Nuwan Kumara was later selected to play for Sri Lanka youth team and also played for CH&FC along with Kokum Senevirathne who ultimately won his Sri Lanka Cap. Thurstans rich and colorful rugby history is over 48 years old. A historic day for Kane Williamson helped New Zealand set England 258 to win the second Test at Wellington's Basin Reserve. St. Peters College has produced many brilliant rugby players in her 90 year old Rugby history feeding National teams with high quality players both with skills and discipline coming out of its system in every decade. Isipathana College leads the winners tally with 18 title wins followed by Royal College with 11 wins. In the batting power play, taken by necessity in the 46th over, they cracked 63 runs. Mahesh Rodrigo, better known as an international cricketer, also captained the national team. SL Women's Rugby Captain Dulani Pallekondage goes missing! The matches will be taking place at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Proteas captain Sune Luus said: "I think the goal for us was to inspire a nation and to get women's cricket in South Africa on the map. They were drawn in Group A with Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia. CR & FC has had a number of its players play for the Sri Lanka national rugby union team. In an attempt to highlight the prestigious history and years of tradition within the Sri Lankas schools rugby community, ThePapare.com compiled and published this list of former champions in the schools rugby league some time ago. His co wing forward was Ranjith Jayawardena who was selected to lead the prestigious Colombo Schools team and later went on to represent Havelocks, University & Air force. . Unfortunately, due to some lackluster recordkeeping we have no means to corroborate the details above. . 2019 was a victorious year with Royal College retaining the Bradby Shield for the 5th consecutive year against Trinity College and emerging as the Schools League Champions for the 3rd consecutive year. This Club is one of the premier rugby playing clubs in Sri Lanka with a history of rich traditions and they are one of the oldest. Next year Kieth Gurusingas side remain unbeaten right throughout the season winning the triple. (Malcolm) Wright- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Rugby Lion in 1943. England slumped to 80-5 chasing 258 for victory on the final day at Wellingtons Basin Reserve, but a sixth-wicket stand of 121 between Joe Root and Ben Stokes got them back on track; Neil Wagners . This era saw number of Thurstanites donning the CR jersey and Sathyapriya Liyanage (later played for Army), G.L.Thilekerathne, R.L.Hewa and N.B.Ravindra and K.N.Sirikumara (captained Petersons) are few of the names. - 0 - 111, 28 Feb 2023 When captain Stokes enforced the follow-on on the third morning, New Zealand were 226 behind and England dominant. Ranatunga was one of Sri Lanka's most successful captains in cricket history. He became the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team in the year 2001 and led Sri Lanka until 2006. He was able to attract some of the best coaching talent like Vipula Dharmadasa, his brother Chula Dharmadasa, National Coach Ajith Abeyrathne, Nanayakkara brothers Tissa and Sisira, Senaka Kumarasinghe and Ajith Fernando. (Trinity Cricket Lion 1987), Denham Madena - Captained the Sri Lanka U-19 Cricket team which had subsequent Sri Lanka skippers Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu and Sri Lanka Cricketer Roshan Jurangpathy. St. Peters College, a recognized hallmark of education was established on 18 January 1922 by Rev. M.G. Established in 1922, the club has won the Clifford Cup Knockout Tournament twelve times. Facebook. Also Cricket Captain and Lion in 1968. 6 March 2020 11:55 am The new building includes a 500-seat viewing deck, six corporate boxes, two dressing rooms, an outside bar for members and guests, a bar for members, and a restaurant for members and guests.[4]. [2], The club's home ground is CR & FC Grounds. All Rights Reserved. Only schoolboy in the National Pool in both 1976 and 1977. Srinath Gunasekara (Captain 64, represented Colombo Schools & University), Indra De Silva (Captain 65, represented Ceylon schools & coached Thurstan in 1968), Dushyantha Samarasekara (Captained CR&FC, Secretary SLRFU), Wimal Kulathunge CR&FC, E.K.R.Wijewardana (Police SC), Vernon Caldera (NCC) and Ananda Karunaratne were some of the other stalwarts of this team. 2018 - SRI LANKA RUGBY - All Rights Reserved, Asia Rugby Seven's Series 3rd Leg - Men's - 2019, Asia Rugby Sevens Series 3rd Leg - Women's -2019, Dialog Inter Club Rugby Sevens Mens - 2018, Asia Rugby 7s Series-1st Leg-Hong Kong (Mens), Asia Rugby 7s Series-2nd Leg-South Korea (Mens), Asia Rugby 7s Series-3rd Leg-Colombo (Mens), Asia Rugby 7s Series-1st Leg-Hong Kong (Womens), Asia Rugby 7s Series-2nd Leg-South Korea (Womens), Asia Rugby 7s Series-3rd Leg-Colombo (Womens), Asia Rugby 7s Under 20-Hong Kong (Boys), Asia Rugby 7s Under 18-Bhubaneswar, India (Girls), Asia Rugby XVs Championship XVs-Under 19-Chinese Taipei (Boys), Asia Rugby 7s Series-1st Leg - Korea - 2019 - (Mens), Asia Rugby 7s Series-1st Leg - Korea - 2019 - (Womens), Asia Rugby 7s Series-2nd Leg - China - 2019 - (Mens), Asia Rugby 7s Series-2nd Leg - China - 2019 - (Womens), Asia Rugby 7s Series-3rd Leg - Colombo - 2019 - (Mens), Asia Rugby 7s Series-3rd Leg - Colombo - 2019 - (Womens), Olympic Qualifier - China 2019 - (Women's), Olympic Qualifier - Korea 2019 - ( Men's), 2021 Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency Rules -finally adopted, 2012 ME Regulation 21 Compliance - December 2020. A logo for Royal College Rugby was also launched to represent the rich history of Royal Rugby and to highlight the true commitment towards the sport. Sri Lanka, especially, when it was . Chula Dharmadasa was a national selector and president of CR&FC. Wales will . A new clubhouse was opened in December 1964, and the main gate was opened in 1965. Thurstan can really be proud of their Rugby history as they produced not only classy players but a galaxy of personalities who contributed immensely to the game in Sri Lanka. Maurice Le Goc. St. Peters played their first match against Royal College at home grounds at Bambalapitiya. The occasion was also attended by Director General Services, Rear Admiral Neville Ubayasiri, Chairman of Navy Rugby, Commodore Sanath Pitigala, Secretary of Navy Rugby, Captain Thusitha Abesundara and a group of naval personnel from the Rugby Pool. Australia, South Africa, England, India, New Zealand and West Indies have earned automatic qualification to the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup by virtue of finishing in the top three of their respective groups at the 2023 edition of the competition. Brilliantly moulding a team of freshers together with Lim Billimoria (the first Peterite Rugby captain), St.Peters entered the then Ceylon Schools Rugby arena with its inaugural 1st XV in the same year -1932. Read more about this topic: List Of Trinity College, Kandy Alumni, Dilip Kumar - former Chairman NSW Rugby Union, Former Chairman Australian Rugby Union, Member of International Rugby Board & SANZAR Board (Athletics Lion in 1969), Lt Gen. Denzil Lakshman Kobbekaduwa - former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain and Secretary General of the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union in 1974 (Trinity Rugger Captain and Lion in 1959, Trinity 1st XV rugby coach of 967, 1968 and 1969. . Arjuna has served as a captain in 14 of the victories that came in a total of 87 matches. Rugby Rugby - Past Rugby Captains By Editorial Team March 31, 2008 No Comments 1958 Surath Wickremusinghe 1959 T. N. Cutilan 1960 Nihal De Silva 1961 Nihal De Silva 1962 Rajah Weerasekera 1963 Deepal De Zoysa 1964 Srinath Gunasekara 1965 Indra Piyatissa 1966 Sunil Jayakody 1967 Mangala Rathnayake 1968 Upali Hewage 1969 Nihal Weerawardana It was also the champion of the President's Trophy Knockout Tournament in 1977, 1983, 19901994 and 2007. In the 2010 tournament, they made it to the finals beating Chinese Taipei 37 to 7. Copyright 2022 Sri Lanka Navy | Designed and maintained by the Directorate of Naval Information Technology. Zaheer Khan,. By. Matches against other schools started eventually such as against Zahira College in 1925, St. Peters College in 1932, St. Josephs College in 1955 and S. Thomas College in 1956. Gp Capt Marambe represented Sri Lanka at three Rugby Asiads during the period and considered one of the best scrum halfs . St. Peters continued to grab the Schools Rugby Championship title for five consecutive years from that point onwards (including 1937,Joint Champs), a rare feat in the history of Inter-Collegiate Rugby in Sri Lanka, remaining invincible through the rugby season in 1936 under the legendary Archibald Perera and in 1938 under Percy Perera. All Island Under 18 Rugby Sevens 2023 Groups, Format, Fixtures All Island Under 18 7s to kick off the 2023 Schools St. Peters Rugby embarks on a historic journey with Nabco as Rugby in Sri Lanka the year 2022 in Review. We are also thankful to The Rugby Foundation of St. Peters College for its commitment to not merely foster rugby par-excellence beginning at Junior XV level, but also to ensure that all students who pass through the portals of this great institution called St.Peters College, will prove to be men of unparallel honour and ability throughout their lives. They, through all