Fitting send off for a Marian champion. Bernard Rulach accorded a heroes farewell. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor). Marian’s young and old turned up in large numbers to bid farewell to Bernie Rulach, a former warrior of the little school with giant killing ability in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka. The funeral service at St. Anthony’s Church in Noble Park was conducted by Fr. Brian Collins, paid tribute to a Sri Lankan great who he knew was a man of exceptional sporting talent apart from a family man that was more introverted after his sporting exploits. Bernard Rulach, playing second tier school cricket, which in the day, was the norm in that era, played the game well above the level they were, and his extraordinary talent soon had him attracting plenty of interest. Bernard played in an era of St. Mary’s cricket that had excellent talent in names ...
Feb 7, 2025
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