The CR&FC Rugby Side in 1965: A Classic Picture-by Michael Roberts
Presented here courtesy of Dr Deepal Lecamvasam of STC, University of Ceylon & Adelaide
Source:Thuppahis
A Note from Mohan Sahayam in Brisbane, 14 May 2023:
Thanks Michael….. 1965 Great side and a bunch of fantastic guys. One person missing in this pix is Eric Roles. He was in Pulmoddai loading one of our ships: one which we were agents for at Hayleys. Both Eric & I worked for the shipping department and one of us had to go and he always put
his hand up as he loved the east coast and loved his Fishing.
Eric Roles …. well before he went fishing
***** *****
A NOTE from Michael Roberts, 14 May 2023:
This photograph is a memento that serves as a treasure. Tony Sirimanne is/was my nephew …. and a playmate in my younger days. He was struck down by heart failure in Sydney in 1981 after he migrated at some point in the 1970s(?). …. I was on sabbatical work in Colombo then. Needless to say, his mother Dodo, brother Guy, sister Ann …. and I were devastated and inconsolable. It was the cruelest of blows.