these years, kept faith with Peterite Rugby vision and helped tirelessly to mould both Junior and Senior Rugby squads. Taking on rugby as early as 1916, the first match was played with arch rivals Trinity College, Kandy in 1920. A Trinity Lion, he represented the national rugby team from 1982 to 1988 and captained the team against the Korea at the Rugby Asiad in 1988. The club colours are those of the regiment commanded by its founder, E. H. Joseph. Many Peterites have featured prominently in national or combined teams, be it Combined Schools, All Ceylon, Ceylonese or Sri Lankan XVs or even at 7s. 28385 The most exciting time of a rugby player's career is the Schools' Rugby League. Following year under Kirk Williams, St. Peters reached their third consecutive Presidents trophy finals (Knock out tournament) but this time their progress was halted by Isipatana with a 15-7 win. He has represented Sri Lanka in 90 tests and 268 one-day internationals in which he has managed to rack up 5504 and 8529 runs respectively. 2004Thurstan team was captained by Sadun Kumara. She is said to have gone missing after the prize-giving ceremony of the tournament yesterday (14). Jump to. Gen. Secretary, Mr. Nuwan De Silva Hony. St. Peters College, regrouping in the early 80s with Archibald Pereras successor Frank Hubert as coach assisted by Angelo Wickramaratne were instrumental in produced another famous side in 1985 under the captaincy of Rajith Abeygoonewardena and St. Peters finally broke the hoodoo of losses against some top school teams, crafting a NEW DESTINY by beating Trinity 8-0 after 44 years. | By Isipathana College Rugby | Facebook Log In Sri Lanka Anti Doping Agency (SLADA) World Rugby 2021 Anti-Doping Handbook; 2021 Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency Rules -finally adopted; 2012 ME Regulation 21 Compliance - December 2020; World Rugby Passport; Covid19 . Trinity Rugger Captain and Lion in 1967 which had the then Bradby series record of 16/3 and 17/3. The Sri Lanka Women's Sevens Team have qualified for the Commonwealth Games for the first time and have been training under the watchful eyes of Head Coach Saliya Kumara. The team created a safe environment that contributed towards. Now you can . Your email address will not be published. Sudarshana Peiris-23/02/2023. Pride The 2019 3rd leg of the Asia Rugby 7s was everything and more. Both this occasions Thurstan were unlucky to loose to Isipathana their traditional rivals in the finals. In2000Thurstan reached the semifinals of president trophy again beating Isipathana in the quarter finals, and lost St.Thomas in the semifinals. Rohan Perera- President of the Squash Federation of Sri Lanka. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. Royal College Rugby is graciously sponsored by NDB Bank this year as the Main Event Sponsor. In 1993 Thurstan under the leadership of Suranga Kulawickrama came close to a draw with the score reading 11 all with the their traditional rivals Isipathana only to loose out 18 to 11 with a try by Isipathana in the injury time. (Captain), Kanchana Ramanayake, Nishon Perera . Power. First Trinity Captain in the two-leg series also in 1944. Last Trinity Captain in the Pre-Bradby Series in 1944. ), Malsri Kurukulasuriya - former Canadian national cricket coach (Trinity cricket Lion), Chaminda Unnantenne - Represented Sri Lanka U-19 Cricket. After only losing by five points to Malaysia, they would concede 92 more points against the other two teams in the group to finish bottom of the group with no points. Hony. Sri Lanka Tuskers Onslaught. However, St Peters came back strongly to win the inaugural Presidents Trophy. Under the able guidance of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, Navy athletes have made a number of achievements in recent times as a result of thriving atmosphere in the Navy for the promotion of sports. Prominent figures in Sri Lankan society participated in the committee at the inaugural Annual General Meeting in 1923, including members of the Schokman, Rockwood, Saravanamutthu, Weinman, and Ondatjie families. Then in 1935, under the captaincy of Fred Keller, Petes posted a historic feat beating the vastly experienced Trinity College, Kandy in the encounter at Bambalapitiya. Historically, in fact, success came routinely to the 1915-founded club in rugby, though they played Football, Hockey and also cue sport. Sri Lanka ICC T20 World Cup Captain Best All Rounder in the Trinity Junior School in 1969.). Enthusiastic young Rugby players of St.Peters College donned the now glorious College Colours of Blue, White and Gold for the first time, in 1932 under the Rectorship of Fr. 2023 Welcome to Thurstan College Colombo 07 Sri Lanka, Visit www.ThurstanCollege.com