoreless for the entire second period.
Winning captain Madawa could not hide his excitement after the final hooter and commented, “I’m really excited, it was a great match and I’m so proud of the boys.”
“Zahira pressurised us in attack and held us out in defence. In the second half, it was really tough but thankfully, we had a game plan and we executed it.”
Zahira play-maker and former captain Murshid Ahamat was disappointed at the loss and said, “It is unfortunate we couldn’t get the win. We lost the game in the first half as we strayed from our strategy.”
“Our boys never gave up, they dug in hard in the second half to defend well but we just couldn’t get the tries on. Congratulations to Wesley for a fantastic win.”
Doha
Wesley clinched the Lions Touch Rugby 7s Cup for the sixth consecutive time as they beating Zahira 3- at the Doha Rugby Football Centre.
The Blues led 3-0 at halftime before a boisterous 500 crowd. Captain Shivan Madawa opened up the account, turning and twisting untouched to plant the first crossover.
The second try was posted by paceman Lahiru Prasad, while the third nail in the coffin for Zahira was hammered in by Sajith Ariyawansha.
Trailing 0-3 at the break, Zahira were mentally out of contention. However, their second-half start and enthusiasm told a different story as they threatened to score and challenged the champs keeping them scoreless for the entire second period.
Winning captain Madawa could not hide his excitement after the final hooter and commented, “I’m really excited, it was a great match and I’m so proud of the boys.”
“Zahira pressurised us in attack and held us out in defence. In the second half, it was really tough but thankfully, we had a game plan and we executed it.”
Zahira play-maker and former captain Murshid Ahamat was disappointed at the loss and said, “It is unfortunate we couldn’t get the win. We lost the game in the first half as we strayed from our strategy.”
“Our boys never gave up, they dug in hard in the second half to defend well but we just couldn’t get the tries on. Congratulations to Wesley for a fantastic win.”
