Isipathana vs S. Thomas' - 2nd SF - President's Trophy - Dialog Schools Rugby Knockouts 2024

[Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] p e e [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] I [Music] [Applause] good afternoon everyone and welcome to the second semi-final of the dialog schools rugby knout 2024 between is Pana college and St Thomas's College St Thomas's College getting the better of s a college last weekend to book their spot in the semi-finals while is the college they received a buy to qualify for the semifinals yesterday St Peters just managed to get that win overly College 23 points to 20 and who win today will face St Peters next weekend and joining with me on com for the second semifinal Clash is shanaga aming good afternoon sha good afternoon Luxy great to be here interesting conditions under fooot there was rain last afternoon last evening and the ground has mudded up a bit so it'll be interesting to see how it plays how the kicks roll and how the kickers do manage to place their te and get some purchase on their standing foot but this is what we're looking forward to semi-final one St Peters versus Wesley what a close game yesterday Lu see St Peters leading 20 points to eight at one stage but Wesley coming back strongly just not able to go through and qualify for the semi-final they chose to go for the win uh towards the extra uh extra uh time part of the game but they didn't manage to get it and a brave team coming to the end of their season yesterday and of course isipatana will be looking to go one better than they did in the league tournament coming up against St Peters they'll have to beat their fors St Thomases today they have done so already in the league competition but that was a close game and we'll see what St Thomases have learned from that yes the weather forecast for the day maximum temperature of 30 minimum of 25 win speed of 20 it's mostly cloudly but at the moment the weather is really really good for some good rugby but it's the under foot conditions as Shan mentioned which will play a role and as Shan mentioned these these two teams in that League encounter it was 41 points to 27 but at half timee it was 10 all and in in that encounter is just ran away with the game in the last few minutes so it was a very close tussle and St Thomas's as zat ended their super round dream Sy th will be looking forward to in that final dream of isipatana college in The Knockouts well since that last game LX ISAT have had some really intense rugby they've played Royal since then they've played St Peters since then and they didn't have to play a match in the last week so they are fresh perhaps but also some Thomas has have gone on playing opposition that they've managed to be there a little bit more battle hardened and they've got a game under their belt last week a close game also which they managed to close out under pressure so I think the experience of the last three weeks will be the differentiating factor from the toan team that ISAT faced in the league exactly sha after the first round St th's College managed to beat St Joseph's College in the lady J shield and as I mentioned earlier they managed to win the quarterfinals against Saha college so expecting to see a very very close game Shaka Blockbuster rugby in the last 24 hours he were there when shal managed to that 53 M 55 M it was about 55 M on the angle yes it was well pretty much straight out in front a little bit of an angle but uh 54 55 M I think that was just a stunning kick uh luxi I thought when he pointed to the post I thought no it's just too far even for a guy who has been kicking this well but my goodness what a nice way to be proved wrong and what a great way what a poetic way to win the shield back after a decade so uh this encounter hopefully it will be another close Dazzle as we mentioned so many times two very close games and even the premier TR semi-final been down bit close and the college however managed to get the win in that semi-final and book their plays in the finals against mahanama College know that's another encounter we'll be looking forward to next weekend but at the moment it's all about e paana and St Thomas's College St Thomas College I think they're trying to book a place in the final after 15 years isn't it the last time I remember them being in the final was 2009 luxi that was uh under shavin kapu an outstanding rugby team that was in 2009 came up against that unbeaten Royal side of 2009 under Narin daon as well and that uh it's just it's like having Stuart Stuart Shane ju and Stuart McGill in the same side two outstanding teams just one couldn't get in uh because the other one was just a shade better but it was a superb season that 2009 season 4 and Thomas is of course Royal doing a little bit better but uh since then they haven't seen this kind of rugby for a long time on the other hand as CH mentioned earlier they lost the finals last year they managed to win the title in 2022 when they won the double so is another opportunity for them to have a crack at s Peters if they get the win here but let's see whether St thers can change that pattern of viip and St Peters finales in the last two years well that's a long way to go for that 70 minutes of rugby before we start talking about isip and St Peters No Doubt ISAT would have learned a lot from their last defeat in very difficult conditions against St Peters but if it's a sunny day if it's a non-rainy day I should say then that match is going to be very different the result is going to be very different in whose favor it will go we don't know but without Yumi shihar also in that side uh St Peters will be a little bit shaky than they were in the last game in the final I thought they really controlled that game superbly and as the crowd builds up it's nice to see The Knockout rugby has brought the fans back to the grounds in a big way and also syus College talking aboutus College sh was SED off yesterday not quite sure what the update is hopefully he's fine so St thom's College they're taking the field in this semi-final and this is their starting lineup Lena galasa rat and Pereira have been main stairs in the front row for S Thomas's wanasa and wanua in the second rows that's a new combination for them Fernando jaing and karunaratna so Fernando moving to The Blind Side flank ja sing No Dwight in this in the team this time and karuna ratna has been outstanding for them at number eight Vikram Aura hoping to lead the side next year but we'll need to show what he's made of this year to make sure that he wins the coach's confidence bulat sing Yan that is Udan that is comes in at number 10 uh dasas in at number aaas that is in at number 11 on the left wing and Hela and L gadon have been excellent in the centers and one of them will be given that really tough task of having to to Mark the everpresent Shahid zum at number 10 and chamod Pereira and Yan bul sing will be taking a place that he is not unfamiliar to at fullback at number 15 and from St Thomas's College it's misses out today as he was down with denu a few weeks ago and then the backs Shri ABD mad and ABD and from that League decide Shish kalhar misses out because of his knee injury yes so a couple of changes there and they will miss zum in at the third row there luxi because he has been very good in the broken play I think his support play linking the ball Runners with the rest of the backs has been really good this season one of those underrated skills that we don't talk about in Shakib zum the younger brother of course Shahid zum will be the one everyone will be turning to and he will maybe want to take some of the linelight back after Shan alov stole it all for himself yesterday exactly as we know all about Shan ala in the last 24 hours or the last two weeks to be honest coming out of that first league as well as ISAT College they come out so just moments away from the kickoff of the second semi-final of the dialog schools rugby Knockouts 2024 the match officials Hassan theang will be the main referee and his assistants arant and thina chat going do an important game for him as well to try and put the credibility back on the local referees because uh we've had high-profile friendly games with the bradby shield having foreign referees and of course uh we will take some moments to reflect about how those refering decisions went in those games as well and the I'm sure the Sri Lankan referees would have seen them and said look there's something that we can aspire to hear something that we can improve on and try and make sure that they give everyone the product that they've been uh willing to see on their television screens and when they paid money for tickets so one thing Lux to is that this tournament has proved and the league tournament previously has uh proved in both tiers is the fact that these teams are so close and that it's very important important that the referees don't make any kind of uh interference in what the result of the game is going to be because the players uh just so close to each other in every team and as we kick off semi-final number two it's isip from left to right going nice and long trying to pin s Thomas's back in their own half and Udan bulak single is the one who's under pressure immediately but manages to get the ball away just short of the 22 and a will have their first attacking line out and talking about Singa didn't play all the matches in the league so who are this high pressure game as well so he'll be twisted quite a lot in this encounter but to be honest an opportunity to put th is under pressure very early in the game so Thomas is also making a few changes ran Dwight not in the side the thir Colman