Sri Lanka, Sept. 19 -- A superb second-half fight back led by their forward line powered Royal College, Colombo Under-16 team to a thrilling 3-2 win over Kingswood College, Kandy in their annual hockey encounter for the Dr. Kathab Roshan Memorial Trophy played at the Peradeniya University grounds in Kandy recently. The victory allowed Royal to reclaim the trophy for the first time since 2019.

Kingswood drew first blood when R.R.D. Thisal converted a penalty corner to put the home side 1-0 ahead at half time. After the break, Royal's Risaja Mahalla struck the equalizer, but Kingswood regained the lead through a field goal from T. Dananjaya. With pressure mounting, Royal's Seth Pathirana levelled the game once again before Vidu Wijesinghe ...