Sameera Wijesinghe Archives

Centre Yugantha proud product of Ananda-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews Ananda College, Colombo is the leading Buddhist school in the country which has contributed immensely towards the success of Education while unearthing sportsmen excelling in various sporting disciplines, where some of them reached the pinnacle by representing the country at International tournaments. Yugantha Karunarathne who had an illustrious rugby career was one of the finest products of Ananda who brought honour and fame to his school and country wearing the National jersey. Yugantha, better known as ‘Yuga’ in rugby circles, was born in 1975 in Colombo. His father was late Lt. H.K. Karunaratne who served in the Sri Lanka Army and a former Olympic and, Asian Gold Medallist and an Army Boxer. Nimala Athukorala was his mother, a housewife while he also had a brother Rohana. ...

Sameera Wijesinghe the weightlifting, athletic and rugby star-by Althaf Nawaz Sameera Sandun Wijesinghe Source:Dailynews The task of forwards in rugby are to compete for the ball in scrums and line-outs and are generally bigger and stronger than the backs. Props push in the scrums, while the hooker tries to secure the ball for their team by hooking it back with their feet. The hooker is also the one who is responsible for throwing the ball in at line-outs, where it is mostly competed for by the locks, who are generally the tallest players in the team. The flankers and number eight are expected to be the first players to arrive at a breakdown point and play an important role in securing possession of the ball for their team. Sameera Sandun Wijesinghe was a hefty player who had a remarkable career in rugby occupying a few positions in the pack at ...