so they will miss his experience and his defense and Akash Fernando having to move to the third row as a result of that and the younger wua coming into the side interesting to see how he goes he's a bigger boy in the number 19 Jersey so we'll wait and see what kind of uh addition he is to the line out but first K Miis throw in up goes isipatana in the form of Abdul Ahmed who has been excellent and they go straight back to the short side where Miis takes it forward khinda it's not a great pass and Udan bulas Kingler tries to hack it forward for the second time it is bounces kindly for abdulla f but they've lost about 30 m of ground it's not a great pass from khanal just getting his bearings early on zri now with the outside of his boots Bo that there's no one home for S Thomases and puts vuri under a lot of pressure but what a kick what an outstanding kick just manages to find the touch line inside of the corner flag and they'll go to another 5 m line out sh once again sped the Gap went for that little kick and managed to find touch probably wanted to find that Shas but anyway no harm done they'll get an opportunity to attack once again Danga with the shase no fullback at home for St Thomas but Vikram sua did well running that second line of defense as scrum halfs need to do and that time is Wu goes up but it's untiy ball and it's won by setum rajaka so on the side they knew that if they get into that 5 meter Mark they can apply pressure on the stoian line out exactly what they've done and now they've got the ball 5 m out Miis try to rip the ball away from him and aloda makes a tackle on the triy line khena zum what will he do he goes long and it's an easy ball for Abdullah F and very simple rugby easy does it and it's going to be a long afternoon if St Thomases don't get that line out right nice B the college making use of that attacking line out opportunity and getting the job done Shahid Suri with that long cut out pass to Abdula fisa who had no problem whatsoever isad on the board for the first time in this second semifinal what I like about this move luxi is that he looked up he saw the defense he looked to his side and saw that there was nobody out there and has the time and the skills to get the ball out to where it needs to go and that's what I really like about Shahid zum that he used to be a bit of a Flash Player I thought he was very good but I thought he had bit too many back of the hand behind the back passes last year but to see how he has matured from that to a guy who manages to put his teammates into space take GS when they available and to put the pressure kicks over the maturity he has shown in one year is outstanding exactly sh and that's something that I remember you saying quite a lot last year about Shah Suri but this year as you mentioned he has matured quite a lot and as the senior player has done the job to Perfection but the conversion actually goes through so seven points me e b in the leading the first for me inside the first five minutes of the game well the short uprights of the Royal College sports complex coming into play once again but the assistant referees having no problem judging that and zum adds these two extras and seven points to nil S Thomas is finding themselves down on the scoreboard early on oh here's the ear play of the conversion the First amama Bank try off the second semi final scored by abdulla F and Shai Suri converting it buul sing will want to make sure that they stay out of their 22 as much as possible St Thomas's were behind in the league game and did come back so it's well within their wheelhouse here's Zumi again making no mistake with the exit and that's a thumping kick managing to find a good 60 M and even though they've conceded the ball it is a really good game especially after you've just scored to get back into the opponent's half again that's exactly what he want to the coach and as a forward back seven points unil at the moment is B the line out to St Thomas's College can turn things around here and put more pressure on St Thomas's de and this one goes right to the back it's gone to ja sing but the referee will say that there was a crooked throw which there certainly wasat will opt for the scrum so once again inside s th stag isip with an opportunity with the position from this R to mount an attack s is just not getting things right shanaga in the early onset of the game yes they've got to get that line out right they've had a few changes of course rashan Dwight was a main stay in that line out for them jumping at number two or four but now they've got a new man in and Dean senaratna who's now fit after suffering a bad foot injury early on in the season so few new Personnel oh dear oh dear that's something that they're going to have a look at for sure that was uh Vikram arachi who got upended and U referee Wanga doesn't have the option of having a second look at this does he luxi so he will have to play it on what he saw here's the pass from kalindu nice short ball and it looks like it's uh the number 13 that's Udan it's gone way past the horizontal and he's landed on his elbow which is probably what saved him there and uh we are being consistent I would have to say that that should have been a yellow at least getting alive very early in the game but is an opportunity to make that that lead go up to 10 points Shah Suri was successful with the conversion can he add the three points here and S Suri unable to add the three points so it will stay as seven points toil Thomas is getting lucky there not conceding that three points or a yellow card hudan buling has to be really careful it's good to be aggressive in those tackles but you are if you are lifting the player you've got to make sure you're driving them back can't lift their legs past horizontal and can't risk because you don't have control over what part of the player is going to hit the floor whether it's going to be his head his back his arms so here's wamara recovering well from that upended tackle and running the ball into the center of Midfield setum rajap Paka carries strongly here's kalindu nice short ball from Shahid to adya madushan looks just a tad flat and the referee has picked that up forward pass called by the referee so it's going to be a strong in Fair of SS's College SS's need to get need to get inside is the college half they have not been able to do that so far in this encounter here's a re play has a forward pass from Shah to ad madushan ad madushan who has replaced aishka kalhar in this starting 15 for the green machine interesting substitution that is that because of injury Lu we'll talk about that later but here's the STA of s Thomas's this season here's bull single again taking the Gap find some support now on The Blind Side here [Music] isaad who started it gets dragged towards the touch line but as well to stay in the field of play sasus for the first time with ball in hand sing the Elder goes in at scrum half needs to make himself available as a ball carrying option now Vikram Asura here's UD ball still available and dragging the defense across the field wasad again here's karar ratna has a bit of a time to wind up but vikari with a nice chop tackle on him vasura here's Akash Fernando looking to make ground Dean senaratna Dam pumps off the tackle of sandipa here's vikam mura here's Akash Fernando again not winning the Collision that time but doing enough to make the ball available here's Udan again to aloda but really well met in the Tackle by Kena Miis outstanding work in defense by Miis there managed to rip the ball and dislodge it they will now look for the clearance kick so a good passage of play from St Thomas's undone by some great defense by the second row forward now they'll go all the way back to the Pucket and zum will thump this one way up field and find the safety of the touch line shum taking his team almost towards that halfway mark But Ken are 100 out of 100 for that defensive effort s THS say just when they managed to reach that 22 me Mark isad turning back ption and getting the ball back what's in Thomases haven't done as well as they should luxu over the course of this season he's get the right people into the right positions and if I were coaching the S Thomas's college team I would want Lena and um karar ratna carrying the ball a little bit more often even Cil Pereira but again another crooked throw Jinger comes away with it but to no aw and it's the second time they've made the same mistake so I really want those two boys carrying the ball and not the all the other forwards trying to carry the ball I want some of them to be ball carriers others to be Rock hitters and that would give them a little bit more options a little bit more uh winning Collision it's all about Royal Clarity isn't it Shaka S Thomas while the second time the crook throw in the line out the third line out that didn't go their way in this encounter so far inside the first 20 minutes of this second semi-final there's a bit of confusion going on because I think the referee wants sesad to go off and uh I don't know if I can say this without being funny but to get his head checked literally uh they've uh seen a bit of a head knock that he's taken so somebody spotted it maybe from the touch lines maybe the doctor on the bench but they want to take him off and make sure that they go through the protocols recognize and remove is the call here so there's no hiia the referee is in charge that's exactly what Wanga has done but for some th's point of view they' desperately want the center to come back on it's a nice P for zat Zumi again with that right foot but it's Fallen straight into the hands of mik karunaratna ball is available and Via goes for that