It was celebration time at Havelock Park last Saturday, as the gallant Sri Lanka rugby team beat mighty Kazakhstan comprehensively, in the HSBC Asian 5-Nations Div 1 rugby tournament.

The Lankans won by a large margin (49-18), to carry away the prestigious HSBC A5N trophy.

HSBC was the principal sponsor, while the team sponsor was Dialog Axiata PLC.

The Sri Lanka team came up with a stupendous performance, spearheaded by the never say die Yoshitha Rajapaksa.

On the way to the final, Sri Lanka beat Chinese Taipei 39-8 and Thailand 45-5.

Officials from the Asian Rugby Football Union were among those present during the tournament.

by M. Farook Lantra

Source: The Islands (Sri Lanka)