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Rajeev shone as a number eight for Lanka-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews In the game of rugby some players who had an illustrious career were influenced by their fathers in taking up the game. This is mainly due to the father being a former player or a rugby enthusiast. Rajeev Ganapathy was one of the players who was motivated and encouraged by his father being an ex-player, later ended up playing for school, club and for the country as a profound player. Rajeev was born in 1980 in Kandy city and his father was late Mohan Ganapathy who represented Trinity College Rugby in the year 1971/72 and was a part of the ‘Bradby’ winning team in 1972 obtaining Rugby Colours at school. He represented and captained Dickoya Maskeliya Cricket Club. He worked as a planter with Kelani Valley Plantations. His mother Usha worked as a Nutritionist for Ceylon Biscuits Limited. He ...

Apr 18, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Rugby star Shamil Mohamed did his school and country proud-by Althaf Nawaz Shamil Mohamed Source:Dailynews Royal College, Colombo has produced several champion sides in their rugby history. The 2002, team was an invincible side, which not only remained unbeaten but also established several new records, while producing many players who went onto reach great heights by handling the oval shaped ball. Shamil Mohamed is no stranger in the field of rugby who put up an enthralling performance as a player in that team, and went onto represent the country. He was blessed with natural talents His immediate family members (father and brother) influenced him and encouraged him to become an excellent ruggerite Shmail was born in 1983 and his father was late Major Shahul Hameed Mohamed, who was a Commissioned officer in the regular force of the Sri Lanka Army as a field engineer. He was a Royalist who was ...

Mar 27, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Saranath Hettiarachchi the weightlifter turned ruggerite-by Althaf Nawaz Saranath Hettiarachchi Source:Dailynews Prop’ forwards are usually the largest and heaviest players in a team. In attack, their size and strength means that they are primarily used for running directly into the opponents defence, as a kind of battering ram to simply gain metres. Saranath Nuwan Hettiarachchi was a player who with his height and hefty build locked horns to play a key role occupying the prop forward position in all the teams he played starting from school, club and national team. Saranath was born in 1981 in Kandy city and Nimal Hettiarachchi was his father a businessman while Kumari Marambe his mother was a housewife. He had two siblings with Ruwan his younger brother who represented the same school later locked horns for CR and FC and another brother Dinesh lives in Italy. He enrolled himself as a primary school kid ...

Mar 20, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , ,
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