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Winger Lakshman played for Sri Lanka as a 17 year old-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews A sportsman to make the National representation needs the all-important exposure at the competitive level which is the club level. But there are some rare instances where they reach the pinnacle while at school without any experience in between. Doctor Athula Lakshman Dissanayake was one of them who handled the oval shaped ball at school and went on to don the National jersey without any club rugby experience at the age of 17 years Lakshman was born in 1985 and hails from a sports loving family. His grandfather was late S.A. Dissanayake was a former Inspector General of Police and was a rugby player who represented Royal College, Colombo in 1931/32 season captaining the first XV team. ...