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Second row forward Gayan Fernando shone for CR and Sri Lanka-by Althaf Nawaz Gayan Fernando Source:Dailynews A coach plays a pivotal role in identifying the talents and teaching the basics of the game while transforming him to a valuable player in any sporting discipline. The game of rugby too has similar circumstances and Gayan Fernando was no stranger to this as he was influenced and motivated by late Kamal Jayawardena who was instrumental in producing several outstanding players who later represented Sri Lanka. Gayan was born in 1987 in Colombo and was called ‘Gayya’ in rugby circles. His father is Ravindra Fernando a former basketball player of Ananda College and was also a bodybuilder of YMCA, Colombo. He worked in Doha Qatar for quite some time. His mother is Nayana Ranasinghe a housewife. He has one sister Gayani. He started his school career at ...