box kick and it's dropped by Abdullah fisa and beats everyone to the touch line so a little bit of conf Fusion play not coming off the way they wanted it for isip and S thas was capitalizing and just trying to get a little bit of momentum now that they've had the ball they've felt the body into the contact luxis there looking like a better side they started off in that first 10 minutes very nervously as th College getting the right in this second semifinal and it's going to be a scum in their favor look out for karat karat scored two tries against in that League encounter if I'm not wrong vikasa to feed the ball in for the tomans so this is where vikasa suffer in the league game as well khu shanal always in his ear and he doesn't seem to be able to shrug off a little bit of sledging that Chanel keeps doing do well not to get involved in that because khid shanal is obviously very good at it but vikasa suffers a little bit just watch him just being a nuisance and here's M Kar picks up and goes goes a little bit too laterally and allows the isand defense to regroup here Akash Fernando carrying S Thomas is picking and going but uh stationary on that 22 me line Udan bulat Singa dropping the ball cold looked up a little too early into the face of the ISAT defense and dropped the ball when they had a little bit of momentum so again that move broke down because karuna ratna needs to run a little bit straighter off that number eight break luxus all he needs to do is commit the flank and make sure the ball is available because by the time he's run across the entire forward back has time to break and time to form a defensive line now for the second time s's College after coming close to the 22 M line just unable to keep doing what they have done the continuity of play they have not been able to do that SS's college now we an opportunity to get out of their own 22 you've got to feel for Udan bull single GE as well after the first game this is uh probably only the third game he's playing this season that he's coming into that first line of defense or first line of attack rather as the first receiver so always difficult to come into a high pressure semi-final game like this against a team like ISAT who really know how to get in your face zri vikari taken well in Midfield by Hela and buan sing [Music] again playing a little bit of football was Yan bullet single but now they've conceded the penalty because vasura played the ball well in front of his [Music] Skipper a little bit of game awareness there from monua who needed to get out of the way and zum losing no time in getting back into the thian half and trying to settle things down here's a replay Kalan going for that little kicking playing a bit of football there Shan mentioned but I think that was uh the number 19 who played the ball well in front of sing Cardinal era and they need to make sure that they minimize these mistakes Shaga in a crucial encounter like this yes and you have to feel for yahan because he was looking straight into the Sun as the sun sets onto the left side so behind theat Team exploiting the conditions putting that kick up and forcing the error from bul single that in turn gave them the penalty that now n jaav is fighting his way towards the line withd Zumi again that's a little back of the hand offload that we haven't seen too many of are we back to an Era of no comes luxi I think it's a deliberate knock on that's been called and mayanga Das looks like he's a man who's been shown the yellow card it'll be good to see that one again D seems a little beused here's the pass and yes it was uh looks like it was in The Tackle not sure we was a deliberate attempt to tap the ball down whether it was just a penalty but there was a try scoring opportunity wasn't there Lux see if the ball did go to to the man on the outside he might have run in so the referee is ruling that it was a tric scoring opportunity that D has prevented with another attacking line out K ball in Abdul ahammed but the line out s go as they plan isana Abdul Ahmed drops the ball forward so it's going to be a scrum in favor of s just 5 me away from their own TR line not as clinical as forwards coach danush kotu would have liked see that Abdul Lama just dropping that ball into Vikram Asura's hands and there's no Advantage coming from the knock on so they will have the scrums and Thomas is deep On Their Own Line one man shot in the backs as well not sure if uh lunard has made a comeback doesn't look like he in fact he has with his head strapped up Witham sua to his captain angled touch finder which Arun says is well inside the 22 so again a little bit of a lack of awareness that bul sing could probably have moved a little bit further away towards the touch line so he can get that ball away and stand in the pocket not allowing the Defenders direct access to block his [Music] kick still inside the SC 22 me teritory that's still with an opportunity and still inside that danger zone they need to get design out right ISAT was unable to do so in the last one still seven points to nil and near in the 20th minute Mark of the second semi-final the dialog schools Dr winner CS 2024 the winners of this encounter will face St Peters next week if yesterday semi-finals anything to go by luxis he waiting for a treat today as well Wesley really coming back into that game after they realized that they had nothing to lose and it was going to be their last match of the season if they went out 20 points to eight and they really did upset St Peters and if they're without both those First Choice centers Emit jaira and Yumi jiara then you have to think whoever wins this might have a good crack at that knockout Championship Abdul Ahmed this time gets it right and Sedum Raja Baka comes back they do the same they did on the opposite side but kisar keeps it in field [Music] nicely but Arona Santa's flag stayed down but like that was a forward pass tried to put the ball back in before he went into was tackled into touch but uh the ball went forward unfortunately is the replay so and thus once again it's going to be a strum inside their own 22 they have been stuck inside their own 22 for the last 5 minutes fora need to make sure that they get out of here and try to mount an attack here it is from vikasa oh that's uh no arms tackle is it from khanal yes it is no attempt to wrap and the referee Wanga very quick and very decisive in both those uh incidents luxi could have been very dangerous so K the shanal won't have too many complaints let's have a look again yes I think that call was absolutely spot on does take his arms out but when you drop your shoulders below your hips that's always is a Telltale sign for referees and no second thoughts there from the referee straight yellow to K the from half so and S thas is both the teams playing with 14 men s th of course they'll be restored back to 15 in a few minutes till the last 3 4 minutes of the first half they'll have to play with 14 it's the lineup for St Thomas that's better from wanas in the middle of the line out and they have the penalty coming as welling with the little chip through and that's beautifully collected by by but is there a moment of Madness that might have changed this around let's have a look here it's Dean senaratna that dives onto the back of thura not sure what that was about he didn't throw a punch as far as I can see but uh really not sure why he did that but they're lucky they've got the penalty but they did seem to have the advantage and it's silly because Leona Gad looked like he was absolutely in the clear when he collected that because it was not the player who Ed the balls and THS are still had Poss so I think probably the referee actually didn't notice that because he was actually more focused on what the AR had to say is the AR calling play back definitely there but the AR also probably needs to allow play to go on and then call it back for Foul Play if it's necessary or when it's necessary vasura winning winning this one in the line out and St Thomas is setting up the driving mall it's dragged to the ground but legally so that time and here's aloda this time they wrap their arms around him and over goes Abdul Ahmed Sena ratna cutting back in field that's better from them they've got numbers [Music] now offside at the line out is the call and thians are probably not going to win this match by kicking penalties but they want to have a start on the scoreboard thought with one man down perhaps they would think of a scrum because without the scrum half then it gives Mak karuna ratna maybe one less player to beat and the scrum half doesn't have his man so he can run off his shoulder so there are little things that will come with experience of course sing he has had a lot of points for thses throughout the last three years from 2022 2023 to this year he'll want to add these three well that's interesting there luxis he saw Dean senaratna or was it l that time who walked up to the referee and just uh opened his collar and showed something can only assume it's a bite mark and uh maybe that's why he took leave of his sensors as he jumped on the top of Dietra dang's head and the kick is accurate from Mian bull single and it's seven points to three you can see referee Wanga having a chat with uh nishir and saying look boys it's just a few moments for halim wait for your snack there college they open their count in the second semifinal seven points to three bu Single Again The Keeper adding the all important three points good accurate kick from G now with the restart kick it's long and bullet single will try to exit cleanly which he does but I thought that S Thomas has just missed a trick there luxia would have gone