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Memories at BRC – the number one hockey club in Sri Lanka-by Dennis de Rosayro The Burgher Recreation Club Source:Dailynews On December 26, 1896, the Bambalapitiya Hockey & Football Club was founded by the Burgher community from Bambalapitiya, Colombo South, at a meeting held at the residence of F. J. Foenander, who was elected as Patron. A. W. Raffel and O. H. Poppenbeck was elected as President and Secretary respectively. On May 31, 1915, the Club changed its name to Burgher Recreation Club (BRC) and its colours changed from ‘Black-Red-Gold to ‘Black-Red-Champagne’. Having joined the Club on March 8, 1954, as a student member, I thought it opportune to recall its hockey history and achievements to the best of my memory and ability, paying tribute to the greats who brought honour to the club and country. Touching on Internationals before 1950; Fulham Wright, Edward and Carl Kelaart represented Ceylon vs ...