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 ...
