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Dilanka Wijesekera was a ruggerite par excellence-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews It is remarkable to witness a person excel both in his academic and sporting career while engaging in various sports at school level, later becoming the cynosure of all eyes in that circle. Dilanka Wijesekera was a highly talented and a skillful player who had a phenomenal career in sports commencing from school until he reached the national level in the game of rugby. Dilanka was born in 1983 and his home town is Wadduwa in Kalutara district. His father Donald worked at Colombo Ports Authority and now is a Proprietor of a business. Mother Delanthi worked at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. He has two siblings Dilshika is a Director at Instacart in USA played hockey at school while Dilshan the other brother is the head of operations at Gaucho in UK played cricket at school. All three ...

Saman the athlete turned ruggerite-by Althaf Nawaz Saman Kothalawala Source:Dailynews It is very rare to find a person who had engaged in several sporting disciplines during his school career later turn out to be a quality sportsman representing the country at International level. Pushpalal Saman Kothalawala was one of them who had an enthralling career at school, Club and later ended up as a National player in Rugby. Saman better known as ‘Kottha’ in the rugby circles hails from an educated family his father late K.S.Kothalawala was a retired Inspector of Police and mother was Evegin Weeratunge. He has four brothers and a sister His elder brother Shanthilal Sarath played Rugby for Ananda College and is a retired Manager of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation. His elder sister Nirmali Shirani is a retired English teacher at Devi Balika Vidyalaya. His younger brother Hemal was a product of Lumbini College and now ...