President's Trophy Knockout Tournament
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Formerly known as | Premadasa Trophy Prime Minister's Trophy |
| Inaugural season | 1985 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Country | Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association) |
| Holders | St. Joseph's College (2017) |
| Most titles | Isipathana College (10 titles) |
| Related competition | Singer School Rugby League |
The Milo President's Trophy is an annual school knockout u/20 rugby tournament in Sri Lanka. The tournament was first staged in 1985 when it was known as the Premadasa Trophy, named after Ranasinghe Premadasa (the then Prime Minister). The tournament involves the top seven school teams in the Division 1A Group and the winner of the Division 1B Group. In 2007 the tournament was expanded to include the Premier Trophy and in 2008 the Chairman's Trophy, to provide more school teams with the opportunity to compete at the same level.
In 2009 the it was renamed as the Milo Trophy after two years it returned to its original name as the Milo President's Trophy.
In 2010 the scheduled final was suspended at the last minute by the authorities due to a court order issued by Isipathana College. The two teams, St. Peter's College and Royal College, however still played abeit as a friendly encounter, with St Peter's College winning 29–27. After two years, the court case was dismissed and the two schools were jointly awarded the Trophy.
In 2015 it was contested by only six sides, Royal College (2015 league champions), Isipathana College (league runner-up), Trinity College (third seed), Science College (fourth seed), St. Peter's College (fifth seed) and D. S. Senanayake College, after injuries decimated the league's sixth placed finisher St. Joseph's College, league plate champions Wesley College and plate runner-up St. Anthony's. The President's Trophy was won by Science College for the first time, who defeated Isipathana College 21–18 in the final.Lalith Athulathmudali College won the Premier Trophy defeating Mahanama College 17–14 and in the Chairman's Trophy, St. Thomas' College, Matale, defeated Carey College, Colombo 7–0 in the final.
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