for the kill especially with an influential player like kalindu shanal out of the action gives a lot of options from the back of the scrum when your scrum Hof is off cuz if they want to defend that scrum half position then they need to bring one of the backs in which leaves more room outside so I think they might have sacrificed a good opportunity cost there exactly Shan again he's one of the core players from M and that will definitely disrupt their whole mindset playing without K in an attacking move by S Thomases dang wins it nicely off the line out vikari goes all the way back and this is jair dumping his Way Forward Dean senaratna seems to be galvanized by that little incident and they've managed to rip the ball free and here's chamod Fernando with a really good follow through and that time as the player put the ball down Abdula fisa put the ball down and knocked it on on his way back up so good skills from the fullback but just the accuracy at the dying moments a good Chase from St Thomas's now St Thomas is off adding the first three points of the game with another good opportunity at the 22 M Mark of his partner College half a try here will give them the lead and they can certainly think about that with the absence of kenal here the replay Abdula fiser thought he thought he did okay but while trying to make the collection again he knocked the ball forward fiser really good chase that time from shamod Fernando coming through it's an important scrum and an important moment of the game there's uh adiya madushan who's come into the scrum half position and there's two players over on The Blind Side and M karunaratna probably should have thought about going the opposite way here's Akash Fernando now driving his legs this is better from the experienced second rower and as I say that he conceives the penalty ni about the college doing really well there inside their own 22 they have been really really dangerous for them if St Thomas has managed to continue in that same manner abdulla with the again for and St Thomas's College restored back to 15 men Sha so now they have the numbers Advantage for at least six or five or six minutes yes they've got to make that time before halftime countdown there to try and get as close to the score as possible but again what I was talking about earlier but not the right players with the ball in hand so close to the linei I think Lilla and Pereira need to carry the ball a lot more for S Thomases beautiful take by Danga taking after his brother in the front of that is a line out here it is now available for Shahid zum who hopes for the territorial gain with a man down and might have just overcooked that one a little bit so there'll be another scrum all the way back to where he kicked it St Thomas's will B Be Third Time Lucky sh Suri trying to uh fine touch inside the St Thomas's call 22 minute Tory but overcooked it big time St [Music] Thomases another chance inside is about the colle so theyve got the man over now with d back in the fold they've got to ask him to hug the touch line just try and get the ball out as quick as possible ad madushan will come back into that number nine position which means that the Blind Side is completely open for M karunaratna all he has to do is make sure he beats a flanker so let's see what they can do at this and this time he's not going to go off the back well it's like a anti- tactical Master Class here thead takes it up andul single again now gives it to karar ratna makes a run he should have probably made a few seconds earlier vasura off the back and aloda lovely little step from the center takes it deep into the 22 now they've got to make sure that they don't give the isipatana a defensive line time to form that's a better carry from Akash Fernando cutting back in field but met with a thunderous tackle from Vikram arri is wanua S Thomas is with their tails up here's Lala getting a bit of the action alongside Sia perea it's better from Akash Fernando clearing making the ball available as the thorian contingent in the crowd find their voice finally after almost half an hour's wait this is disciplin stuff from both teams isip very careful not to give away the penalty and making sure they wait until the thians make a mistake how long can they afford to wait is the question still going away from the goal post might want to think about changing direction ction now that's exactly what they do Dean senaratna with the Good carry here's Kar ratna once again trying to add to his rce of tries in the league game really nice technique from The Young number eight good ball presentation as well here's Le Gad who has found his way in among the forwards it's not often that forwards allow a back to come in and steal their Thunder but Le Gad has proved his metal where Anga goes across have they got over not yet here he is Leon gonad again makes it available can tell from the players body language if they think they'll have gone over and yes they have now S Thomas is hitting back with Kal shanal in the binal gunaratna is on the pitch and he'll make sure to go over and make sure that they restart well and exit well and it's m karar ratna once again we've been talking about him Lux we mentioned him earlier on as well and this young number eight has shown a lot of potential in the way that he has played his fresher season as St Thomas's College great piece of work to score that first Sam Bank try I think that was 30 plus phes shanaka and they managed to keep the continuity going they kept the flow going and made sure they didn't do any mistakes and finished the job off M karna great piece of work and the conversion is successful as well so 10 points to s a three-point buffer for St Thomas's College the second semi-final of the Dallas schools Dr Winer C 2024 and suddenly after being under the pump for about 20 minutes S Thomas has find themselves in the lead and it's so important for them that they consolidate this restart because IAT will be desperate to get at least a penalty on board before halftime to go in at 10 points all which will be coincidentally the same score that it was in the league game and as and Thomases will do their best to keep the green machine from entering their 22 still with khind shenal in the bin and to look a different side without him Abdullah fisa this time goes nice and long and straight into the hands of bulak singal who tries to make the ball one of the many lost balls on the top of this Royal College sports complex it's a periodic sweep of the roof to recover the balls but comes back off a Suma navaratan stand board legendary Suma navaratan the Doan of Royal rugby as well as s Thomas's as well as Sri Lanka I should say Athletics as well fastest men in South Asia in his prime here's Danga nice jump at the front from the younger Danga brother elder brother playing Club rugby season it looks like Abdul Ahmed is in a little bit of strife looked like he might have popped the shoulder there hope he's okay time it's chamod Pereira who does well to field that up and under so ISAT very intent on getting into the right part of the pitch and vikasa in the wall of Defense oh that's just not fielded by wanua it's popping around everywhere like it's a volleyball game that was untiy stuff but in the end the ball goes into touch but let's have a look at what happened to Abdul Ahmed there [Music] so it was before this this was wanu or was it bull single who chased that one so it was Yan just no it was manua just couldn't get his hands on it but that is halim and S Thomas has end the half on a high 10 points to seven just one score and this is a n team so I will not think that that game is safe by any stretch of the imagination but St 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LK amab bank it's your bank [Music] [Music] gold hair and body wash Sher [Music] [Applause] [Music] Bill Cola beautiful outside and [Music] inside right right be right right [Music] St welcome back to the roal complex folks as we're just few moments away from the second half of this second from the second half of the second seminal in the dialog schools rby knouts 2024 St th's college with a three point Advantage at the halftime 10 points to7 against Catana and we have have an important 35 minutes coming your way these are the highlights from the first half is drawing First Blood child Su with that long cut out pass to Abdula and then that was very early in the game and then adding the two points as well through Shah Suri and blood sing in the three points after penalty but they managed to get that all important try just at the end of the first half through M karna as they managed to kick the conversion through as well to register that three Point Advantage going into the halftime now both the teams shown yellow cards in that first half but uh I think both the teams are restored back to 15 minutes so 35 minutes of crunch action coming your way on Sri Lanka's number one sport CH the pap TV say told all of you earlier will it be St Thomas is in the finals after 15 years or will we see another final between isan and St Peters good question luxi is it going to be another season of Peters and Pa dominance or do s Thomases have something to say in that equation they will want to kill two birds with one stone when they play for the AR Bal Pereira trophy as well if S Thomas has go through today but there's 35 minutes and a determined Green Team who would want that not to be the reality here's calling chanal now back from the S here's kavind tusha the first Carry of the second half Shahid zum lovely little ball but this time falling straight into the hands of Udan buling immediately turned over not expecting that pass and S Thomas's win the