Iswan and Harris Omar the only father and son who led Kandy Sports Club-By Hafiz Marikar Source:Dailynews In the history of Kandy Sports Club rugby, late Iswan Omar and Harris Omar are the only father and son duo who led the Nittawela club at rugby. Both hail from a sporting family. Iswans father A.H.K. Omar was a fine cricketer and led St. Anthonys College in 1928 and later played for Kandy Sports Club and Central Province. He was a fine all-rounder, a medium pace bowler and a hard-hitting batsman. He was also a superb cover point fielder. Iswan started his rugby at Trinity College under the guidance of Hilary Abeyratne and first played for the under 15 side as a prop forward and as a second-row forward for the under 17. He then played till 1969 for the senior team. For the senior side he started off as a ˜prop ...
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Irwin Howie was one of the finest fly halves-by Hafiz Marikar Source:Dailynews Having started his career as a scrum half, Irwin Howie developed into one of the finest fly halves in the history of Kandy and Sri Lanka rugby with a reputation as an elusive runner and the playmaker of the backline. He is the man who steered Kandy Sports Club to the Cup final under his leadership after nine long years in 1978 where they lost to Havelock SC under Anton Benedict by 4-10 Irwin Howie was a dynamic and cheerful rugby player.Fans in the late 1960s and 1970s were amazed at the brilliant performances Irwin produced. He started rugby at Trinity College and played in all age groups.He started as a scrum-half at the age of 15 and ended as one of the best fly halves.. At senior level, he was well known for his kicking. He used ...
Gamini Fernando: A man of great club loyalty and still a follower-BY HAFIZ MARIKAR Gamini Fernando Source:Sunday observer There have been many greats in rugby from Kandy and one of the stars of yesteryear was Gamini Fernando who is now 60 years with his favourite club Havelock Sports Club that he joined straight form school. Gamini was one of the finest forwards the country has seen on the rugby field during his playing days and had the unique achievement of being a member of a Clifford Cup wining team on his debut in club rugby, as the captain and later as coach of the club. Known in the rugby circle as Gamma, he was an outstanding flank forward and had the rare distinction of refereeing a match between the French University and London RF in 1979, the first time two Europeans teams played in Sri Lanka. ...
eLanka Newsletter – 16 Aug – 5th edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Kamala Harris’ New Chief Of Staff Rohini Kosoglu On Having A “Pipeline Of Talent” For POC “Boogie Woogie Baby” – By Des Kelly Trini Lopez, singer and Dirty Dozen actor, dies with coronavirus at 83 ROHINI LAKSHMI KOSOGLU – Chief of Staff of VP Candidate Kamala Harris’ is Sri Lankan-American – By Upali Obeyesekere Dreams from her mother: How Shyamala Gopalan prepared Kamala Harris for the White House – By Sunil Adam A new era for the Lions – By Nick Creely Trini Lopez Live In Concert Brussels 1964 – By Patrick Ranasinghe Discussing common health issues affecting us with age & sharing comments for better health & longevity-By Dr.Harold Gunatillake Stress Management Webinar – By Uma Panch (Sydney, Australia) US VP Candidate Kamala ...
