The 80th Clifford Cup tournament was held between the 20 and 29 March 2015.
| 2015 Clifford Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Date | 20 March 2015 – 29 March 2015 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 7 |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Final | |
| Venue | Nittawela Rugby Stadium |
| Champions | Kandy SC (19th title) |
| Runners-up | Police SC |
Seedings
editThe seeding is based upon the teams standings at the end of the 2014-15 Dialog Rugby League season. Last year's cup holder, Navy SC, even though they won twelve matches narrowly lost the league by percentage to Kandy SC, who won eleven games.[1][2] As Colombo Hockey and Football Club and the Hambantota Sharks both withdrew from the league competition midway through the season the second-round games were played only between seven teams. Kandy SC having the top seeding were awarded a first round bye in the Cup competition.
- Kandy SC
- Navy SC
- Havelock SC
- Ceylonese R & FC
- Army SC
- Police SC
- Air Force SC
Quarter finals
edit| 20 March 2015 16:30 |
| Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club | 35 - 20 | Army SC |
| 5T, 2C, 2P - 3T, 1C, 1P[3][4] |
| Colombo Racecourse Sports Complex |
| 21 March 2015 16:30 |
| Havelock SC | 20 - 34 | Police SC |
| 2T, 2C, 2P - 5T, 3C, 1P[5] |
| Colombo Racecourse Sports Complex |
| 22 March 2015 16:30 |
| Navy SC | 23 - 37 | Air Force SC |
| 2T, 2C, 3P - 4T, 4C, 3P[6] |
| Colombo Racecourse Sports Complex Referee: Dinka Peiris |
Semi finals
edit| 25 March 2015 16:15 |
| Kandy SC | 22 - 7 | Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club |
| 3T, 2C, 1P – 1T, 1C1 |
| Nittawela Rugby Stadium Referee: Pradeep Fernando |
| 26 March 2015 16:15 |
| Police SC | 27 - 16 | Air Force SC |
| 4T, 1G - 2T, 2C, 2P |
| Colombo Racecourse Sports Complex Referee: Dinka Peiris |
Final
edit| 29 March 2015 16:15 |
| Kandy SC | 77 - 7 | Police SC |
| 13T, 6C - 1T, 1C |
| Nittawela Rugby Stadium Referee: Anura Rankothge |
References
edit- ^ "Navy wins the Battle but Kandy wins the War". The Papare. 15 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ Jaleel, Shamseer (16 March 2015). "Kandy Champs despite Sailor spoiler". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "CR take on Army in the Clifford Cup Knock-out match". The Island. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "CR beat Army in Clifford Cup opener". Daily Mirror. 21 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Faiz, Fazian (22 March 2015). "Police shot down Havelocks in style to qualify for final four". The Papare. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Faiz, Fazian (23 March 2015). "Sailors sink to Air Force missiles". The Papare. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.