for more latest information's, Welcome to Thurstan College - Colombo 07 - Sri Lanka, Thurstan Vs Isipathana 38th Encounter for the Abdul Jabbar Trophy match. Nishantha Welagedara the present captain of the Police SC is also a product of Thurstan. The Sri Lanka Women's Rugby Team and the Men's Rugby Team arrived last night but the South Korea Police will continue . The title of co-sponsor of the team is held by Brandix Lanka who has been part of Royal College Rugby for several years. Read about Records, / , Sri Lanka Women, / , Women's Test matches, / , List of captains Cricket Team Records only on ESPNcricinfo.com. Ranjith Charles Peiris (who played as Fly half later played for CR&FC during the short period he played for club rugby), Rishan Thambidhorei (Captained 94), Lalindra Jinadasa & Viraj Prassana were some of the outstanding players in this team. In 2011 and 2013 Under Banuka Nanyakkara and Shan Werrakkody they won the All Island Sevens Tournament. [2] It had its roots in the Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC), and depended on NCC and Havelock Sports Club for practices and matches during its first four years. Commander of the Navy heaped praise on those achievements and wished both teams to make more glories in the time to come. Email or phone: Password: . Welcome to the Royal Rugby Facebook Page Our Twitter Page -. January - February 2026 (TBC) . In 1994, Sri Lanka entered into their first World Cup qualification tournament for a spot at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. "We know at present our (CH) rugby team is not performing that great. During this period Thurstan won against St Thomas Mt lavinia for the first time and defeated Royal in 1991 under Asela Weerasignhea (a nippy scrum half who played for Havelocks but gave up prematurely) and in 1992 under Ruwan Sirisena. They have the longest tradition of organised club rugby in Asia, dating back to 1879, which was just 8 years after the founding of the world's first rugby union in England. The clash at Newlands, Cape Town saw Sri Lanka post 129 on the board after being put in to bat first by South Africa. Proximity to the Indian subcontinent has facilitated close cultural interaction . The Sri Lanka rugby team performed above expectations during the qualifying campaign for the World Cup, and saw their world ranking improve from 68th to 43rd place, and its Asian ranking improve to fifth place.[7]. Colombo 7. And finally in1998under the captaincy of Nuwan Kumara, Thurstan were able to topple Isipathana after 35 years and creamed up with winning the prestigious Presidents trophy for the first time. Chandimal led his team Ananda to 13 outright victories in 2008/09 season. Get latest updates on local and international sporting events, Live broadcasts and much more. Copyright 2021 | St.Peters College, Bambalapitiya, Sri Lanka. Kadirgamar was also the winner of the Senior batting Prize in 1948 and Senior Prefect and Ryde Gold Medalist in 1950. Played his first Club rugger match for CR & FC as a Trinity schoolboy, scrum half and Lion which was a CR- Police Clifford Cup Final which CR won 22/3). Heritage. 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As Secretary General of the SLRFU, he hand-picked Trinity Coach Bertie Dias to coach the Sri Lanka National Rugby XV for the 1974 Colombo Rugby Asiad on the strength of coaching the invincible Trinity Rugby XV that year which has four inter-school rugby records that are still unbroken and which comprised 5 rugger Lions. The tournament will be taking place at 07:30 PM. Cricket Big Match Batting Double (50 & Over in each Inn), Batting Series Aggregate. The most exciting time of a rugby players career is the Schools Rugby League. Jayawardene cruised to his century in 84 balls. Jordashe (1987-1988), Mr. Zulker Hameed Asst. To Surath Wickremasinghe goes the honor of leading the first Thurstan Rugby team. It is located between latitudes 555 and 951 N and longitudes 7941 and 8153 E and has a maximum length of 268 miles (432 km) and a maximum width of 139 miles (224 km). Asst. Was awarded the coveted Boxing Lion in 1952.). ThePapare.com is a comprehensive and interactive hub for news on Sri Lankan national, club and school sports. Rugby is a game that teaches perseverance, integrity and team spirit like no other. Clobbered a hurricane 14 runs in one over off Venkatraghavan in that match in a personal score of 21 inclusive of two fleeting cover drives whipped through the square leg boundary and a towering six lofted over mid wicket where the ball landed on the grass terraces in front of the spectator stands at Katugastota! 