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Nuwan Hettiarachchi was a superb place kicker-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews It is unique to find a family imbibed with a sportsman starting from the father. The children of the family followed in the footsteps and reached great heights in sports with some of them ending up wearing the National jersey. Akila Nuwan Hettiarachchi was one of the them whose whole family mingled in sports with the guidance of their father to become a profound sportsman. Akila Nuwan Hettiarachchi was called ‘Hetti’ in rugby circles and was born in 1988 in Kandy. His father Sunil Hettiarachchi is a businessman and was a former soccer player. Vineetha is his mother and is a house wife. He has five other siblings with Kanchana the elder sister, Sanka and Pathum elder brothers while Kusal and Deneth younger brothers. All the boys represented Dharmaraja College, Kandy and were involved in sports. His two elder brothers ...