Since then Thurstan has played almost all the president trophy tournaments. After defeating Thailand and Singapore in the opening round, they next took on Chinese Taipei and Malaysia with the winner going through to the third round. But Kusal Perera's unbeaten 153 helped Sri Lanka to an incredible, against-all-odds victory. "We know at present our (CH) rugby team is not performing that great. After knocking off Malaysia by 22 points in Kuala Lumpur in their opening match, they would be eliminated after losing to Chinese Taipei 31-27 which gave Chinese Taipei the spot into the third round. Cricket Big Match Batting Double (50 & Over in each Inn), Batting Series Aggregate. Isipathana College leads the winners tally with 18 title wins followed by Royal College with 11 wins. The scoreboard read 6-0 and this was only in their third attempt. In addition Bolt Gear joins Royal College Rugby as Official Clothing Partner, while Lanka Hospitals takes on the role of Official Healthcare Partner along with Vision Care coming in as the Official Optical Partner. The team has yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, "CR clinch Rugby Sevens Title after 14 years", "ABOUT US - CEYLONESE RUGBY AND FOOTBALL CLUB", Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club official website, Sri Lanka national rugby union team results, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ceylonese_Rugby_%26_Football_Club&oldid=1141642124, Pages using infobox rugby team with unknown parameters, Wikipedia articles in need of updating from September 2016, All Wikipedia articles in need of updating, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, D. T. A. Adihetty/C. Thurstan was the second government school to take to rugby and from the inception started playing with all leading teams. Rugby Rugby - Past Rugby Captains By Editorial Team March 31, 2008 No Comments 1958 Surath Wickremusinghe 1959 T. N. Cutilan 1960 Nihal De Silva 1961 Nihal De Silva 1962 Rajah Weerasekera 1963 Deepal De Zoysa 1964 Srinath Gunasekara 1965 Indra Piyatissa 1966 Sunil Jayakody 1967 Mangala Rathnayake 1968 Upali Hewage 1969 Nihal Weerawardana Police in South Korea have started an investigation after the Sri Lanka Women's Rugby Captain Dulani Pallikondage disappeared shortly after the Asia Rugby Sevens Series second leg in Incheon, South Korea on Sunday. (Trinity Cricket Lion, Senior Prefect and Ryde Gold Medalist of 1996), Joseph Ravindran (Ravi) Ratnayeke - former Sri Lanka Vice Captain of Cricket -Opening bowler, part-time opening batsman. Treasurer, Mr. Chandima Perera Hony. Records includes the following current or recent matches: India v Sri Lanka at Thiruvananthapuram, 3rd ODI, Jan 15, 2023 [ ODI # 4505] India v Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens, 2nd ODI, Jan 12,. Last Trinity Captain in the Pre-Bradby Series in 1944. Srinath Gunasekara (Captain 64, represented Colombo Schools & University), Indra De Silva (Captain 65, represented Ceylon schools & coached Thurstan in 1968), Dushyantha Samarasekara (Captained CR&FC, Secretary SLRFU), Wimal Kulathunge CR&FC, E.K.R.Wijewardana (Police SC), Vernon Caldera (NCC) and Ananda Karunaratne were some of the other stalwarts of this team. After World War I, the Clifford Cup was re-introduced and the CR & FC lost to the United Services team 3-6. The club flourished over the next few decades, with boys from Trinity College, Royal College, Zahira College, St Peter's College, St Thomas' College, and subsequently Isipathana College representing it with distinction. 19071908 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia, 1999 Rugby World Cup Asia qualification, 2003 Rugby World Cup Asia qualification, 2007 Rugby World Cup Asia qualification, 2008 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, 2009 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, 2010 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, 2011 Rugby World Cup Asia qualification, 2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, 2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, 2015 Asian Rugby Championship Division Tournaments, 2016 Asian Rugby Championship Division Tournaments, List of Sri Lanka national rugby union team results, "Sri Lanka end UAE's dreams of Asia Rugby Championship glory - Sport360 News", Sri Lanka to host Rugby Asiad in November this year, "Sri Lanka is Asia's newest Top 5 team after winning HSBC Final", "(Rugby) Malaysia upset Sri Lanka in Asian Rugby Championships", Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union official web site, List and results of