Sri Lanka, Aug. 22 -- Schools League Rugby champions and Knockout runners-up Trinity College Kandy will run out full of confidence when they take on their traditional rivals Royal College Colombo in the first leg of the 79th Bradby Shield encounter at the Pallekele Stadium on August 23 (Saturday) at 4.00 pm.

The Trinitians come into this clash on a high, having ended a 38-year drought by clinching the Dialog Schools League Rugby Title for 2025. They dominated the league with eight straight wins before stumbling to defeat in their last outing.

The Kandy side opened the season with commanding wins over: Sri Sumangala Kandy (43-15), Vidyartha (74-14), Thurstan (48-19) St Josephs 29-7 and, most significantly, a morale-boosting 34-12 victory...