penalty quickly taken by Vero vasura but referee Wanga will say that it needs to be taken from the correct spot leaving their feet at the rock where isipan gling to try and get that 5 me line out for St Thomas very early in the second half another try here from St Thomas's will definely give them a lot of momentum going into latter part of the second half here's the replay going off Fe at kipana and conceding that penalty the very dangerous portion as well yes it was a smaller players wasn't it adya madushan and khind shanal who had to go in there to try and prevent that ball being recycled and the face of the bigger thian players they had to leave their feeta and that's beautifully done byra Danga once again under pressure that time is Abdul aiz the left Winger kavain tarusa will try to clear it and give up space for shahum to clear he's standing well inside the in goal area and does well theana fly half to clear it up to the 22 M line so really well dealt with that pressure there some good get out of jail kick but he's not done still inside their own 22 Mna there wants and Thomas to pull up a good line out and put further pressure on the green machine so this is where in the league game things didn't go well for S Thomas isipan has started really well after the halftime break and came back and S Thomas is just couldn't catch up but this time the toan starting a little bit better and they'll need to make sure they keep that pressure on as a yawning Blind Side is ignored there This Is How They started off when they scored their try and strung together several phases Ken Miis goes in but hands off says the referee here's a TR scorer Kar ratna really impressed with his ball placement and how it makes it available and easy enough for his support players to rock coming into the field is chamod Perera we haven't really seen enough of him on the left wing for the tomans the most dangerous runners in this toian backline Dean senaratna carries forward strongly here's [Music] lill few tired legs in this green defensive wall because they have been getting hammered by this ball carrying toan outfit Akash Fernando now probably a little lucky to get away with that one that might have been a penalty to the defense but referee saying no here isad quick release is the referee and that's exactly what they're doing so good discipline now Yan bull single again can he reach over as he can and it's a brilliant start to the tomans it's the younger bullet single who managed to score the try in the end and they went short side and just didn't do enough isip to fold and see where the danger was coming from and it's a brilliant start to the second half dan bu sing scoring that Amana Bank try for St Thomas's very early in the second half after after G that little momentum sha they didn't look back that's the good thing about Sy Thoms is at the start of the second half it's really important that they make sure that they are calling the shots in the uh remaining 30 minutes of the second semi-final an eight-point lead now that means isipatana they'll have to score twice in this encounter if they can kick this through it will be a 10-point game it's a really important conversion it was an important moment when zum cleared we thought isipan had got over the danger but somehow they managed to create more pressure and keep that on until they scored oh and that's a touchline brilliant kick from Yan bulat sing he's been inspired by the happenings in P yesterday and has been impeccable off the te so far and what a brilliant bit of kicking it's been luxi this one here from Yan and Shan altaf was brilliant off the te as was Idris Faruk as was Nabil yya yesterday so some really outstanding kickers that Sri Lanka are producing and even Ro Peter yesterday from St Peters had a great game with the boot Shaka and from the resar kick all the teams letting it just land ball didn't travel the 10 m on the full to say allowed to bounce into touch S Thomas is chose not to play it before the 10 m line lulara takes it at the front of the line out and now vasura looking for that box kick and he puts it up nicely it's contestable they did well to leave him that time khanal went to the floor but none of the thians wanted anything to do with it and here's gang K now looking for vikara to create some line breaks Abdullah fisa in first receiver now they've gotten the measure of of shanes lunad gets down Shahid zum not once but twice in the same movement S Thomas is now with their tails up have they sniffed a little bit of vulnerability Zumi for the first time this season looking a little unsure as he lets that rifle shot go and here's uh Yan bulat single hands off to the dangerous aoda with such a low center of gravity [Music] Kar again does well on the floor to lay this back for his Crum half viu's pass is not a good one and bulat Singa dribbles that ball is compelled to do that Vikram Aura just needed to be a little bit calmer because they know what's going right s Thomas's don't need to go wide they just need to keep it nice and tight but a good passage of play again coming a little undone with an post error that little sloppy pass just undoing all the good work they did in the last few phases for St Thomases St Thomases they have a huge amount of momentum in the semi-final now Shaka it's about making sure that they continue to play in the same manner without giving isad a sniff he said this was something that we talked about yesterday a lot with Abdullah Yu in the commentary box about getting forwards in the back line sometimes you need them just to make sure they hit the Rocks rather than handle the ball abdulla fisa with a lovely little burst but leur is really well to track him down KH the chanal now Shahid Zumi Rian defens is up quickly and good tackle made by Akash Fernando and somehow the ball keeps squirting out with the ball security not too good for the isip lads and here's a little bit of a step from banad who does well to wait till his captain gets back in support vasura that's better from The Young strum half and he hands it off to Cil [Music] Perera monik asking for it but instead they opt for bulat singal again he needs to chase because all the Toman players are in front of him here's Shahid zum now is he going to turn this game on its head with a moment of Brilliance he's going to try and that ball goes into touch on the full and it's a Telltale sign isn't it when Shai zum starts trying to do a little bit more than he has been doing Luxy shows that somehow the body language and the feeling that you're getting the game the momentum that you're feeling in the game is not going well this is not something he would have done way too often running himself towards the touch line and putting that little chip through so managed to win the wall back this time adya madushan nice ball from Vikram araji here's sandip with a lovely little step Abdul aiz in fact zum getting there just in time to save that turnover and Vikram arachi now with the loop Abdul Ahmed manages to find his way back into the field of play after what looked like a shoulder injury there and here's Vikram arachi nice ball over the top here's animant sandipa sandipa can he get his arms free yes he doesn't need them sandipa is he going all the way yes he is nant sandipa what an outstanding run from the little Winger it looked for all money that he was going to get pushed out he's one of the littlest backs on the field and my goodness what a run that was and he managed to evid at least three tacklers from St Thomas's a mesmerizing run from nant Sand and Sh if you remember nant man needs to score a hatrick of tries against thas in that League encounter so just like M karat scored that for St Thomas it's n for look at that absolutely brilliant and he managed to make sure that he went all the way and that's exactly what the doctor ordered for the green machine well those are some big Miss tackles aoda with the first one Yan bul sing with the second one and M didn't manage to get a finger on him what a superb run that was holding his touch line staying strong keeping his balance what a great run very difficult angle Shah zum will try to put his team within a penalty it's just short across the face of the posts and I have to say one of the most underrated players on this ISAT team is D vikari whenever he touches the ball he distributes really well and manages to make things happen around him and he was the one who found that overhead pass to uh nant Sanda who finished beautifully vaj Gatti player brother of theas who won the double in 2022 who's actually playing as a forward last year and made that shift this season will that explain it then luxi forwards obviously the more intelligent breed madas now with the restart khind shanal will field it and return to bulat single again be a bit of kick tennis played as the game is now a five-point game for St Thomases rather than a 10-pointer looked like the ball was still in the field of play unable to see this near side touch L too well from a vantage point here and now the blue section of the crowd and the green section of the crowd having their own little matchup here conference between in the assistant and the main referee over whose ball it's going to be any idea what happened luxi I think the officials are trying to make sure that uh which team at the last touch before the ball went into touch and it looks like it's going to be a line out in fav yes there's no need to do anything other than go to dang at the front and zum now to the man we were talking about Vikram arachi having n jaava coming through on his shoulder the captain doing well to take this ball up to almost a 40 m Mark and this one falls into the hands of