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Kapila Silva did Kandy SC and Sri Lanka proud-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews Kandy Sports Club has contributed immensely towards popularizing and producing quality players to represent the country in the game of rugby football. Dilhan Kapila Silva was one of them who had an illustrious career initially as a player later continuing to serve in the capacity of team Manager/General Manager for over a decade. Kapila was born in 1978 in Colombo and his father was late Sarath Ravendra who worked at Colombo Dockyard while mother Ranjani Samarawickrama is a housewife. He has one sister Mihiri Amandu. Kapila with a height of six feet and a playing weight of 88 kilogrammes attended Isipathana College, Colombo from 1983 to 1997 where he completed his higher studies. From his hay days, he had a liking for sports especially handling the rugby ball. His presence towards rugby was due to the motivation of ...