Kingswood College managed to break their hoodoo against St. Anthony’s College after a hard fought 29-19 win in the Singer League inter school rugby fixture played at Bogamabara Stadium in Kandy yesterday.

The winners earned their points off two goals and three tries while the Antonians scored off two goals and one try.

Superior effort by the Kingswood three quarters ensured them a victory after two consecutive defeats against Trinity and St. Peter’s this season.

It was Kingswood who drew first blood off winger Chula Susantha who touched down to score an unconverted try in mid way of the first half. They increased their lead off another unconverted try that came off as flanker Nilantha Manoj went over as a result of a forward charge. Kingswood led 10-0.

Just before half time, the Antonians shot back to reduce the deficit off a goal that came from scrum half Mohamed Riyal and fly half Roshan Wijesiri added the extra points.

Came the second half of the game, it was fluctuation of fortunes and Kingswood did well to capitalize on the mistakes of the Antonians thanks to some stupendous effort by their star studded centre Gayan Weeraratne.

Gayan scored two consecutive tries for Kingswood and his brother and scrum half Roshan succeeded in adding the extra points on one instance. Kingswood led 22-7. The Antonians struck back to reduce the gap again. They cut deep into the Kingswood defence and consequently Moahmed Fahim drilled in to score and Wijesiri added the extra points.

Then came a charge from the centres and it was Thilina Manoj who increased the lead for Kingswood off a try. Kingswood led 29-14. In the dying stages of the game, Antonians managed to reduce the score-line deficit off a Chanaka Gunaratne try.