Vena vikas and now SES Kaya kadas can he make up for his Miss tackle this time Udan bul single again finds Lena crashing run by the big prop forward who finally gets ahead of steam up that one is lost forward o and I thought isipatana were unlucky there thought they were really unlucky there looked like it was a knock on in the tackle before if you can see that one again let's see what the sequence of events was referee wanka was just a little bit behind where that play was here's a run by Lilla and Dean senaratna puts his head down takes it forward and oh I think that was a rip by kenis but the referee set I've got to apologize I think Wanga got that spot on there because he didn't allow a clear release before he ripped the ball away and yes it's 20 points to 12 suddenly more than one score away are the thians the lead back to eight points for S College wul Singh putting on a clinic of some brilliant kicking sha in this all important second semi-final wiip just after they scored that try now they have to do it all over again two times they have to score two times in this game now to make sure they qualify for the finals and Thomas is calling the shots big time in this game BL single again they keep kicking to the hands of the best uh kicker in the side and oh has he overcooked this yes he has they're going to come 80 M back oh dear oh dear just put too much on this Yan bul sing and they're going to come into their 22 we spoke of exits Lux is he [Music] and a man with so much range on his boot just had a little bit too much that time and that's the beauty of this game is the Sha at one point he's the he for St Thomases but with that little mistake now wiad with a golden opportunity to hit back if we can see that replay again for the previous penalty when we have a bit of a stoppage we'll be good to see exactly what happened n ja here's KH shanal standing in the defensive line and that's a lovely little hip swerve from Shahid zum taking play up to the 22 here's adiya madushan here's the danger man nanta sandipa still managing to make inroads takes it well into the 22 here's zum kenol Miis Akash Fernando does well to get into the defensive line nice ball from zumy but there were two knock on there they had men over on the outside but they have the penalty what will they do sha will they go go for the three points I think they've got to take it Lux they've got to take it and put some Thomases Under Pressure know that the thians with only a fivepoint margin they'll know that they can't allow isipatana in and yes they've chosen to take the points it's a sensible call I think here's the rep playay n Sanda once again the little good run there so hard to get a hold of him and then to and from there to to Suri and that little pass toang is not getting it right and N to try and get the three points for and he manages to at the three points it's 20 points to 15 well what a show from n he's uh made S Thomas as his bunny more or less showing that he can do everything he can run he can score tries he can pass he can kick penalties the amount of talent available in havlock toown is uh just unfair sometimes think ever since the stopped the 198 bus route Talent hasn't made its way to mount lenia and another mistake two kickoff mistakes will this one lead to points as well Lux isi as in Thomas's just when they had all the momentum two backto back mistakes the first one leading to three points for isad and uh what will be the final result of this mistake from the tomans 15 minutes left in this game 16 minutes or maybe even a little bit more it's plenty of time it's a lifetime 15 minutes when you are chasing a game it's even longer when you're defending a lead here's NIS jair off the back is Dam vikari danand vikari I should say this manages to keep it in the correct half of the field kavain tarusa met in a thumping tackle from Akash Fernando here's a little grubber but not sure that was the right option they need to keep the ball in hand isipatana and Vikram asua will make sure that the chase is good here oh they've allowed it to bounce as abdulla fer and he's bounced kindly into the hands of manigua who places it back and oh not sure what happened there it looks like it's a knock on let's see if we can see that again shanal ask for it immediately let's see where it was Abdullah fisa making the card in an eror of allowing that ball to bounce Wanigas sua following through and well it comes off the body of uh wanua there if it's doesn't come off the hands it's not a knock on but I think we've just got to let that one chalk it down to one of those things and Yan bulat singal again now trying to make a few amends for his two kickoff mistakes but running into touch just in front of his bench and Coach anuranga balpa scratching his head wondering exactly what his captain is going to conjure up next you see the toian bench really quiet there luxi this is something about the body language of the toian Juniors that needs to improve really get behind their team kis knows that this is an important moment in the game Five Points a drift ISAT is they realize that if St Thomases do score next that will most probably be the game and there's no coming back from a loss like this because it's a knockout tournament and it's really important that both the teams give their absolute best in the remaining 13 and a half minutes but uh the last 24 hours even as I mentioned earlier shanaka producing some brilliant encounters Close Encounters from the pop teams in Sri Lankan schools rugby I think there has been some chat on social media Luxy about how maybe they should do away with the knockout tournament because the the top schools are not taking part but I think the quality of the rugby and the closeness of the games that we've seen in the quarterfinals and now the semi-finals uh really shows that this knockout tournament is tournament that everyone wants to be a part of well maybe not everyone but that it needs to be a part of the calendar just need to get the timings right just need to get the commitments right need to get the calendars synced KH the shanal that one slides off the top of his Boot and Udan buling elate as well to regain the ball but he has knocked it on so wasn't the kick that went the distance that he wanted it to go but it went far enough and Sh talked about the importance of this and also teams that are unable to win the league that year they'll definitely want to have another crack isn't it so that's why this tournament is important as you mentioned it's all about the timing so again another important scrum for a PA here what can they make happen they've gone to the playmaker on the short side but he's kicked the ball away again and bull single again look like oh dear this is khanal I'm afraid this might be curtains for him looked very much like it was another dive into the tackle the referees will confer and I will keep talking because we can't hear what they're going to say but it looked very much like the previous incident luxi oh dear oh dear you've got to feel for the lad but it's his time T Le technique that's in question and it's the second one and I think referee prit Wanga has got this spot on let's have another look but khind theena will have only himself to blame here let's see whether he got it right yes he does dip his head and uh doesn't really make enough of an attempt to wrap it's a tough call but he's got to do better and for the remaining 12 they'll have to play with just 14 men on the park St Thomas has once again getting that Advantage now they need to make sure that they don't do the same mistakes they did in the last 10 minutes we've heard International coaches and players talking a lot about the picture you paint for the referee luxi and when a player has a history of maybe not making the tackle in the perfect way then referees are also watching that guy and if it's a 50/50 call sometimes the benefit of the doubt goes against you and khid the shanal from that previous incident so that was a very obvious yellow card this one was less obvious but still I feel that it uh if it wasn't a second yellow it would have been a first yellow for sure so referee Wanga was in did really not have an option that's why we talk about painting pictures for referees making sure that you allow them to see that you're trying your best to stay legal but Luxy we've seen many times before in this league and again in International Rugby as well when you had a player go off the rest of the team lifts and can can isipatana find something within them in this last 11 minutes vasura off the top Vikram Aura here's M karunaratna staying on his feet Akash Fernando thumps into kenola mihisara vikasa now to Dean senat they hold him up beautifully in the tackle Kena releas say the referee which they do and M with a lovely little step off his right foot he had a heavily strapped knee last week but seems to have recovered from that going straight in is setum rajaka The Rock was formed so referee says leave it yes Cil Pereira some Thomases still picking and going from their 40 m line it's worked for them previously so why not keep doing it here's Yan looks for the inside ball carrying strongly taken to ground this time and looks like he's knocked it Forward on the floor as well nanta sandipa getting in there and saying I'll take you on by myself if I have to so already scored a penalty and a fivepoint try a two littlest men the three littlest men in the eat team along with setup who take the Gangi toian Captain down the replacement from for making that change Abdul is going out stand coming in because of that red card to kalal inside their 122 N9 minutes to go on another clock St Thomas is still with the advantage