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Tuan Bohoran was a fine scrum half-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews The Malay community in Sri Lanka has played a pivotal role in the field of sports. The game of rugby has a special place and they contributed immensely towards its success. Some of them hailed from generations who handled the oval shaped ball. Tuan Krishan Bohoran was another fine player who came from a rugby playing background including his uncles, cousin and father bringing honour and fame for the country. Bohoran was born in 1976 and his father is Tuan Rahim who influenced his career playing for Sri Lanka Police as a Flanker during the period of Anton Benedict, Daya Jayasundera and Numal Lewke. He later played rugby in Qatar for the Lanka Lions Team. Mother is Nona Hafeela Samath. He has two siblings Tuan Rafeel is his brother and Razeena is the sister. Due to his family members being ...

May 1, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ajith Abeyratne, Ana Saranapala, Asanga Seneviratne, CP Abeygunawardena, Hafeel Wazil, Hyacinth Kumara, Maxwell Dias, MD Ifthikar, MPF Sallay, Nimal Lewke, Sanath Asanjaya, Sanath Martis, Tony Amit, Tuan Krishan Bohoran

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. ...

Apr 23, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged C.P. Abeygunawardana, Nimal Lewke, Tony Amit

Flanker Herathge Karunaratne did Army and Sri Lanka proud-by Althaf Nawaz Herathge Karunaratne Source:Dailynews Some of the yesteryear sportsmen who became prominent figures in their respective sporting disciplines never had an opportunity of gaining any sort of exposure during their school days. No sooner they joined a club, they eventually matured as prolific players, learning the basics of that particular game. Herathge Karunaratne was a player who never had the basic idea of handling a rugby ball, who hailed from an underprivileged family and later turned out to be an icon in the game of rugby in Sri Lanka. Karunaratne was well known as ‘Karu’ in the field of sports, especially in the rugby circles. He is 53 years old and hails from Aunuradhapura in North Central Province. His father was Herathge Premaratne, a driver by profession. M.D. Chandravathi his mother is a housewife. He has four other siblings with ...

Apr 11, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Asanga Seneviratne, C.P. Abeygunawardena, J K Shanthikumar, Nimal Lewke, P.G.Gunawardena, retd. Brigadier Sunil Ranasnighe, retd. Brigadier Thantiriwatta, retd. Brigadier. Mohan Ratnayake, retd. Col. D. K. Ekanayake, retd. General Sathyapriya Liyanage, retired Major General Nimal Krishnaratne retd. Brigadier Sunil Wanniarachchi, retired. Col. Dhammika Gunasekera, Sathyapriya Liyanage, Tavitha Thulagesi(Laga), Tony Amit

Scrum half Milinda brought honour and fame to his school and country-by Althaf Nawaz Milinda Jayasinghe Source:Dailynews Nalanda College, Colombo is one of the pioneer Buddhist schools in the country which has played a pivotal role in producing some top academics who have excelled in various fields and several sportsmen who have played a key role in bringing honour and fame to their Alma Mater by playing for clubs and country with distinction. Milinda Jayasinghe was one of the few ruggerites produced by them who handled the oval shaped ball in an illustrious career to become the cynosure of all eyes with his extraordinary skills in rugby. Milinda Jayasinghe who was well known as ‘Milie’ in sports circles was born in 1978 in Kiribathgoda in the Gampaha District. His father was late Athula Jayasinghe who worked for Kelani Cables while mother Ramani was a housewife. ...

Mar 15, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ana Saranapala, Asanga Seneviratne, Milinda Jayasinghe, Ruwan Padmawansa, Tony Amit

Sudath Sampath the Rugby Sevens specialist-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews One should maintain a good physique regularly to engage in a body contact sport like rugby while having extra ordinary skills to survive in a team. Sudath Sampath is a diminutive person and a gifted player with great skills who handled the oval shaped ball Sudath Smapath who is called the ‘Serevi’ of Sri Lankan rugby, started his primary education at Isipathana College by enrolling in grade one in 1974. From his younger days he had a liking to this game as he attended Rugby practices regularly for the love of the game. He used to spend his intervals and after school time playing tap Rugby in the College Grounds or at Havelock Park with his classmates with a mango seed or a plastic bottle instead of a Rugby ball. His initial involvement in rugby was in the year 1981, when ...

Jan 25, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ana Saranapala, Asanga Seneviratne, Imthi Marikar, MD Ifthikar, Nimal Lewke, Sheham Siddik, Tony Amit