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Trinity Rugby 1st XV 1984: The Guts and the Glory by Z. Kamil Mohamed   Source:Island A global cricketing icon once said “At Trinity; Rugby players are special, and I… was only a cricketer”. Such is the pedestal upon which Rugby stands at Trinity that playing Rugby for the 1st XV becomes the ultimate dream for most young Trinitians. And this is the story of that dream shared by a group of young Trinitians, culminating in the Bradby Shield encounter against Royal College in 1984. Early in 1974, C. Y Ching Snr’s Trinity were playing St Anthony’s. “Accompanied by two older brothers, a few Trinitians and Anthonians , I witnessed my first Rugby match at Nittawela” recalls 1984 Lock Kamil Mohamed. Trinity destroyed the Anthonians 64-3 in a scintillating display of open running Rugby. “I was enthralled and walked on air all the way home, hooked on Rugby for life” says ...