all IRB sanctioned international rugby games played by Sri Lanka, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lanka_national_rugby_union_team&oldid=1134938565, This page was last edited on 21 January 2023, at 16:26. Both this occasions Thurstan were unlucky to loose to Isipathana their traditional rivals in the finals. The clash at Newlands, Cape Town saw Sri Lanka post 129 on the board after being put in to bat first by South Africa. Read about Records, / , Sri Lanka Women, / , Women's Test matches, / , List of captains Cricket Team Records only on ESPNcricinfo.com. He was able to attract some of the best coaching talent like Vipula Dharmadasa, his brother Chula Dharmadasa, National Coach Ajith Abeyrathne, Nanayakkara brothers Tissa and Sisira, Senaka Kumarasinghe and Ajith Fernando. The 2002 Bradby encounter was the highest scoring encounter for Royal, led by Zulki Hamid, winning with a record (39-00) in the first leg held in Colombo and winning the second leg (44-00) in Kandy, thus winning the Bradby Shield with a record aggregate of 83 - 00. After only losing by five points to Malaysia, they would concede 92 more points against the other two teams in the group to finish bottom of the group with no points. St. Peters created history in 2006 becoming the Schools Double Champions winning outright, the Singer League and Milo Presidents Trophy, the first Peterite team to achieve this feat, under the captaincy of Harendra Ariyawardena and coaching guidance of Sanath Martis. Thambugala - President, Kandy Sports Club, Quentin Israel Rugby player, Coach, School master, Kumar Choksanada Sangakkara - Captain of Sri Lankan National Cricket Team, co-holder of the world record in Test Cricket for the highest partnership of 624 runs for any wicket where his personal score was 287 against South Africa at the SSC in 2008. Trinity Rugger Captain and Lion in 1967 which had the then Bradby series record of 16/3 and 17/3. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. Centre three quarter and Rugby coloursman in 1948 and 1949 where Lakshman Jayakody was the Hooker. Dilantha Malagamuwa - Sri Lanka's only international racer, Champion of the Malaysian Super-Car Series, Winner of the Aston Martin Asia Cup, Sri Lankan Sports Ambassador in Japan, President of the Sri Lanka Association of Japan. . Omalka captains Sri lanka at the Asia championship By (NC) - Ceylon Today Number 8 Omalka Gunarathne has been retained as the captain of the Sri. Sri Lankan investigators have exhumed the body of a former national rugby player in a murder inquiry linked to ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa's son. 1963 team was captained by Deepal De Zoysa a classy wing forward who later on played for CR&FC, captained Kandy SC and represented Upcountry. After retirement from active playing he coached Thurstan for several years. 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Meanwhile, there was tough competition for the Plate segment among Navy SC, Army SC, Air Force SC and CR and FC division one sports clubs, in the Nippon Paint Rugby League 2021/2022 organized by Sri Lanka Rugby. History records that Thurstan began playing rugby in 1957. Was one of the three Kandy schoolboy cricket captains to represent the Sri Lanka Board Presidents XI in 1975 vs the visiting Indian National Team led by Ajit Wadekar, whose team, then had the worlds best spin quartet, comprising : Srinivasaraghavan Venkatraghavan, (later member of the International Cricket Council elite panel of umpires) Bishen Singh Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna and Bhagwat Chandrasekhar. Entry of Upali Hewage (captained 68) as rugby convener in1985marked a rapid improvement and refinement in Thurstan Rugby. In2000Thurstan reached the semifinals of president trophy again beating Isipathana in the quarter finals, and lost St.Thomas in the semifinals. 6 March 2020 11:55 am - 0 - 438 A A A The school that has a proud history with the oval ball is set to tackle its centenary year of playing the game of rugby in 2020. ThePapare.com is a comprehensive and interactive hub for news on Sri Lankan national, club and school sports. The only rugby personality of any school in Sri Lanka to play, captain, coach, referee and administer the game.) Now you can . Something of a hit and miss tour for England's No 3 batter, who made strong starts in both . Kadirgamar was also the winner of the Senior batting Prize in 1948 and Senior Prefect and Ryde Gold Medalist in 1950. ). I am sure that the message of instilling respect to others, inculcating values and