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Dinesh the rugby star from Gampaha-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews Some of the past rugby players who reached the climax in their career hailed from schools which took to the game recently. Later they joined schools who are in the forefront of the game playing competitive rugby ending up as outstanding players. Dinesh Sanjeewa was one of them who launched his career from a school at his native place Gampaha later joined a Colombo school before he became a fully-fledged ruggerite to surge ahead to end up wearing the National jersey. Dinesh was born in 1983 in Gampaha district and had a a height of over six feet and a playing weight of 110 kgs. His father G. Lionel was an Electrical Foreman and mother is K.D. Malanee a housewife. He has two siblings with elder brother Nalin Chaminda and younger sister Ayanthi Anuradha. He started his schooling career from the ...

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 ...