Sri Lanka, June 7 -- Royal College Colombo opened their Dialog Schools Rugby League campaign in sensational fashion, thrashing neighbouring rivals Thurstan College by a commanding 74 points to 15 at the Royal Sports Complex in Colombo yesterday after leading 36-7 at the 'breather'.

Royal College piled up their points through seven goals and five tries to total 74 points, while Thurstan College managed one goal, one try and a penalty to reach their consolation 15 points.

For Royal College, winger Dinuka Perera was the star of the match, scoring six outstanding tries. Fullback Didula Jayasuriya added four tries, while prop forward Yoshitha Sithumina also crossed over twice. Idris Farouk was excellent with the boot, converting seven out of...