Navy SC wins ‘Plate’ Championship of Inter-Club Rugby 7s -2022
Navy Sports Club (SC) won the ‘Plate’ Championship of Inter-Club Rugby 7s – 2022 held at the Racecourse ground on 08th and 09th October 2022. Accordingly, Navy SC defeated Army SC 26-10, playing some outstanding sevens rugby.
This year’s Inter-Club Rugby 7s was participated by 02 men’s teams as ‘Navy’ & ‘Navy Blues’ and 01 women’s team from the Sri Lanka Navy. In the encounter between the Team ‘Navy’ and Army for the ‘Plate’ championship, the sailors did outsmart their opponents 26-10, scoring 01 try and 03 goals.
Meanwhile, ‘Navy Blues’ secured the runner-up title in their encounter with CR & FC for the ‘Bowl’ Championship. Navy also became runner-up in their encounter with Army for Women’s ‘Cup’ Championship.
Under the able guidance of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, the Navy has made available a number of infrastructure, training opportunities and welfare-provisions for the promotion of the sports in the Navy. Capitalizing on these amenities, the Navy athletes have made significant achievements in sports both in national and international level.