They needn’t worry about the Final or overcoming the League Champs, for they shall become runners-up should they survive Saturday.

Yet, they got what it takes to tear apart the Isipathana defence with their Forwards. Stray slightly, and its game over for the Maradana Lads. There is no provision for unforced errors this time, or time to catch a breath in this game. Every throw-in by the underdogs from inside the Pathana 10 must yield 5 points or more, without failure. What could save them is the unwavering execution of their Forwards to repeatedly and precisely finish all of their attacking moves inside the Pathana 22. Therefore, playing the possession game is their only hope, although that doesn’t offer any guarantees of redemption. The Zahirians may not have what it takes to restrain the absconding Road Runners, zipping in zigzag silhouettes of Green, because they miserably failed at the task against the comparatively slower, yet elusive Peterites. Instead, they will opt to play their regular game of running circles around the Zahirians, and quite effectively as well. Although they may have reassessed, recognised, and resolved those shortcomings, they may not choose to unveil them in this game, and let the Cat out of the Bag. There is no doubt that the Isipathana Camp would have utilised the last two weeks to reflect upon the facts leading to their last two defeats, where they truly had the chances to inverse the results. SF 1: Isipathana vs Zahira at Havelock Park on 2 Sep: Coaching Staff of any School who have keenly followed this column, and actively pursued discipline in their coaching should benefit in turning the tides in their favour. As each team vies to take the field with the premonition to die another day, each penalty opportunity will be eagerly swigged to stay ahead, and induce scoreboard pressure on the opposition. With DSSCC, SACK and TCK all taking a bow, the onus of surviving the next battles lie on the remaining four teams. Dual penultimate pendulum swingers at the SemisĪs the penultimate paranoia of the Knockouts sink-in and haunt the last four standing, the Stage is set for a gripping weekend of two high-octane collisions at the Dialog Schools Rugby Knockout Tournament 2023.Peter’s and Isipathana will be under pressure to reinforce their prowess

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