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Ajith Abeyratne a proud product of Trinity-By Hafiz Marikar Ajith Abeyratne Source:Dailynews Ajith Abeyratne was a top class sportsman produced by Trinity College, in the mid 1960s He played rugby for the school at the age of 15, and besides playing rugby, he performed with distinction in cricket, basketball, tennis and athletics. During his time his name was a household one in sports in Kandy and he holds the record for the fastest century between Trinity and Royal College –100 in 69 minutes off 62 balls in 1968 at Asgiriya. He led the Trinity College rugby teams in 1967 and 1968 and won colours and the coveted Lion in rugby as well as the Ryde Gold Medal awarded to the best all-round student in 1968. He was also the president of the Student Christian Movement. ...

Jan 16, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ajantha Samarakoon, Ajith Abeyratne, Asanga Seneviratne, Hemantha Yatawara, Hisham Abdeen, Priyantha Ekanayake, Ronald Rodrigo, Saman Kotalawela

Hemantha Yatawara was a top class ruggerite, athlete and hockey player-by Althaf Nawaz Hemantha Yatawara Source:Dailynews The outstation schools played a pivotal role, especially in the Central Province by producing some quality players with a sound educational background. Hemantha Yatawara is no stranger to that category who was a robust player who engaged in several sports while reaching the pinnacle in the game of rugby. Hemantha Yatawara popularly known as ‘Yatta’ in the sporting circles hails from a family of six brothers and a sister. His father B.D.Yatawara was a former Sri Rahulian while mother Leela Dissanayake studied at Poramadulla Central Hanguranketha. Both his parents have stood as a pillar of strength in supporting him and Saman the elder and Udaya the younger brother throughout their sporting career from the childhood days, even though they were not from a sporting background. They were especially very supportive by feeding them with ...

Oct 9, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ajantha Samarakoon, Asoka Jayasena, Chandrapalan, Dharmakeerthi, Gunatilleke Damith Jayawardena, Hafees Marso, Hemantha Yatawara, Judy Preena, Leslie de Silva, Nazeeb, Neranjan Abeywardena Hector, Nimal Lewke, Nizam Jamaldeen, Norman Silva Palitha Siriwardana, Roger Rodrigo, Rohan Gunaratne, Saman Kotalawala, Sudath Sampath, Sunil Sahabandu, Tuan Hajireen, Upali Vithanage Comments 0

Norman Silva the athlete turned ruggerite-by Althaf Nawaz Norman Silva A man renowned for good human qualities and sportsmanship, who ultimately ended up as one of the finest rugby players Sri Lanka has ever produced, who had never handled the oval shaped ball in his school career was Norman Silva. Born to a family in Nittambuwa, where his father Francis Silva, was a renowned businessman. While being the youngest member amongst his nine siblings including one sister, he hung up his Police uniform as a Deputy Inspector General after serving 38 years, from the time he joined as a Sub Inspector way back in 1982. Norman joined St. Anthony’s College, Wattala which was a prominent Christian school, where the game of Rugby was not very well established at that time. His elder brother Jerard Silva who was a leading athlete held the National record in discus throw which influenced Norman ...

Oct 5, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ajantha Samarakoon, Asoka Jayasena, Chandrapalan, Dassanayake, Hafees Marso, Hector Gunathilake, HemanthaYatawara, Ivan Ekanayake, K P Subasinghe, Kotelawala, Leslie de Silva, M. Dharmakeerthi, Mahesh Perera, Nazeem, Niranjan AbeywardEna, Nizam Jamaldeen, Palitha Siriwardana, Roger Rodrigo, Rohan Gunaratne, Sarath Paladeniya, Sudath Sampath, Sunil Sahabandu, Vikum Perera Comments 0