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Achala Perera the utility player-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews One should possess some special talent and maintain a good physique to occupy multiple positions in the game of rugby football. Achala Anurudda Perera was a player who was blessed with a stocky build which enabled him to play a key role as a utility player which saw him reach the pinnacle handling the oval shaped ball. Achala Perera was born in 1985 to a humble family in the vicinity of Kandy. His father Tissa Perera worked overseas from his younger days and mother Sriyani Tennakoon was a house wife who was instrumental in taking care of him during his school career. He has one sister Nadeeka Anuradhi who also has a rugby background. She represented Kandy and Havelocks women’s rugby teams. He started his school career with Kingswood College, Kandy in 1995 and completed in 2004. He had never thought of ...

Apr 25, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged A. C. Tennakoon, Achala Anurudda Perera, Ananda Kasthuriarachchi, Chiranthi Wijeratne, G.B. Gunadasa

Amjad Buksh one of the best scrum halves-Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews Kingswood College, Kandy is the pioneer institution which introduced Rugby in the country in 1891 and has been known as a rugby powerhouse. It has produced several top players who have brought honour and fame to Sri Lanka with their deeds on the rugby field. Amjad Buksh can be considered as one of the best players of Kingswood who played in the pivotal role of scrum half. He was the key link man between the forwards and the back division reaching great heights locally and internationally. Allowdeen Buksh is his father who passed away in 2007 and mother is Doreen Buksh and he has three siblings. His father was an old boy of Zahira College, Gampola and played hockey. He joined the Sri Lanka Navy as a Chief Engineer later retired and joined the Royal Navy in Oman . His ...

Feb 10, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged G.B. Gunadasa, Zahira College

Reggie Bartholomeusz the athletic and rugby star-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews It is very rare to witness a person engaged in several sporting disciplines especially in the school arena later transforming himself to a top sportsman in one or more sports which enabled him to reach the pinnacle to bring honour and fame to his School, Club and the Country. Reggie Bartholomeusz was one of the finest sportsmen who had a profound career with his school Wesley College later had an enthralling club career finally ending up donning the National jersey for the country handling the oval shaped ball. ...

Nov 14, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged (captain 1974) Nizam Hajireen, (M.P. Amaradasa, Ajith Abeyratne, Bandula Wijesinghe, Bryan Baptist Nimal Malagamuwa, Bumpy Jayasekera, Desmond Harridge, Dr. Maiya Gunasekera, G.B. Gunadasa, George Jayasena, Hamzie Hameed, Indrajith Coomaraswamy, Jagath Fernando, Japana Jayawardena, Jeffrey de Jong Jeffrey Yu, Jeyer Rodriguesz, Lofty Perera, M.F. Fernando Basheer Musafer - all from Army) Anton Benedict, Mahes. Sabaratnam, Mohan Balasuriya, Omar Sheriff, Reggie Bartholomeusz, Rohan Gunaratne, Ronnie Schokman, Roy Balasuriya, Shafi Janudeen, Tony Sirimanne, Tyrone Holdenbottle, Viper Gunaratne