{"id":8368,"date":"2025-01-27T17:17:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T11:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=8368"},"modified":"2025-01-27T17:17:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T11:47:29","slug":"kandy-have-it-calm-sri-lions-pip-navy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/kandy-have-it-calm-sri-lions-pip-navy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandy have it calm, Sri Lions pip Navy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday (26) saw the end of Week-7 of the Inter-Club Rugby League where Kandy had a bonus-point victory at their home fortress in Nittawela and Sri Lions had a close shave at Welisara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tarinda \u2018Tari\u2019 Ratwatte fit a 25 m penalty just less than 10 minutes of play to draw first blood. 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