#4 Colombo Lions
The fourth semi-finalist were the Colombo Lions. They were comfortably beaten by Pune 21-7 in the semi-final, yet earned much praise for their spirited performances, and were the top side from Sri Lanka in the first edition.
The Lions managed to score 71 points in their six games and conceded 56. They had the third best defensive record of the eight teams in the competition.
Line Backer Suhail Imtiaz was the lead performer for the Lions, picking up the Most Outstanding Line Backer award.
Fixtures:
Week 1 – July 25, Colombo vs Mumbai – Colombo won 12-7
Week 2 – July 30, Colombo vs Bangalore – Bangalore won 10-7
Week 3 – August 2, Colombo vs Kolkata – Colombo won 20-6
Week 4 – August 5, Colombo vs Kandy – Colombo won 13-0
Week 5 – August 9, Colombo vs Delhi – Colombo won 10-6
Week 6 – August 12, Colombo vs Pakistan – not played
Week 7 – August 15, Colombo vs Pune – Colombo won 9-6
Semi-finals – August 19, (2) Colombo vs (3) Pune – Pune won 21-7