Five Points separating the two sides bit now to zum with the little wraparound p and now they've got some space Here's n s they managed to get him down this time and SES makes an important tackle some Thomas say will have to defend for dear life now as ISAT throw the kitchen sink at them kis looking to get the ball into the hands of Shahid Suri lovely little slate of hand pass from the isipatana Vice Captain and yes the penalty is coming because S Thomas is very clearly leaving their feet there they wouldn't mind conceding the penalty in this part of the pitch though ja singer who's taking a little time to recover from that hel to making the tackle Jinger going in leaving his feet and getting in the way there with that t again they have managed to come inside the end half once again 7 and 1 half minutes to go they ready to run from their own 22 that's what we saw in the earlier phase of play ad madri combining to work again some meters from here onwards they'll definitely go into that all in attack more sha for S th it's about making sure that they contain the green machine or even try to get a score I'm not sure defending is the answer for the next s minutes or so they will need to try and just get into the faces of the cat team and keep attacking ball knocked forward so is competing or S Thomas is rather competing in the line out that throw I think they were a little lucky because that throw was perhaps not straight substitution being made Jinger going off and for the thians udugama comes in he an experienced player udugama made a start and will need to keep his discipline he's fresh and they'll need his energy but it needs to be controlled aggression Bome feeding the scrum and feeding his playmaker damari vikari taking it up and the outside of the boot kick they'll let it run into touch here's a replay see theing it out to a Suri and Suri that little kick once again inside the St Thomas 22 an important line out shuk for St Thomases they didn't get the line out right in the early stages of the game but now in the strch moment they need to make sure that they get it right can't let is have a sniff inside their 122 which is for five and a half minutes to go well this is a match winning moment in this game luxi if Dean sen can hit his Target then s Thomases will breathe a sigh of relief but if they they can steal this ball ifra Danga does what he has been doing all game you can see that Danga is putting pressure by allowing the number one jumper to know that he knows that he's getting the ball and Dango to read that beautifully as well well that was really well done byat but S Thomas is just doing enough just doing enough there Bullock single will clear but if he can go back to that line out we'll show you what pressure is about luxi just to the start of that line [Music] out we'll show that to you in a moment after this line out is [Music] over but he was great work fromang he made sure that the toian number one jumper who was L knew exactly that he knew that he was getting the ball it's nice work at the back from Abdul lovely angle beautiful angle that time from adiya madushan here is n the satum Raj here's kenol Miis set finally comes away with that ball Shahid zum with a little bit of a goose step there and somehow they managed to steal that ball and it was udugama who came off the bench that did that but instead it's a penalty no clear release says the referee there's three minutes to go do they take the three Luxy or do they go for the win Wesley in the same position well not the same position but a similar position yesterday they went for broke taking the brave option the man down to attack the toian line out 2 and a half minutes to go on now clock 20 points to 15 St Thomas's currently with the lead in the second semi final of the L schools rugby Knockouts 2024 it's all about the remaining 2 minutes the 120 seconds of this encounter which team will go on to FAS in this in the finals next week kenar all set to throw the ball in it's very clear what they're going to do because set is standing 10 10 m back and they've got Nira standing at the receiver position which means that they've got the drive on it's taken to ground but it didn't look like it was collapsed oh and what an important moment in the game they set it up nicely they just didn't have enough momentum luxi and have S Thomas's pulled a rabbit out of the hat in the final moments of this game s Thomases the clock is running out for ISAT here's the replay from that line out St Thomas is getting the job done there one of the most important line outs of the season for the thians with the position shanaka just a few minutes to go just a few seconds to go maybe see just didn't get the angle of that drive right and Thomas was pulling them towards the touch line as well that was really well defended ananga wal will be very happy with that aloda driving this one forward and this time bul single again that was the one he needed to kick all the way down to the opposition deadline but they've given isipathana yet another sniff are they going to relax after they thought they did it last time around it's not over yet sing probably wanted to get more distance in that clearance kick but ISAT still inside that 22 M territory it looks like aod who ran that ball up at first receiver took a shot to the head if you can see that again we'll try and show you exactly what happened [Music] so this is the final Act perhaps that isipatana has can they do it they've got another offering and you have to see that some of this stuff is faded luxi here's aloda seems like there was a head Clash there with setop can see holding his head as well as he gets up and uh if there was a TMO perhaps there might have been something to say about that but referee Wanga missing it to the naked eye kis goes to the back of the line out this time they'll try to get the angle right this is the jaava here has setari they'll need all their big players to step up now and they've gone quickly setum Raja Paka Cuts back on the angle beautiful work from the big prop forward working hard even in the 79th minute just not enough for Alura and here's a fend coming through from Shahid zum they drag him to the floor in a desperate bit of Defense Abdul ahammed setum Raja Paka got the forwards in the backline at the moment setup omet now finds R they're looking for him and some Thomases will need to tail him all around the park this is do or stuff from the green machine bit Raja Paka thundering forward is Mama here's a replacement scrum half again they knew that they needed a scrum half and got him back and sahid zum is the man who puts this into the air knowing that he had the penalty coming thought they should have kept it in hand even then if they've taken that three they have another three it's 2120 still plenty of time on the referee's clock there's been plenty of stoppages as well [Music] so Reigns have come down also who is that going to favor in the dying moments of this game certainly not going to favor the team that's trying to run the ball probably the last move of this second semifinal Skies have opened up as Sha mentioned is last row of the dice for them St Thomas say can they defend and defend this big time to qualify for this final come down to the last play of the game oh that there's a knock on but there is a penalty as well looks like it might have been udugama who had not kept his bind oh dear oh dear what a penalty to give away in those final moments the three points are not going to be enough for isipatana now they have to go again and instead of the scrum they're going to look for the quick tap not so quick tap but nicely done by buit goes one way then comes back the other our cameraman getting jostled by the crowd in the in the Grand and oh that's wanua again who the deliberate knockdown it's the second time BS and Thomas have been guilty of that same offense so another penalty we're well pass the 70 minutes now we have to keep playing Shahid zum what can he conjure up for his team he's going to the line S Thomas is with a forward down now in they've sensed that he's a line out forward as well what are the thians going to do are they going to get a back in the line in the line out you can see that manigas sua knew immediately what he'd done turning around with a rice smile to the referee kis having a chat with his main line out caller thra Danga they go to number two it's going to be less easy to set up that driving mall they want to go to the middle of the lineup that's where Abdul HTI station but they go to the front Z Thomases will hold on for dear life they know that this is as close as they're going to get to beating this green machine Kavin tarusa is at the back Kavin tusha is he going to go yes he is and it's a try has Shahid zum got the extra two points in him or are we going to see extra time here at the Royal College sports complex Kavin tarusa with the game tying try and as usual it is coming down to a young lad to put the ball on the tea shrug off all the pressure and win the game for his team we saw one of them do it yesterday will we see another one do it today today here's a replay they tried tried and tried and finally that rolling Mall works for them Kavin Tara was placed brilliantly there and he managed to score that try from the right corner of the field for the green machine and it's nanta sandip can Nima sandep take Kip to that final of the dialog schools Rino CS 2024 he has the conversion will this go through no it doesn't so it's 20 all 20 points a piece we going for extra time referee prti kumara coming onto the field just to let referee wanka know exactly what how this is going to go down oh my goodness what scenes here at the