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Saranath Hettiarachchi the weightlifter turned ruggerite-by Althaf Nawaz Saranath Hettiarachchi Source:Dailynews Prop’ forwards are usually the largest and heaviest players in a team. In attack, their size and strength means that they are primarily used for running directly into the opponents defence, as a kind of battering ram to simply gain metres. Saranath Nuwan Hettiarachchi was a player who with his height and hefty build locked horns to play a key role occupying the prop forward position in all the teams he played starting from school, club and national team. Saranath was born in 1981 in Kandy city and Nimal Hettiarachchi was his father a businessman while Kumari Marambe his mother was a housewife. He had two siblings with Ruwan his younger brother who represented the same school later locked horns for CR and FC and another brother Dinesh lives in Italy. He enrolled himself as a primary school kid ...

Mar 20, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , ,
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Trinity Lion Pradeep the cager turned ruggerite-by Althaf Nawaz Pradeep Basnayake Source:Dailynews To become an exemplary person in life one should possess a sound academic background with unique sporting skills, where the school plays a pivotal role in achieving these goals. Trinity College, Kandy located in the hill capital is a leading school which has produced several professionals who have blossomed out in the field of education and sports. Pradeep Sanjaya Basnayake is one of them who has a prolific academic background followed by his skills in the field of sports which made him the cynosure of all eyes locally and Internationally. ...

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Indrajith Bandaranayake was a superb winger-by Hafiz Marikar Indrajith Bandaranayake Source:Dailynews One of the finest wingers produced by Kandy was Dharmaraja College’s Indrajith Bandaranayake who is now domiciled in Australia, Indrajith played just one season of rugby at school where he was coached by old boy of Vidyartha College M. Zarook – who helped him to cut his teeth in rugby at a tender age. In school it was at cricket, Football and athletics that he excelled. At cricket he was an aggressive batsman and a good medium pacer. He captained his school in all age groups and skippered the senior side in his final year. Indrajith like his father the late Lucky Bandaranayke gave his best for sports; He too was a good cricketer and a footballer. But it was at rugby that Indrajith made his mark in the field of sports. After leaving school he turned out for ...

Nov 21, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Kapila Silva fine ruggerite and administrator-by Upananda Jayasundera Kapila Silva Source:Dailynews Kapila Silva, an Old Boy of Isipathana Vidyalaya, Colombo is a National Rugby player and Administrator. He started his Rugby career under the guidance of Kelum Gunaratne, a veteran Rugby Coach. Kapila Silva’s team- mates were Vajira Hewage, Amith Rasanga and Shamly Nawaz to name a few. While in School he played as second row forward and played for CH and FC in two matches. Before joining Kandy Sports Club in 2000 he played for CR & FC for two years and from 2000 to 2008 he played for the victorious Kandy SC as Flanker and Second Row forward. He played along with outstanding Sri Lanka Rugby players like Asoka Jayasena, Pradeep Basnayake, Indrajith Bandaranayake, Nalaka Weerakkody and Sajith Mallikarachchi to name a few. During his Rugby playing days he represented Sri Lanka Rugby team as well as Sri ...

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