2015 Clifford Cup

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
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Last updated April 25, 2019

The 80th Clifford Cup tournament was held between the 20 and 29 March 2015.

The Clifford Cup is the most prestigious club rugby knockout tournament in Sri Lanka, and arguably the oldest rugby tournament in Asia. The Clifford Cup commenced in 1911 and has been played continuously since 1950, having completed 79 seasons. The tournament began as a competition between the mercantile executives in Colombo and planters in the hill country.

Seedings

The 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.

Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club is a Division 'A' rugby union team based in Sri Lanka. It is the rugby union team of the Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club. In 2014 they won the Clifford Cup, for the first time, defeating Havelock Sports Club, 27–22 in the final. Navy SC also completed the 'Grand Double' by winning the Dialog Rugby League Championship with an undefeated season that same year.

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Colombo Hockey and Football Club is a Division 'A' rugby union team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka that competes in the Dialog Rugby League in Sri Lanka.

Kandy SC
Navy SC
Havelock SC
Ceylonese R & FC
Army SC
Police SC
Air Force SC

Quarter finals

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

Bye round

Kandy SC	v	---

Semi finals

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

29 March 2015
16:15

Kandy SC	77 - 7	Police SC
	13T, 6C - 1T, 1C

Nittawela Rugby Stadium
Referee: Anura Rankothge

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References

↑ "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. 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.

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[1] "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.

[2] Jaleel, Shamseer (16 March 2015). "Kandy Champs despite Sailor spoiler". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 20 March 2015.

[3] "CR take on Army in the Clifford Cup Knock-out match". The Island. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

[4] "CR beat Army in Clifford Cup opener". Daily Mirror . 21 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

[5] 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.

[6] 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.