Sri Lanka dazzle and blow away Malaysia’s aspirations. Comprehensive thrashing of a serious challenger. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (ELanka sports editor) Sri Lanka blew away Malaysia’s aspirations of making the top four of Asian Rugby with a breathtaking display of open rugby at the Racecourse ground in Colombo. Up against a formidable opposition made up of expatriate Fijians and one Australian, Sri Lanka countered the Malaysian expectation with a cleverly executed master plan to outrun and outmanoeuvre the Malaysians, and they did this with fantastic cohesion to run in a 59- 19 victory before a packed out home crowd. Dreaming big and thinking outside the box mixed with tenacity and self belief does deliver the unexpected as Sri Lanka proved with a memorable performance that was certainly not in the expectation or minds of the purists. Malaysia came into this game brimming with confidence and after months of ...
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Nalin-the iron man of Sri Lanka rugby-Althaf Nawaz Nalin de Silva, Group Captain (retired.) Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka has produced some top class sportsmen in various sporting fields, from top schools in towns. The schools in the 1970’s and 80’s played a pivotal role in producing them in rugby, players who played for the love and passion of the game. Group Captain Nalin de Silva from Isipathana College, Colombo was one of them who remained in the hearts of the rugby loving fraternity for his excemplary conduct as an officer having been formerly known as “Iron man in schools Rugby” due to his tireless performance in the school’s rugby arena. Nalin had a sound academic career and he started playing rugby at the age of 15 years. He joined the second XV team in the 1960’s while gaining experience matured to be a regular member of the first XV team under ...
