Duminda de Silva the cager and rugby star-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews Some top sportsmen started their careers from lesser known schools from the rural areas in the country. While they matured gradually, coinciding with their academic studies and sports they got openings from some top schools which enrolled them. Duminda de Silva was one of them who started his schooling from schools in Ratnapura and finally completed his career at Trinity College, Kandy, which led him to become a prominent figure in the field of education and sports. Duminda de Silva was born in 1973 in Ratnapura and his father is Walter an advocate while Mallika his mother is a housewife. His two siblings are Dinuka and Dushan. He started his Primary and Secondary Education from 1978 to 1981 at Gangabada Seevali Vidyalaya in Ratnapura. He then moved to Baptist College, Ratnapura from 1981 to 1984. ...

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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 ...

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