enhancing leadership qualities in players through Rugby will be carried forward another 100 years and more.. Clobbered a hurricane 14 runs in one over off Venkatraghavan in that match in a personal score of 21 inclusive of two fleeting cover drives whipped through the square leg boundary and a towering six lofted over mid wicket where the ball landed on the grass terraces in front of the spectator stands at Katugastota! Prominent figures in Sri Lankan society participated in the committee at the inaugural Annual General Meeting in 1923, including members of the Schokman, Rockwood, Saravanamutthu, Weinman, and Ondatjie families. Rohan Perera- President of the Squash Federation of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal too admits that the Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year title he won in 2009 as Ananda captain opened a new chapter in his life with a greater courage and confidence. Sri Lanka Rugby is the official governing body of rugby in Sri Lanka, Address : Old Sports Ministry Complex, No. However, St Peters came back strongly to win the inaugural Presidents Trophy. RUGBY CAPTAIN'S LIST 2014 - Shenal Aponso 2013 - Shan Weerakkody (all island 7s winners) 2012 - Danushka Ranjan (a current Sri Lanka cap) 2011 - Banuka Nanauakkara (all island Western Province 7s winners) 2010 - Keith Gurusinghe - (unbeaten triple Champions - 7s, league and knockout champions) 2009 - Dilshan Paul (Carlton 7s Winners) Rugby World Cup 2023 trophy arrives in Sri Lanka England Lions lose one-day series to Sri Lanka A after Colombo defeat Kandy face CH in Clifford Cup quarter-finals Kandy bounce back to beat CR and take League title New Zealand hammer Sri Lanka to keep semi-final hopes alive Airmen down Police to lift SLR Plate Trophy Rugby World Cup 2023 France November 15, 2022 Reports emerge that Sri Lanka Women's Rugby Captain Dulani Pallekondage has gone missing while participating at the Asia Rugby Seven's Series Tournament in South Korea. Many Peterites have featured prominently in national or combined teams, be it Combined Schools, All Ceylon, Ceylonese or Sri Lankan XVs or even at 7s. Amateur Sports Team. The Junior squad also faring brilliantly against all opponents in their own right. Mahesh Rodrigo, better known as an international cricketer, also captained the national team. Yuzraan Lantra. It represents the respect that is extended towards opponents, the passion towards rugby as well as the competitiveness and skills of the teams that have and continue to represent Royal College over the years. ), M.G. Hony. Sudarshana Peiris-23/02/2023. In the open club final between the Navy SC and Peterson SC, the Navy beat their rivals 50-05and won the under 24 open rugby 7s title. The legendary Archibald Perera became the Rugby Coach of St. Peters College in 1956 and he continued to serve the College uninterrupted till his demise in 1982 so ending an era that touched hearts of all Peterites for more than 26 years at the helm. In 2007 it was a runner-up in the Caltex League Tournament, and in 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010 it was a runner-up in the Dialog Rugby League. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. St. Peters College Primary Sports Meet 2023. It was also the champion of the President's Trophy Knockout Tournament in 1977, 1983, 19901994 and 2007. Graetian Gunawardhana was the fly half of this team. Lock Forward and Rugger Lion of the Champion unbeaten Rugby XV led by Chan Ye Ching which has three unbroken records in schools rugby in 1974- 70/8 vs S. Thomas' College, 64/3 vs St Anthony's College and 53/3 vs Wesley. Nishantha Welagedara the present captain of the Police SC is also a product of Thurstan. (Trinity Cricket Lion 1987), Denham Madena - Captained the Sri Lanka U-19 Cricket team which had subsequent Sri Lanka skippers Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu and Sri Lanka Cricketer Roshan Jurangpathy. NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR SFE RETURN TO SPORT-DURING COVID 19. Thurstan was the second government school to take to rugby and from the inception started playing with all leading teams. 