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Bennett played a key role in CR winning Rugby Double-by Indika Welagedara Former CR and FC ruggerite Australian Paul Bennett is being held by an opponent while playing for Parramatta in the Australian Rugby League Source:Dailynews Paul Bennett is a Australian rugby league player who mesmerized many opponents with his fierce tackling, booming kicks to touch and his daring runs down the grounds while playing a leading role to bring back the rugby double of league championship as well as the SLRFU trophy knock out in 1998 for CR and FC. He had the honour of representing the Australian rugby league team as well as the top rugby league team Parramatta with distinction. Incidentally Paul played against the Australian rugby legend David Campese on many occasions. Speaking to Daily News all the way from Sydney Austrailia Paul said “My father played professional rugby league and I have a love for ...

Viraj Prashantha the swimmer turned ruggerite-by Althaf Nawaz Viraj Prashantha Source:Dailynews Some people are blessed with born talent in certain sporting disciplines. Later they move to engage in other sports and reach the pinnacle in that sport. Viraj Prashantha Thantirige was one of them who had a liking for swimming and lifesaving from his childhood and later transformed to become the cynosure of all eyes in the game of rugby. Viraj was born in 1971 in Colombo the late N.T. Lalith Ananda was his father and Hema de Alwis was his mother. Both of them were very keen to see their children excelling in sports. Viraj had two brothers with younger brother Champika Nishantha and elder brother Pradeep Lakshantha, who also handled the oval shaped ball from their younger days ending up representing the country while the only sister Yamuna Eishanthi concentrated on her studies. Viraj started his sporting ...