1377. 1963 team was captained by Deepal De Zoysa a classy wing forward who later on played for CR&FC, captained Kandy SC and represented Upcountry. Graetian Gunawardhana was the fly half of this team. Janister Perera-20/02/2023. 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. Mr R M Jayasekara bade goodbye to Thurstan after 35 years of dedicated service in August 2007. In 2016 Sri Lanka finished second at the Division tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in May. 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. In 1994, Sri Lanka entered into their first World Cup qualification tournament for a spot at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Chula Dharmadasa and SK Karunathileke represented CR&FC with distinction and were worthy members of the Sri Lanka team that bagged the bowls trophy in the Hong Kong sevens. Thurstan's ascendancy to big league was in 1963, and enjoyed one of the finest . Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, 2nd Test, Jul 24-28, 2022 [ Test # 2473] Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, 1st Test, Jul 16-20, 2022 [ Test # 2472] Sri Lanka v Australia at Galle, 2nd Test,. N.L.K. . The tournament was inaugurated in the year 1973. Trinity Rugger Captain and Lion in 1967 which had the then Bradby series record of 16/3 and 17/3. No one dreamed that a glorious history was about to be created. By. Accessibility Help. 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. Latter under the guidance of Tissa Nanayakkara and his brother Sisira Nanayakkara Thurstan got through to the semi finals of the presidents trophy in 1991. Peterite Rugby Wesley College Principal along with the chaplain, first xv rugby captain and vice captains visited Trinity College Principal and met the rugby captain to build up the relationship that both schools had, after the incident that . Ollie Pope - 7. 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! And when Sri Lanka slid to 226 for nine in pursuit of 304, that notion was reinforced. 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. Nishantha Welagedara the present captain of the Police SC is also a product of Thurstan. 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. 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. Required fields are marked *. [2] They regularly compete in the Asian Five Nations tournament and are currently in Division I. In 1974 it changed its name to the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union. Thurstan featured prominently in almost all the senior and junior tournaments. Press alt + / to open this menu. 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 was the year dashing Peterite winger Mohamed Rinaz set a new schools record for most number of tries with a final tally standing at 34. 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. Graeme Labrooy - former Sri Lanka National Cricketer. (Trinity Cricket Captain 1974 and 1975, and Cricket Lion in 1975. Tissa later played with distinction for CR&FC, Air Force and won his Ceylon Cap. Sri Lanka Rugby Official SLR TV Grit. They were drawn in Group A with Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia. Sections of this page. The Junior squad also faring brilliantly against all opponents in their own right. Tikiri Marambe- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Rugger Lion in 1971; also Captained both Air Force and the Defence Services XV. Emotions ran high as Peterites were adjudged Joint Champs (with Trinity College) of the inter-collegiate Rugby tournament. NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR SFE RETURN TO SPORT-DURING COVID 19. 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. In the open club final between the Navy SC and Peterson SC, the Navy beat their rivals 50-05and won the under 24 open rugby 7s title. Our game, Our passion and Our life! Enter your email address to receive all company news, special offers and other discount information. 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. Feel free to email us any corroborated information or con [emailprotected] or drop us a comment at www.facebook.com/thepapare. Arjuna has served as a captain in 14 of the victories that came in a total of 87 matches. After World War I, the Clifford Cup was re-introduced and the CR & FC lost to the United Services team 3-6. 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. Also captained Kandy SC, Dimbula-Dickoya SC, Upcountry Clubs, CR & FC. Facilities & Infrastructure Secretary, Mr. Savantha de Saram Chairman Rugby Board, Mr. Janoda Thoradeniya Chairman Sponsorship, Mr. Mano Jayarajan Chairman Other Games, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 02:14. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Sri Lankan Test record against all nations as of 2013: Green background indicates a win. Calling on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne who is also the President of Navy Sports Board at the Navy Headquarters today (21st September 2022), the winning captains of respective teams shared a moment with Commander of the Navy with the trophies clinched by the Navy. White. With a history expanding over 3000years, Sri Lanka holds some of world's ancient cities including Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Digamadulla; their once glorious townships, palaces, temples, monasteries, hospitals and theaters intricately carved and modeled out of stone lay and abandoned and forgotten with time amidst the soaring . One of the two distinguished Trinity rugby personalities to referee the Bradby along with Lt Gen. Denzil Kobbekaduwa), Mike de Alwis- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (a member of DN (David) Frank's invincible Trinity XV of 1956 which subsequently produced a record 9 Sri Lanka jerseys and two Sri Lanka captains), Armstrong Nimal Maralande- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain in 1964 (a member of DN (David) Frank's invincible Trinity XV of 1956 which subsequently produced a record 9 Sri Lanka jerseys and two Sri Lanka captains), Y. C. Chang - former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain, Senarath Bandara Pilapitiya- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Rugger Captain in 1946, Rugger and Cricket Double Lion), Irwin Howie- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain-1980 (Rugger Lion in 1971; also Captained Kandy Sports Club). Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. Yellow background indicates a draw. Sri Lanka, especially, when it was . . Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. Also Cricket Captain and Lion in 1968. He also oversaw an unbroken last-wicket stand of 78 with Vishwa Fernando where the last man made a gutsy six not out off 27 balls faced. 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. !!! Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club. 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. (Trinity Cricket Captain in 1980, Lock forward and Rugby Coloursman 1977, 1978, 1979. Gen. Secretary, Mr. Nuwan De Silva Hony. | By Isipathana College Rugby | Facebook Log In 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. 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. Lakshman Kadirgamar - holder of the All India Inter University Hurdles Record both at Ahmedabad and Allahabad (Winner of the coveted Athletics Lion and the inaugural winner of the Duncan White Challenge Cup for Athletics in 1948. 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. First Trinity Captain in the two-leg series also in 1944. The Sri Lanka national rugby union team, known as the Tuskers, represents Sri Lanka in men's international rugby union. Liked by Umar Nizmi. St. Peters played their first match against Royal College at home grounds at Bambalapitiya. The most exciting time of a rugby players career is the Schools Rugby League. In2000Thurstan reached the semifinals of president trophy again beating Isipathana in the quarter finals, and lost St.Thomas in the semifinals. (Trinity captain of Athletics and Lion in 1937). 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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. The matches will be taking place at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. The tournament was inaugurated in the year 1973. Rienzie de Silva (Havelocks), Mervyn de Silva, Chula Dharmadasa and SK Karunathileke (CR&FC) with Geff Rutnam being the coach. Taking on rugby as early as 1916, the first match was played with arch rivals Trinity College, Kandy in 1920. Duncan White MBE - Olympic Silver Medallist, Ceylon and Leader of the Sri Lankan contingent to the London Olympics in 1948. Last Trinity Captain in the Pre-Bradby Series in 1944. Awarded coveted Trinity Cricket Lion after his career best 8/83 for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan in the second Test at the Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot, Pakistan on the second day of the Test on October 28, 1985 in the 1985 away series which was a then Sri Lanka Test record for a bowler. That year, St. Peters also set another unique landmark in schools rugby annals by scoring 447 points through 11 matches which also included 70 tries. 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 2021 | St.Peters College, Bambalapitiya, Sri Lanka. National Rugby 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 The furthest they have made was to Round 2 of the Asian qualifying competition for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. CR & FC has had a number of its players play for the Sri Lanka national rugby union team. 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. Thurstan was the second government school to take to rugby and from the inception started playing with all leading teams. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. Now you can . St. Peters created history in 2006 becoming the Schools Double Champions winning outright, the Singer League and Milo Presidents Trophy, the first Peterite team to achieve this feat, under the captaincy of Harendra Ariyawardena and coaching guidance of Sanath Martis. With Sri Lanka a fading force after the retirement of several all-time greats in the previous decade, there was only one favourite for this Test series. He represented Maris Stella College, Negombo at first eleven level. The brilliant Rugby player and sportsman, Mr. Herbert E Wittahatchy took over the fortunes of Peterite Rugby in the same year, as Prefect of Games. 07/01/2018. The club was a runner-up in the 2008 Clifford Cup and the winner in 19541959, 19641966, 19871989 and 2006. The first captain was L. O. Weinman, and the vice-captain was Rajah Hewavitharana. Unfortunately, due to some lackluster recordkeeping we have no means to corroborate the details above. 2023 Getty Images. 33, Torrington Place Isipathana College leads the winners tally with 18 title wins followed by Royal College with 11 wins. 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 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. Bar Secretary, Mr. Hamza Hassanally Hony. Sri Lanka cricket team score, stats, fixtures, results and news about Sri Lanka cricket team is available here in complete . Sri Lanka won Division One of the 2010 Divisional tournament beating Singapore (23-16) in the final, thereby winning promotion to the 2011 Asian Five Nations for the first time.[8]. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. The tournament will be taking place at 07:30 PM. - 8 - 2280, 28 Feb 2023 In 2011 and 2013 Under Banuka Nanyakkara and Shan Werrakkody they won the All Island Sevens Tournament. 