2023 Welcome to Thurstan College Colombo 07 Sri Lanka, Visit www.ThurstanCollege.com for more latest information's, Welcome to Thurstan College - Colombo 07 - Sri Lanka. Ranatunga was one of Sri Lanka's most successful captains in cricket history. This was the year dashing Peterite winger Mohamed Rinaz set a new schools record for most number of tries with a final tally standing at 34. And for the first time in Thurstan history the rugby match commentaries were given in the SLBC and Sunil Karunanayake shared the mike with Diyanesh Rajarathnam in this memorable encounter where rugby was seen at its best. Social & Entertainment Secretary, Mr. Dyan Dunuwille Hony. Heritage. Sri Lanka's women were no match for the rampaging England who powered their way for a 57-0 (half time 33-0) scoring nine tries and three conversions in a women's pool A clash. He latter coached Thurstan with his brother Vipula Dharmadasa. Your email address will not be published. SL Women's Rugby Captain Dulani Pallekondage goes missing! History records that Thurstan began playing rugby in1957. 1377. Sports Club. Liked by Umar Nizmi. 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Sri Lanka's love for rugby union and its honeymoon with international players in recent times at the local International Carlton Sevens has reaped rewards, with the Melbourne Rebels pledging their support towards lifting the country's rugby profile on a global scale. (Trinity captain of Athletics and Lion in 1937). Under the able guidance of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, Navy athletes have made a number of achievements in recent times as a result of thriving atmosphere in the Navy for the promotion of sports. [ February 24, 2023 ] Sri Lanka advance to Junior Davis Cup semis NATIONAL [ February 24, 2023 ] Danushka . In 1942, the World War saw St. peters College and grounds used as a British base, halting any Rugby progress until, in 1948, under the stewardship of M. Numan (former Peterite Rugby player) and Harold De Silva the captain, their fortunes began a new rise. Sri Lanka defeated both Singapore and the Philippines but lost to hosts Malaysia.[9]. Enter your email address to receive all company news, special offers and other discount information. ESPN Scrum.com brings you all the latest rugby news and scores from all 2015 Internationals, Aviva Premiership, European Rugby Champions Cup, RFU Championship, Super Rugby, Six Nations and Top 14. Sri Lanka, especially, when it was . In 1975 Thurstan drew with Isipathana under Tissa Wickramanayakas captaincy. He also oversaw an unbroken last-wicket stand of 78 with Vishwa Fernando where the last man made a gutsy six not out off 27 balls faced. Geff Rutnam undoubtedly takes top billing as a Ceylon Captain (it was under Geffs captaincy that Ceylon scored her first ever international win against the Paris universitys club in 1970) and National Coach, Dushyantha Samarasekera was the secretary SLRFU/Asian Rugby Board and president of CR&FC, Sunil Jayakody National selector and President Dimbula A.C, Chula Dharmadasa National selector and President of CR&FC, Harsha Mayadunne President SLRFU. Tikiri Marambe- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Rugger Lion in 1971; also Captained both Air Force and the Defence Services XV. The club colours are those of the regiment commanded by its founder, E. H. Joseph. Captain Chamari Athapaththu's player of the match winning 68 off 50 guided Sri Lanka women to a three run win over hosts South Africa in the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup opener on Friday. Had the distinction of being the only Sri Lankan Under 19 batsman to score a century against Australia in Australia. In the batting power play, taken by necessity in the 46th over, they cracked 63 runs. Beat St. Andrew College of Singapore but lost narrowly to Wajirawood College of Thailand where the foreign teams were Under 21 and Trinity was Under 19. Unfortunately, due to some lackluster recordkeeping we have no means to corroborate the details above. Thurstans rich and colorful rugby history is over 48 years old. Wesley College Principal along with the chaplain, first xv rugby captain and vice captains visited Trinity College Principal and met the rugby captain to build up the relationship that both schools had, after the incident that . As Secretary General of the SLRFU, he hand-picked Trinity Coach Bertie Dias to coach the Sri Lanka National Rugby XV for the 1974 Colombo Rugby Asiad on the strength of coaching the invincible Trinity Rugby XV that year which has four inter-school rugby records that are still unbroken and which comprised 5 rugger Lions. Supporters called them the Red Shirts because of their uniform and club colours.