AUGO & CR & FC – by Joe Paiva (Adelaide, SA)
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears”.
Your eyes in this case.
While looking though my memorabilia
Serendipity!!!
Look what I discovered.
I was very emotional and shed tears of sadness and joy.
My beloved Uncle Augo, a narrative by his Peterite Collegue, Siva ( ASP Ceylon/ SL Police).
Siva says Uncle once, played as a ‘Inside Running Back’, with the legendry Archibald ‘ Archie’ Perera as Fly Half…the Supreme Master of Dummies.
In the mid 50s (early post Brtish colonial time) Augo was
THE BEST, GOAT as a Fly Half.
What a dynamic, exciting combination. Both products of St Peters College, Colombo.
I still hold very dear, a letter written to me by Uncle Augo.
As a lad of 10, I was a great fan, follower and admirer of Uncle.
He was my hero.
Despite endeavouring to play like him. I came to the conclusion, I was only fit enough to clean his soiled boots and be his water boy.
Joe Paiva
Adelaide SA
9 Oct 22
