No red cards for officials: Schoolboys high-tackled by lethargy

The lethargy at what is being called the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SSRFA) has hit schools below the belt or more likely high-tackled to the ground in the form of the Under-18 inter school Sevens to be played today and tomorrow at the Bogambara Stadium in Kandy.

- By SHAMSEER JALEEL

Their ignorance on how to handle the country’s nursery reached such an alarming level that schools taking part in the Sevens were given just 48 hours notice stretching teams from Colombo and elsewhere to the maximum and beyond in search of accommodation in Kandy.