19071908 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia, 1999 Rugby World Cup Asia qualification, 2003 Rugby World Cup Asia qualification, 2007 Rugby World Cup Asia qualification, 2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, 2009 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, 2010 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, 2011 Rugby World Cup Asia qualification, 2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, 2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, 2015 Asian Rugby Championship Division Tournaments, 2016 Asian Rugby Championship Division Tournaments, List of Sri Lanka national rugby union team results, "Sri Lanka end UAE's dreams of Asia Rugby Championship glory - Sport360 News", Sri Lanka to host Rugby Asiad in November this year, "Sri Lanka is Asia's newest Top 5 team after winning HSBC Final", "(Rugby) Malaysia upset Sri Lanka in Asian Rugby Championships", Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union official web site, List and results of all IRB sanctioned international rugby games played by Sri Lanka, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lanka_national_rugby_union_team&oldid=1134938565, This page was last edited on 21 January 2023, at 16:26. Also Captained Kandy Sports Club and Army SC. Copyright 2021 | St.Peters College, Bambalapitiya, Sri Lanka. Thurstan's ascendancy to big league was in 1963, and enjoyed one of the finest . Sri Lanka Rugby Official SLR TV Grit. The club also maintains a senior Men's Rugby Union team. Sri Lanka caused mayhem in the final overs. Wasim Thajudeen was found dead inside a burning . Ellie Boatman scored four . It was the first rugby-only sporting organisation in the country at the time. Required fields are marked *. ), M.G. The tournament was inaugurated in the year 1973. The 2002 Bradby encounter was the highest scoring encounter for Royal, led by Zulki Hamid, winning with a record (39-00) in the first leg held in Colombo and winning the second leg (44-00) in Kandy, thus winning the Bradby Shield with a record aggregate of 83 - 00. [3], The nation's first "national" match was on 12 September 1907 and involved an All Ceylon team against the professional All Blacks (the New Zealand rugby league team) under rugby union rules on their 19071908 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain. After retirement from active playing he coached Thurstan for several years. Amidst the celebrations of 75 years of Rugby, St. Peters Rugby team achieved that elusive invincible status in 2007 by becoming the first Peterite XV to be the Unbeaten Schools Rugby Champions under the captaincy of Ranuka Jayasinghe again under the guidance of Sanath Martis. Thurstan was the second government school to take to rugby and from the inception started playing with all leading teams. - 8 - 2280, 28 Feb 2023 In 1986, under Rowen Gunasekera, St. Peters ended the season as Runners-up to Isipatana against whom they recorded their solitary loss though managed to beat other more fancied teams and drawing with Trinity College in Kandy. Treasurer, Mr. Chandima Perera Hony. The Chinese team withdrew from the tournament due to lack of visa availability and were relegated to Division Two. Sports Club. First Trinity Captain in the two-leg series also in 1944. Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal too admits that the Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year title he won in 2009 as Ananda captain opened a new chapter in his life with a greater courage and confidence. To Surath Wickremasinghe goes the honor of leading the first Thurstan Rugby team. [5] The Ceylon Rugby Football Union was founded 10 August 1908. He later joined Royal College and captained Royal in the centenary Royal Thomian. In themid sixtiesThurstan did not fare in top order but did well to retain their name as a fighting outfit. The management of the team has taken [] Seventiessaw the emergence of the players like Sisira Nanayakkara, Tissa Wickramanayake, Sumanasena brothers Mohan (represented Army) and Sudantha. (Trinity captain of Athletics and Lion in 1937). Habarana, a biodiversity hotspot and a sensitive environment for elephants an, 40 years ago on February 13, 1983, a privately owned Lear jet flew out of Mal, The ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka had hampered his marketing job and t, *Velayuthan and his family live next to the Kinthusity Cemetery in Kalaimathy, 01 Mar 2023 Sri Lanka were all but beaten at 226-9 chasing 304 only for Kusal Perera to lead the tourists to victory with a sensational 153 not out. In 2014 Sri Lanka lost all four of its matches in the Asian Five Nations and were relegated back to Division One. India, leading the home series 2-0, need only one more . The fixtures for the team Sri Lanka are all set to be taking place from Oct 18, 2021. | A history making