Hisham Abdeen Archives

Home ⁄ Tag Archives: Hisham Abdeen

Mubarak was an excellent full back and place kicker-by Althaf Nawaz Riza Mubarak Source:Dailynews The full back in rugby plays a vital role with his safe collections and booming kicks to touch to relieve pressure often joins the three quarter line to form the overlap and is also most often the place kicker piling on the points for his team. Riza Mubarak is one of the prominent players who contributed immensely to the success of the teams he represented at school, clubs and at International level bringing honour and fame for them. The lanky Riza is in his 40’s and his father Mohamed Mubarak Jainudeen is a youth football player who was mostly based overseas. His mother is Sithy Fathima Reyal, a housewife. He completed his school career with ...

Mar 29, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Bimal Perera, Hisham Abdeen, Riza Mubarak, Ronny Ibrahim, Sanath Martis, Thushara Bandara, Udayasiri

Pradeep Lakshantha was an excellent third row forward-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews The game of rugby is a highly body contact game. One needs to maintain a good physique and have supreme skills in handling the oval shaped ball. Pradeep Lakshantha was one of them who was a tower of strength in any side he played in the third row as an immaculate player, who also had kicking skills piloting his team to victory while taking part in school, club and at the national level. Pradeep was born in 1969 and had the rare honour of being a member of a family with two other brothers who locked horns in competitive rugby. His father was late N.T. Lalith Ananda and Hema de Alwis was his mother, both of them were very enthusiastic in observing their children excelling in sports. Pradeep’s other two younger brothers were Viraj Prashantha and Champika Nishantha who ...

Feb 21, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Aruna Udawalagedara, Chaminda Rupasinghe, Hemantha Yatawara, Hisham Abdeen, Nilantha Laksmiwewa, Palitha Siriwardena, Sudesh Abeysinghe, Viraj Prashantha

Ajith Abeyratne a proud product of Trinity-By Hafiz Marikar Ajith Abeyratne Source:Dailynews Ajith Abeyratne was a top class sportsman produced by Trinity College, in the mid 1960s He played rugby for the school at the age of 15, and besides playing rugby, he performed with distinction in cricket, basketball, tennis and athletics. During his time his name was a household one in sports in Kandy and he holds the record for the fastest century between Trinity and Royal College –100 in 69 minutes off 62 balls in 1968 at Asgiriya. He led the Trinity College rugby teams in 1967 and 1968 and won colours and the coveted Lion in rugby as well as the Ryde Gold Medal awarded to the best all-round student in 1968. He was also the president of the Student Christian Movement. ...

Jan 16, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ajantha Samarakoon, Ajith Abeyratne, Asanga Seneviratne, Hemantha Yatawara, Hisham Abdeen, Priyantha Ekanayake, Ronald Rodrigo, Saman Kotalawela

Fly half Sudesh brought honour and fame to Sri Lanka-by Althaf Nawaz Sudesh Abeysinghe Source:Dailynews In the game of Rugby Football, the Fly Half position should be occupied by a highly skilled player. Sudesh Abeysinghe was one of the best players who occupied this position for his school club and Sri Lanka Sudesh attended Isipathana College and went on to complete his educational career there. From his teenage days he was very keen in handling the oval shaped ball as he hailed from a rugby playing family which produced several players who excelled in the sport at school, club and at International level. ...

Jan 14, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ali Sabry, Ananda Fernando, Anil Dassanayake, Asitha Boteju, Azad Junkeer, Bhartha Hegoda, Bimal Perera, Chandana, Chandrashan Perera, Chanka Jayaweera, Frank Abeysinghe, Harshadeva Karunaratne, Hisham Abdeen, Janaka De Silva, Jude Dimithri, Kenneth De Zilwa, Nalin Dissanayake Ruwan Dananjaya, Narein Perera, Nazeem Mohamed, Nishantha Dias, Parakrama Ratnayake, Pradeep De Alwis, Rex Anthony, Rohan Abeykoon, Saman Jayasinghe, Sanjaya Amunugama, Senaka Balasuriya, Sudesh Abeysinghe, Tissa Jayaweera

Rugby star Bowala played for six ‘A’ Division clubs-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews It is quite phenomenal to see a sportsman excel at School, Club and International level. Anuradha Bowala was one of them who had the rare distinction of playing for six ‘A’ division clubs in his rugby career, which is a record in Sri Lankan Rugby history. Anuradha Bowala well known as ‘Bo’ in the rugby fraternity is the son of Punchi Bandara Bowala a retired ASP of Sri Lanka Police. He has one brother late Senaka Bowala and two sisters Kumari Dharmapala and Subadra Perera. ...

Oct 6, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anura de Silva, Bowala, Dilroy Fernando, Hector Gunathilake, Hisham Abdeen, Kamal Mahendra, M.D. Ifthikar, M.P.F.Sallay, V.P.Sepala Comments 0

Rugby star Saman brought honour and fame to Sri Lanka-by Althaf Nawaz Saman Jayasinghe captained Sri Lanka at both Hong Kong Sevens and Singapore Rugby Asiad in the same year (1982) Source:Dailynws Royal College, Colombo has produced many academics and top class sportsmen in the 1980’s. Thejana Saman Jayasinghe is one of them who excelled at school, Club and at International level bringing fame and honour to the country. Popularly known as ‘Saman’ in sporting circles is in his sixties and is a member of a family of seven children with five boys and a girl. From his small days he had a close bond with sports and after joining Royal College he got pumped up watching the seniors engage in sports. When he was 14 years old he opted to play cricket which apparently became his stepping stone in sports, also turned out to be his first love. He ...

Sep 28, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Angelo Wickremaratne, Bharatha Hegoda, C.P. Abeygunawardene, H.K. Sisira, Hisham Abdeen, Lanil Tennekoon, Monash University in Australia, Nalin de Silva, Rohan Gunaratne, Saman Jayasinghe, Tikiri Marambe Comments 0