Fly half Sudesh brought honour and fame to Sri Lanka-by Althaf Nawaz Sudesh Abeysinghe Source:Dailynews In the game of Rugby Football, the Fly Half position should be occupied by a highly skilled player. Sudesh Abeysinghe was one of the best players who occupied this position for his school club and Sri Lanka Sudesh attended Isipathana College and went on to complete his educational career there. From his teenage days he was very keen in handling the oval shaped ball as he hailed from a rugby playing family which produced several players who excelled in the sport at school, club and at International level. ...

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Baratha Hegoda the Rugby Legend-Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews Rugby Football has become one of the top sports in the country with more and more academies and schools enrolling young kids to take up the game to transform them into highly skilled players. A man who contributed three decades of his life to the game, which apparently is an unbroken record in the Lankan Rugby history was none other than Baratha Hegoda, well known in the rugby circles as ‘Bari’, is a legend who will be remembered for a long time both as a player and as a gentleman, Bharatha Hegoda a rock solid third row player later matured as a utility player, who could fit into any position in the Pack. Bari’s three-decade career as a forward for Sri Lanka and CH & FC was due to his sheer determination, dedication and perseverance.   ...

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