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Radhika Hettiarachchi the ‘Iron Man’ of rugby-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews It is very rare to see a player engage in various sporting disciplines during his school career, unless he maintains an extremely good physique . Radhika Hettiarachchi was one of them who excelled in several sports in school and later ended up as one of the finest ruggerites and an excellent coach. Radhika was born in 1977 in the outskirts of the city of Kandy. With a height of over five feet he was called the ‘Iron Man’ in the field of rugby. His father was Vijey Hettiarachchi a businessman while his mother Nirmala is a housewife. He had two siblings Vinod the elder brother and Udaya the younger brother, both of whom schooled at Dharmaraja College. Udaya played rugby for the school and later donned the jersey of Kandy Sports Club, CR and FC and Sri Lanka. Radhika attended ...