Sri Lanka, Aug. 3 -- Royal College Colombo fought tooth and nail to secure a thrilling one-point victory, winning 30 points (two goals, two tries, two penalties) to 29 (three goals, one try, one penalty) against traditional rivals S. Thomas' College in their Cup Segment match of the Dialog Schools League Rugby Tournament at Mount Lavinia yesterday. After leading 18-8 at half time, Royal held on in the final moments to clinch their seventh consecutive Michael Gunaratne Trophy.

The match started fast and furious, with Royal taking the lead early. Diminutive number eight Disas Pathirana made an immediate impact, scoring an unconverted try in the second minute by exploiting the short side on the left wing, putting Royal 5-0 up. In the eighth...