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Next week or rather this weekend's game will be the most anticipated one for the rugby league. Defending champions vs wounded lions I would say. So just thought of writing down my views on it. This game should be a thriller. I think there is no doubt about it. But I suspect will this game live up to the expectation we have. Simply because of the fact that Havies doesn't seem to be the same unit which we saw last year, at least for me. Changes for Havelocks As I said in my last post it is evident for me , with the 9/10 combination it's going to be tough for Havies. I respect and understand the fact that you cant match the level of country's best halves combination (Roshan Weeraratne and Fazil Marija). But there is a BIG “if” for that. If other teams can carefully select their combination, they can make it work. Navy showed exactly that during league. Their halves combination of Suranga Pushpakumara and Chanaka Chandimal are hitting it smoothly. Pushpe is ...

Watched the last week big game, Navy vs Havies . I am not going to talk about refereeing or atmosphere at Welisara which are irrelevant factors for Havies loss. I saw various reasons on social media by fans , but if you read them most were BS. Simply most of them haven't watched the game and just pointing at many things. First Navy try was a example of sheer foreign power. I was at the perfect angle to view it. Navy outside center just brutally brushed away Havies defenders who were shy to engage with him. Then only they decided to confront him up and close and throughout the game they handled Navy foreigners much better. I you wonder why Navy won against both Kandy and Havies , answer is plain simple. They were the more hungrier team which has perfect appetite for win. They were well prepared and planned well , which other teams didn't. What Havies did well? Forwards. Led by Muthuthantri, Havies looked really dangerous forward pack to me. Specially wit...