Copyright 2023 - ThePapare.com Powered by Dialog, History of the Schools Rugby League Winners. (Nilantha) Ratnayake - former Sri Lanka National Cricketer (triple coloursman in Cricket, Rugby and Athletics), Kaushalya Weeraratne - Sri Lanka National Cricketer, Narendra Ekanayake - Captain of Bahamas national cricket team, Lakshman Kadirgamar - Oxford University Cricket Blue. Bar Secretary, Mr. Hamza Hassanally Hony. AAT Sri Lanka was able to release the 2022 July (conducted in August) exam results in 44 days!! Pride The 2019 3rd leg of the Asia Rugby 7s was everything and more. [2], The club's home ground is CR & FC Grounds. National Rugby Kandy secure 8th consecutive title as Air Force take the Plate. The legendary Archibald Perera became the Rugby Coach of St. Peters College in 1956 and he continued to serve the College uninterrupted till his demise in 1982 so ending an era that touched hearts of all Peterites for more than 26 years at the helm. 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. Cricket Big Match Batting Double (50 & Over in each Inn), Batting Series Aggregate. The 2008 second leg match was the 150th match between the two schools. 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. Sri Lanka's women were no match for the rampaging England who powered their way for a 57-0 (half time 33-0) scoring nine tries and three conversions in a women's pool A clash. At its meeting on the 9th of April 2022 in Phuket, Thailand, the Asia Rugby Executive Committee (EXCO) has discussed at length the contrary positions of the Sri Lanka Ministry of Youth and Sports, and the Sri Lanka National Olympic Committee in relation to the suspension of the Sri Lanka Rugby.. Sri Lanka Rugby was suspended by the Sri Lankan Minister of Youth and Sports as announced via an . Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club. The matches will be taking place at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Mr R M Jayasekara bade goodbye to Thurstan after 35 years of dedicated service in August 2007. Established in 1922, the club has won the Clifford Cup Knockout Tournament twelve times. Read about Records, / , Sri Lanka Women, / , Women's Test matches, / , List of captains Cricket Team Records only on ESPNcricinfo.com. [4] The professional All Blacks won the match 33-6. He is the fourth most successful captain of the Sri Lanka in ODIs, boasting of a winning percentage of 56.45. Rienzie de Silva (Havelocks), Mervyn de Silva, Chula Dharmadasa and SK Karunathileke (CR&FC) with Geff Rutnam being the coach. The Chinese team withdrew from the tournament due to lack of visa availability and were relegated to Division Two. 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,. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club, also known as CR & FC, is a Division-A rugby union team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka which plays in the Dialog Rugby League. 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. India, leading the home series 2-0, need only one more . Entry of Upali Hewage (captained 68) as rugby convener in1985marked a rapid improvement and refinement in Thurstan Rugby. 6 March 2020 11:55 am Meanwhile, there was tough competition for the Plate segment among Navy SC, Army SC, Air Force SC and CR and FC division one sports clubs, in the Nippon Paint Rugby League 2021/2022 organized by Sri Lanka Rugby. Senior Prefect and Ryde Gold Medalist in 1968), Lt. Col. SAB (Bertie) Dias - Sri Lanka National Rugby Coach for the 1974 Colombo Rugby Asiad when Sri Lanka came up to the finals with winners Japan (Rugger and Hockey Double Lionsman), Rohan Abeykoon former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain and Captain of Ceylonese Hockey and Football Club (Trinity Rugger Lion in 1983), RN (Ravi) Balasuriya- Former President of the Ceylonese Rugby and & Football Club (Trinity Rugger Captain and Lion in 1977.Regained the Bradby Shield after three years, won the Philip Buultjens Trophy for Inter-schools Sevens a side Rugby for the third year running which was the last occasion that Trinity won it. In the 2010 tournament, they made it to the finals beating Chinese Taipei 37 to 7. 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 And when Sri Lanka slid to 226 for nine in pursuit of 304, that notion was reinforced. In 1995, under Sanjeewa Abeygoonewardena they tamed the Trinity Lions twice over under the watchful eyes of a Trinity Lion Ajith Abeyaratne and Nimal Lewke thus becoming league runners up by just a few decimal points to Isipathana whom they beat twice in that season. First Trinity Captain in the two-leg series also in 1944. ). 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. 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) SPC became the fourth school in the history of Sri Lankan Rugby to play at competitive level. The under 24 open rugby 7s championship, organized by the Western Province Rugby Football Union was held at the Police Park on 11th September 2022. In 1974 it changed its name to the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union. Winner of the Observer Shield. He became the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team in the year 2001 and led Sri Lanka until 2006. In 2007 it was a runner-up in the Caltex League Tournament, and in 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010 it was a runner-up in the Dialog Rugby League. Sri Lanka Rugby has a long history, dating back to the days of British colonialism. Kadirgamar was also the winner of the Senior batting Prize in 1948 and Senior Prefect and Ryde Gold Medalist in 1950. 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). Both this occasions Thurstan were unlucky to loose to Isipathana their traditional rivals in the finals. January - February 2026 (TBC) . 