Sri Lanka, Sept. 14 -- Link Natural won the Cup Championship of the 53rd Mercantile Rugby Sevens 2025 with a convincing 31 points (three goals, five tries) to 14 (two goals) win over Pearl Beach Paradise in the final played at Longden Place yesterday after leading 14-7 at half time.

Skipper Srinath Sooriyabandara opened the scoring with a try in the first minute, converting it himself for a 7-0 lead. Pearl Beach equalised 7-all after a penalty try from Avantha Lee when Heshan Jansen was sin-binned.

Kavindu Perera crossed under the posts, and Dinal Ekanayake converted to make it 14-7. After the break, Ekanayake himself scored following a pass from Shaahid Zumry while Janidu Dilshan and Rino Muthunayake also touched down.

Ekanayake added...