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 The Navy Sports Club (SC) won the western province under 24 open rugby 7s championship and crowned as plate champion in the Nippon Paint Inter Club Rugby League 2021/2022 recent rugby encounters. Chaminda Samaranyake who played for Thurstan from 1889 to 1992, Played for CR&FC and latter for Police SC before injury kept him away from professional rugby. Rugby packages, tours, weekends away, and hospitality options with tickets for English, Irish, Welsh and Scottish rugby fans to experience the Six Nations live. It was the first rugby-only sporting organisation in the country at the time. And for the first time in Thurstan history the rugby match commentaries were given in the SLBC and Sunil Karunanayake shared the mike with Diyanesh Rajarathnam in this memorable encounter where rugby was seen at its best. Entry of Upali Hewage (captained 68) as rugby convener in1985marked a rapid improvement and refinement in Thurstan Rugby. Colombo 7. Fr. SRI LANKA RUGBY. S. Thomas, St. Peters and Trinity have all won the title 4 times each. Sri Lanka Rugby has a long history, dating back to the days of British colonialism. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (Trinity Cricket Lion, Senior Prefect and Ryde Gold Medalist of 1996), Joseph Ravindran (Ravi) Ratnayeke - former Sri Lanka Vice Captain of Cricket -Opening bowler, part-time opening batsman. 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. Seventiessaw the emergence of the players like Sisira Nanayakkara, Tissa Wickramanayake, Sumanasena brothers Mohan (represented Army) and Sudantha. In the 2010 tournament, they made it to the finals beating Chinese Taipei 37 to 7. Jordashe (1987-1988), Mr. Zulker Hameed Asst. The scoreboard read 6-0 and this was only in their third attempt. She is said to have gone missing after the prize-giving ceremony of the tournament yesterday (14). In 1994, Sri Lanka entered into their first World Cup qualification tournament for a spot at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. In 2014 Sri Lanka lost all four of its matches in the Asian Five Nations and were relegated back to Division One. 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. 28385 The most exciting time of a rugby player's career is the Schools' Rugby League. In front of a full house at Newlands, Australia reached 156-6 with Beth Mooney . He became the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team in the year 2001 and led Sri Lanka until 2006. He was named Wisden. All Rights Reserved. Havelock Park was opened in 1901. 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 . The club colours are those of the regiment commanded by its founder, E. H. Joseph. 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Kadirgamar was also the winner of the Senior batting Prize in 1948 and Senior Prefect and Ryde Gold Medalist in 1950. On 29 June 2007 a new pavilion was opened by its primary sponsors, Football Federation of Sri Lanka president Hurley Silveira and Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation CEO David Griffiths. 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Winner of the Observer Shield. 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. [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. A new clubhouse was opened in December 1964, and the main gate was opened in 1965. In the open club final between the Navy SC and Peterson SC, the Navy beat their rivals 50-05and won the under 24 open rugby 7s title. [ February 24, 2023 ] Sri Lanka advance to Junior Davis Cup semis NATIONAL [ February 24, 2023 ] Danushka . Arinma Holdings continues to extend their sponsorship as the Teams Main Sponsor for the second consecutive year. 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. Heritage. Your email address will not be published. Today we all enjoy this tradition, and it is set to last forever! Success was not long in coming and with brave and intelligent play against all opponents; Peterites first tasted success in 1934 recording the first Rugby win against Royal College at Bambalapitiya by 5-0 under the captaincy of Shirley Illesinghe. (Trinity Cricket Lion in 1987). Sarath Fernando a dashing wing three-quarter who played for CR&FC, Sunil Jayakody a familiar figure in up country rugby who captained Dimbula for many years, Mangala Ratnayake who excelled for Army and later coached the college, Tissa Nanayakkara one of the best forwards (also with a fame for place kicks) produced by Thurstan. 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. Jayawardene cruised to his century in 84 balls. Royal College takes pride. 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. - 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. D.L. [3], In 1932 the Ceylon RFU XV won the All India Cup at all India Rugby Football Tournament, Both the 1930 and the 1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia played unofficial matches in Ceylon on their way home.[6]. National Rugby Kandy secure 8th consecutive title as Air Force take the Plate. He is the fourth most successful captain of the Sri Lanka in ODIs, boasting of a winning percentage of 56.45. Next year Kieth Gurusingas side remain unbeaten right throughout the season winning the triple. Isipathana College leads the winners tally with 18 title wins followed by Royal College with 11 wins. [1], The club was founded in 1922 by Colonel 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. A history making moment as the past rugby captains of Isipathana - Thurstan gather for a photograph at the 50th Abdul Jabbar Shield Encounter. The team created a safe environment that contributed towards. . (Trinity captain of Boxing in 1939 and Coloursman in 1940. Omalka captains Sri lanka at the Asia championship By (NC) - Ceylon Today Number 8 Omalka Gunarathne has been retained as the captain of the Sri. Thurstan was the second government school to take to rugby and from the inception started playing with all leading teams. Sri Lanka ICC T20 World Cup Captain but instead England suffered only the second one-run defeat in Test history. Mahesh Rodrigo, better known as an international cricketer, also captained the national team. Group Captain Tikiri Marambe was one of the best rugby players to represent SLAF. 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