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. The most exciting time of a rugby players career is the Schools Rugby League. Tikiri Marambe- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Rugger Lion in 1971; also Captained both Air Force and the Defence Services XV. In 1994, Sri Lanka entered into their first World Cup qualification tournament for a spot at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. . Proximity to the Indian subcontinent has facilitated close cultural interaction . The furthest they have made was to Round 2 of the Asian qualifying competition for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. SL Women's Rugby Captain Dulani Pallekondage goes missing! Sri Lanka's love for rugby union and its honeymoon with international players in recent times at the local International Carlton Sevens has reaped rewards, with the Melbourne Rebels pledging their support towards lifting the country's rugby profile on a global scale. During his tenure, St. Peters produced four schools rugby champion sides, namely: Under Darrel Wimaleratne in 1965, under Hamzi Hameed in 1966, under Jeffery De Jong in 1972 and under Rohan Wiratunga in 1973 (as Joint Champs). Royal College takes pride in being one of the leading schools that has produced winning teams over its 100 years in the game. Since then Thurstan has played almost all the president trophy tournaments. Facebook. 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Supporters called them the Red Shirts because of their uniform and club colours.[3]. 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. Now you can . Copyright 2021 | St.Peters College, Bambalapitiya, Sri Lanka. Social & Entertainment Secretary, Mr. Dyan Dunuwille Hony. The Colombo Cricket Club (CCC) is one of the oldest Test venues in the country while CH and FC was founded in 1892 and is the oldest rugby club in the country but plays its home matches at Racecourse ground due to the clash of the cricket and rugby seasons at the same time. Latter he coached Thurstan in both junior & senior levels as an assistant coach. 2019, Durban: Sri Lanka beat South Africa by one wicket. 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England Cricket Tour to Sri Lanka - ODI & T20 Series. She is said to have gone missing after the prize-giving ceremony of the tournament yesterday (14). The only rugby personality of any school in Sri Lanka to play, captain, coach, referee and administer the game.) There will be three fixtures to be taking place. The club also maintains a senior Men's Rugby Union team. In addition, Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) consulted online services from Chris Cracknell of World Rugby (WR), who was the former Fiji Men's and Women's Coach and former England . Get latest updates on local and international sporting events, Live broadcasts and much more. Your email address will not be published. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. Chula Dharmadasa was a national selector and president of CR&FC. . The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. The South Korean Police has launched an investigation into an incident where the captain of the Sri Lanka women's rugby team, Dulani Palliyakondage has gone missing following the Asia Rugby Sevens Series. Jordashe (1987-1988), Mr. Zulker Hameed Asst. The Isipathana College Rugby Management & Development Committee has handed over leadership duties of their 1st XV Rugby team to 3rd year coloursman and Flanker, Janith Serasinghe, for the upcoming 2019 Schools Rugby season. Ranatunga was one of Sri Lanka's most successful captains in cricket history. Colombo 7. Unfortunately, due to some lackluster recordkeeping we have no means to corroborate the details above. Dinesh Chandimal is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer is the former captain of all formats, he is the first captain to lead Sri Lanka in their first day-night test match. Observer Outstation Schoolboy Cricketer in 1974. 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. [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. 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. - 0 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}, The school that has a proud history with the oval ball is set to tackle its centenary year of playing the game of rugby in 2020. Thurstans rich and colorful rugby history is over 48 years old. 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. 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. Australia cruised to their sixth Women's T20 World Cup title with a 19-run win over South Africa in Cape Town. 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 ESPN Scrum.com brings you all the latest rugby news and scores from all 2015 Internationals, Aviva Premiership, European Rugby Champions Cup, RFU Championship, Super Rugby, Six Nations and Top 14. In 1994, Sri Lanka entered into their first World Cup qualification tournament for a spot at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. It represents the respect that is extended towards opponents, the passion towards rugby as well as the competitiveness and skills of the teams that have and continue to represent Royal College over the years. 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. In 2016 Sri Lanka finished second at the Division tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in May. Ranjan Senarath Madugalle - former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain and, presently, Chief Match Referee of the International Cricket Council (Captained Trinity Under 12 and Under 14 Cricket. Arinma Holdings continues to extend their sponsorship as the Teams Main Sponsor for the second consecutive year. 19 February, 2023 Former Sri Lanka rugby captain at the 1974 Colombo Asiad Indrajith Coomaraswamy (right) and Sandun Hapugoda (Master Card Country Manager, Sri Lanka and the Maldives) stand astride the rugby World Cup that arrived in Sri Lanka from France yesterday on an awareness raising sojourn. 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. (Malcolm) Wright- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Rugby Lion in 1943. Taking on rugby as early as 1916, the first match was played with arch rivals Trinity College, Kandy in 1920. In 1975 Thurstan drew with Isipathana under Tissa Wickramanayakas captaincy. In late nineties Thurstan rose up in school rugby arena and in1997Thurstan registered two superb wins over Royal College and St.Thomas college to reach the finals of the President trophy only to loose out to Isipathana in the finals. (Trinity captain of Athletics and Lion in 1937). VIRTUS ET VERITAS. (Malcolm) Wright- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Rugby Lion in 1943. Played 22 Tests and 78 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka and is the only Trinitian behind Kumar Sangakkara in international cricket who has now played 94 Tests and 287 One Day Internationals and still continuing. . Also Cricket Captain and Lion in 1968. 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