Royal College sports complex nant sandipa had to go for it I think Shahid zum might be having a little bit an injury which means that he can't kick but sand has done it all against thean so let's wait and see how this one goes is it going to be the team to score first or is it going to be a full 20 minutes of halftime we'll find out and let let you know as soon as we do so we will go to a short commercial break there's a lot happening here at the Royal complex stay tuned to Sri Lanka's number SP the TV the action is still not over [Music] get keys to your wheels and experience people-friendly vehicle leasing with Amana Bank enjoy the lowest monthly installment and flexible financing up to 7 years apply online at www. amab bank. or call 01775 6756 Amana bank it's your bank [Music] [Music] [Music] see car radios the road is yours scrum toown at the Dubai by rugby sevens feel the adrenaline rush with thrilling sevens games indulge in top-notch rugby entertainment and tackle a variety of sporting activities fight to Dubai on an exclusive Emirates holidays package inclusive of a 3-day [Music] pass welcome back to the Royal complex everyone and after 70 minutes of uh electrifying action where we were unable to find out who the winner is which team will go through to face same Peters and right now we will have two halves of 5 minutes each and whoever scores first will book that place in the final shanaka well it was a short as they managed to score in the dying moments of this game ranta sandipa stepped up with a chance to try and put it to bed for isipatana but missing that really tight right hand touch line conversion ISAT lift to breathe another day and here are the thian legion who want to get behind their team try to lift them but after being ahead for so long in this game Lux it must be a real blow mentally for the soman team to find themselves in this position and we have to confirm to you that it will be the team that scores first the Golden Goal as it were sudden death extra time 5 minutes each way now we all thought that uh we would have seen this yesterday when WD College had the chance and they didn't go for the penalty they tried to go for that try for the win but today we're about to see that sudden death semi-final Clash here abdulla fisa fisa push this deep is it too deep no it's not and S Thomas has do really well to latch onto this ball bulat single again aloda stepping in Vikram Asura opts to go for the Box kick it falls backwards but setet picks it up but no it is an advantage referee veranka ruling that as a knock on from bulat Sing that's about 3 ft of a height difference between bul sing and setet but still the toian captain not able to get his big Ms on that ball so the first mistake of the sudden death period coming in from St THS is colle with the scum just inside their half well in this co sign of sudden death situations loxi it's more about territory than position you've just got to play in the right half of the pitch make sure you don't allow the other team to get anywhere close to your try line again on the short side Shahid zum setting it up and this time it's looked like it was another turnover waiting to happen [Music] but N Sand but that's a hel goo who's managed to clear that ball oh not sure exactly what a hel Goa did wrong there but I'm sure we'll find out on the replay abdulla FAA does look like Shahid zum is kicking has deserted him a little bit because he might be carrying a bit of an injury now after coning the penalty shagas and thas will be happy that it's not Trinity the opposition from the same sort of question shal kick that penalty through yesterday well it looked like he had rights to that ball he wasn't the tackler and he had his hands on it before anyone bound on him but uh those are the 50/50 calls that we've just got to give that's just rockby incidence because it cleans up to pretty much every team nice ball across the face but doesn't go to hand and bulat singal opts to thump this one down and if it's a 5022 it will here's a good chase by the thian skipper can he do what the other double colors men in basketball and rugby shavin kata's team did in 2009 and go ahead to get into the final of this President trophy knockout B three isipatana players converging for that ball but they managed to come away with it and here's a little Chase and marked by Yan bulat single there'll be some tired legs here luxi you can see they've played 70 minutes of absolute high intensity rugby and then they've got to play 10 more so these boys they were prepared to play for 70 minutes but today it's about 80 minutes and uh that's how crucial this game is that's that's how impressive these both both these teams are in this encounter we are yet to find out which team is the better one in this semi-final can see in the crowd nobody's left their seats nobody's yelling everybody's just tense feeling for these boys who are going through enormous pressure in a moment that could change the destiny of their Seasons Thomas has made a substitution with Ranjit Singh coming on Abdul Ahmed wins a nice ball at the tail of that line out here's Shahid zum with the long ball over the face to nant sandipa they get one-on-one sandipa stepping in field at that time the tackle is made by Yan bu sing who's livid that he didn't get that turnover call or the penalty call Lilla makes the tackle on his opposite number Kavin tarusa who does well to hand the ball off set now Shahid zum he's got the behind the back pass to Abdullah fisa yes can Shahid tumri do this yes he does Shahid tumri wins it for for isipatana the behind the back pass we talked about in the first half he' kept in his pocket all season and brings it out in the last possible moment and Shahid zum gets it back from Abdullah fisa the fullback and that interchange of passes will send isipatana into the final against St Peters it needed a moment of billions like that Shan did to find out who the winner is that back of the hand pass to fisa and fisa back to Shai sumri as sh sumri manages to touchdown and is they will book another date with St Peters in the finals of the dialog schools Rabin noout 2024 a rematch from last year rematch from the league decide you got to feel for the boys from St Thomases and Shaga we need to decide who the player of the match is yes we do and that's going to be a difficult one isn't it because it was just so close but I think for the kind of work they did in the line out and in the as well I think Abdul Ahmed is my man for this match uh Lux is he Abdul Ahmed some great work had an injury SC in the first half as well but managed to hang on and he performed exceptionally well but uh that's off to the boys from St Thomas's an amazing effort came ever so close to book their place in the final after 15 years but unfortunately at sudden death things just didn't go as they planned andana in the form of shum Abdul and IM they managed to get the job done well it's a question of what might have been for the tomans they feel they will feel they didn't get rewarded for some work at the breakdown that they put in really well but this isip team knows how to win and they knows how to win in the mass moment and malib bur Leon pu for a thrilling game like this your ideal companion is maliban lemon puff and St Thomas is at Nana they they gave us that thrilling encounter a fitting semi-final Shaka and that's the fulltime score confirmation n 25 SS as 20 and once again this season they come from behind to get the win yes that was a stunning match it really was both teams playing their part and just in the end a moment of brilliant from Shahid zum just doing enough to break the back of the toian resistance and Hela thought that he had done enough to win the ball back for his team but in the end a few seconds later it was their knockout season over and they have just one trophy to look forward to these are the highlights Udan bulat sing with the first try of the second half and a wonderful conversion from Yan and then nand a lot of M tackles there from St Thomas but Nanda sandip he managed to hang on three M tackles there and using that right corner of the field he went all the way that was that was such a crucial moment in that game and he added the points in one of the tries with the conversion as well and then this strike just at the end kav t using the rolling Mall gaining some good meters and once again from the right corner of the field Kavin Tusa scor a lot of priz for in the league and I think that's one of the most important prizes for him this season the conversion didn't go over and the sudden death isad and Sh Suri fittingly scoring that try to take them towards the final the key set c b four tries one conversion one penalty St Thomas's two tries two conversions and two penalties our NDB back player of the match Abdul Ahmed you absolutely right Lux it was that moment that run down that right flank from nant sandipa that completely changed that game it was two moments of Brilliance one with Shahid zum in extra time and that un unopposed run well not unopposed he beat three tacklers but that brilliant run from nant sandipa that really changed the game kab tusha keeping his nerve to seal the extra time try and that was that what a superb match we've had in the starlock schools rugby Knockouts tournament 2024 and it's the finals St Peters taking on isipatana in a week from now and also Shaka the premier trophy finals will be taking place between the college and mahanama college next week as well so uh thank you very much everyone for joining with us with the live coverage of the second seminal in the dialog schools rug noal 2024 has been an exciting 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