Akila Perera missed the rugby bus? Source : sundayobserver Former Royal College and Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club cricketer Akila Perera finds himself as a man who perhaps emphasized in the wrong sport and was left behind only to realize that rugby would have made him a better exponent. Always wanting to get the simple things right, Akila is a person who will welcome constructive criticism and take it in his stride like a true professional that he could not be or perhaps was to some extent. “If I make an impact on anyone, that’s the best I have done,” Akila whose passion is sports and favourite colour is green told the Sunday Observer in an interview. Q: Describe yourself in one word Focused -humble Q: Any words or phrases you overuse? Pressure is a privilege Q: What is your most marked characteristic? Honesty Q: If you could edit your past, what would ...
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Pradeep Wilson excelled in rugby only after joining the Police-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka Police has played a pivotal role in bringing to prominence several school leavers and transformed them as top sportsmen in various sporting disciplines. Rugby at Police is the cynosure of all eyes and has a special place in their annual sporting calendar. Pradeep Wilson was one of their finest products who had a limited knowledge handling the oval shaped ball at the time of enrolling in the Police later turned out to be a highly skilled player in rugby finally representing the country. Pradeep was born in 1976 in Polgolla in the outskirts of Kandy District. His father was Widanagama Wilson a former army officer while Seelawathi Manike is his mother a housewife from Polgolla. He started his school career with a school in his home town called Uyanwatta Vidyalaya in 1982, where he completed ...
Centre Rajith Jayasundara played for Sri Lanka as a 17 year old-by Althaf Nawaz Rajith Jayasundara Source:Dailynews Some people who reach the pinnacle in sports are influenced by their family members. They follow the footsteps of them to end up as top class sportsmen in any sporting discipline, while excelling at school, club and National level. Rajith Jayasundara hails from a sports loving family especially his late father Daya Jayasundara was a well known sportsman during his hey days later ended up reaching great heights, serving in various capacities in the game of rugby starting as a player, coach and manager of the national team before his retirement as a Senior DIG of Sri Lanka Police. Rajith who is 35 years old is the son of Daya and Badra who was a teacher at Royal College, Colombo. He has two elder brothers Danushka and Pandula who played first XV rugby ...
Dushanth Lewke – a top class ruggerite and coach-by Althaf Nawaz Dushanth Lewke Source:Dailynews It is very rare to find a son following the footsteps of his father especially in the field of sports, Both reached great heights, finally ending up representing the country. Dushanth Lewke is no stranger to this as there is a famous saying “like father like son” He is the son of Nimal Lewke who was a flamboyant sportsman engaging in several sporting disciplines while being a top Policeman retiring as a Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police after serving in various capacities. Dushanth who is in late thirties is the eldest in the family with Anuska being the younger sister who is a lawyer by profession. His mother is Chrishanthi who is the Principal of Visakha Nursery. He was living in the vicinity of Police Park since his father was serving in the Sri Lanka ...