moment as the past rugby captains of Isipathana - Thurstan gathers for a official photograph at the 50th Abdul Jabbar Shield Encounter. Sri Lanka Rugby has a long history, dating back to the days of British colonialism. In 2009 Peterites won the First ever Carlton 7s trophy under Dilshan Paul beating the league Champions Royal College in the final. (Trinity Cricket Lion in 1987). Havelock Park was opened in 1901. Rienzie de Silva (Havelocks), Mervyn de Silva, Chula Dharmadasa and SK Karunathileke (CR&FC) with Geff Rutnam being the coach. Collect, curate and comment on your files. In addition Bolt Gear joins Royal College Rugby as Official Clothing Partner, while Lanka Hospitals takes on the role of Official Healthcare Partner along with Vision Care coming in as the Official Optical Partner. Copyright 2023 - ThePapare.com Powered by Dialog, History of the Schools Rugby League Winners. Dilantha Malagamuwa - Sri Lanka's only international racer, Champion of the Malaysian Super-Car Series, Winner of the Aston Martin Asia Cup, Sri Lankan Sports Ambassador in Japan, President of the Sri Lanka Association of Japan. Their nickname is the Red Shirts. Despite a drawn match with United Arab Emirates (13-13), Sri Lanka lost its remaining three matches in the 2011 Asian Five Nations tournament and finished last, resulting in its demotion out of the Asian Five Nations. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. Sri Lanka could sneak into the WTC final if they whitewash New Zealand and if Australia are swept by India in the ongoing four-Test series. History records that Thurstan began playing rugby in 1957. !!! At the 2013 Division tournament held in Colombo, Sri Lanka were successful in winning all three of its matches earning a promotion to the Asian Five Nations. Leslie (DL) Handunge- Leader of the Sri Lankan contingent to the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, island country lying in the Indian Ocean and separated from peninsular India by the Palk Strait. At the 2015 Division tournament held in the Philippines in May, Sri Lanka beat the Philippines 27-14 to become the champions of the Asian Division 1, resulting in the team qualifying to compete in a challenge match, in June, against the third ranked Asian team and a potential spot in the 2016 Asian Championship. Check the Stats & Records of Records, / , Sri Lanka Women, / , Women's Test matches, / , List of captains Players in Wicket keeper Batting Bowling Latter he coached Thurstan in both junior & senior levels as an assistant coach. Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club. Then came 1994 when the Peterites, captained by Roshare Alles, went in to the Lions den to beat Trinity College in Kandy after 53 years and ended the season as Runners up at the schools knockout tournament to St. Thomas by 6-8. The country's top rugby playing club Kandy SC are good at counting the number of times they have won the League title and with their latest pull-out from the Clifford Cup knock out tournament they could also end up keeping a dubious count in history of the number of times they let down their adoring fans.Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) the promoters of the Clifford Cup are as equally Records includes the following current or recent matches: India v Sri Lanka at Thiruvananthapuram, 3rd ODI, Jan 15, 2023 [ ODI # 4505] India v Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens, 2nd ODI, Jan 12,. Your email address will not be published. He was named Wisden. Lock Forward and Rugger Lion of the Champion unbeaten Rugby XV led by Chan Ye Ching which has three unbroken records in schools rugby in 1974- 70/8 vs S. Thomas' College, 64/3 vs St Anthony's College and 53/3 vs Wesley. Club News View All #rugby Western and Sabaragamuwa clinch titles at SL Rugby 7's 10/12/2022 9:29:25 AM #rugby Airmen produce champagne rugby to win Cup final 10/12/2022 9:28:14 AM #rugby Cricket Big Match Batting Double (50 & Over in each Inn), Batting Series Aggregate. Home Lands Holdings is the Official Tusker Partner, who sponsors the season pass to all Tuskers members of the Royal Rugby support group. RUGBY CAPTAIN'S LIST 2014 - Shenal Aponso 2013 - Shan Weerakkody (all island 7s winners) 2012 - Danushka Ranjan (a current Sri Lanka cap) 2011 - Banuka Nanauakkara (all island Western Province 7s winners) 2010 - Keith Gurusinghe - (unbeaten triple Champions - 7s, league and knockout champions) 2009 - Dilshan Paul (Carlton 7s Winners) White. The team will be looking forward to defend the League Championship as well as the much coveted Bradby this year as well, which is the 76th Bradby Shield encounter. The tournament was inaugurated in the year 1973. 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