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Reeza a fine Rugby Sevens player-by Upananda Jayasundera Reeza Raffaideen in action at a rugby match. Pictures by Upananda Jayasundera-Kandy sports Spl.Corr Source:Dailynews Twenty four year old Reeza Raffaideen is one of the finest rugby players produced by Kingswood College,Kandy. So far he has done extremely well representing the country in many rugby sevens tournaments here and abroad. Reeza started playing rugby when he was in Grade Seven Class and at that time he was a student of an International School in Kandy and then got admitted to Kingswood College, Kandy in 2010 and he joined the Rugby Academy of the college and played at junior level and then was selected to the senior team of Kingswood College and played for the 1st XV rugby team for four years as full back. His contemporaries were Saris Ally, Hirantha Manamendra and Naradha Wellangiriya to name a few and his rugby coach ...

Kavindu Perera a winger par excellence-by Upananda Jayasundera Kavindu, the outstanding Rugby player. (Picture Upananda Jayasundera-Kandy Sports Spl.Corr) Source:Dailynews Kavindu Perera , an old boy of Vidyartha College,Kandy started playing rugby and he started his career in the Under 12 age category and his first coach was Nalin Wijesinghe. He played as centre at the start and later he played as winger and when he started playing for the First Fifteen he was coached by Anil Jayasinghe. In the years 2012 to 2014 Kavindu played in the Carlton Super Sevens as a Schoolboy representing Central Kings and North Western Blacks and was the highest try scorer with nine tries. He started his professional rugby career in the year 2013 with Up-Country Lions and in the same year he played at the Club Sevens for Up-Country Lions along with Nigel Ratwatte, Srinath Sooriyabandara and Sashan Mohamed and won the Cup Championship. ...