Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Trinity College advanced to the semi-finals of the President's Trophy Knock-Out Rugby Tournament after a hard fought 24 points (three goals, one penalty) to 15 (one goal, one try, one penalty) win over S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia in their quarter-final clash played at Havelock Park yesterday.

The Kandy lads led 17-10 at half time and withstood a spirited late fight back from the Thomians to seal a deserved victory.

The Thomians struck first in the sixth minute when prop Eyan Pereira powered over at the right corner flag, following a sequence of errors from Trinity. Winger Mayanka Dias added the conversion to give the Mount Lavinia school an early 7-0 lead.

But Trinity replied through number eight Shrayan Sathe...