[3]. The club was the 2013 Plate and Shield Champion in the SLRFU Sevens Tournament. Ellie Boatman scored four . The Chinese team withdrew from the tournament due to lack of visa availability and were relegated to Division Two. 1,535 Sri Lanka Rugby Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 1,535 Sri Lanka Rugby Premium High Res Photos Browse 1,535 sri lanka rugby stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. The Navy Sports Club (SC) won the western province under 24 open rugby 7s championship and crowned as plate champion in the Nippon Paint Inter Club Rugby League 2021/2022 recent rugby encounters. Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club, also known as CR & FC, is a Division-A rugby union team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka which plays in the Dialog Rugby League. St. Peters played their first match against Royal College at home grounds at Bambalapitiya. Chaminda Samaranyake who played for Thurstan from 1889 to 1992, Played for CR&FC and latter for Police SC before injury kept him away from professional rugby. At the 2015 Division tournament held in the Philippines in May, Sri Lanka beat the Philippines 27-14 to become the champions of the Asian Division 1, resulting in the team qualifying to compete in a challenge match, in June, against the third ranked Asian team and a potential spot in the 2016 Asian Championship. | A history making moment as the past rugby captains of Isipathana - Thurstan gathers for a official photograph at the 50th Abdul Jabbar Shield Encounter. Zaheer Khan,. Leslie (DL) Handunge- Leader of the Sri Lankan contingent to the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. He became the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team in the year 2001 and led Sri Lanka until 2006. 6 March 2020 11:55 am 07/01/2018. Royal College Rugby is graciously sponsored by NDB Bank this year as the Main Event Sponsor. All the content on this website is copyright protected and can be reproduced only by giving the due courtesy to 'dailymirror.lk' Copyright 2004 Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Food For Thought By Zara Esufally and Humaira Azee, The Perfect Finish The Fashion Edit by Silvia Sena, Royal College Rugby celebrates 100 years of Respect and Passion. Bar Secretary, Mr. Hamza Hassanally Hony. 33, Torrington Place Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Played 22 Tests and 78 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka and is the only Trinitian behind Kumar Sangakkara in international cricket who has now played 94 Tests and 287 One Day Internationals and still continuing. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. Royal College takes pride in being one of the leading schools that has produced winning teams over its 100 years in the game. Thurstan's ascendancy to big league was in 1963, and enjoyed one of the finest . Accordingly, the skipper of under 24 Navy rugby team, Sub Lieutenant PH Epa and the leader of division one Navy SC, Able Seaman AE Weerathunga called on Commander of the Navy and presented those trophies to Commander of the Navy today. On 29 June 2007 a new pavilion was opened by its primary sponsors, Football Federation of Sri Lanka president Hurley Silveira and Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation CEO David Griffiths. They were drawn in Group A with Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia. Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club. The Sri Lanka national rugby union team, known as the Tuskers, represents Sri Lanka in men's international rugby union. Was awarded the coveted Boxing Lion in 1952.). Your email address will not be published. Seventiessaw the emergence of the players like Sisira Nanayakkara, Tissa Wickramanayake, Sumanasena brothers Mohan (represented Army) and Sudantha. During his tenure, St. Peters produced four schools rugby champion sides, namely: Under Darrel Wimaleratne in 1965, under Hamzi Hameed in 1966, under Jeffery De Jong in 1972 and under Rohan Wiratunga in 1973 (as Joint Champs). Duncan White MBE - Olympic Silver Medallist, Ceylon and Leader of the Sri Lankan contingent to the London Olympics in 1948. In 1997, Sri Lanka participated in the opening round of 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying. The new building includes a 500-seat viewing deck, six corporate boxes, two dressing rooms, an outside bar for members and guests, a bar for members, and a restaurant for members and guests.[4]. (Trinity Cricket Captain in 1949 where he also had his namesake and subsequent Cabinet Colleague Lakshman Jayakody as his Vice Captain. . In 1994, Sri Lanka entered into their first World Cup qualification tournament for a spot at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. She is said to have gone missing after the prize-giving ceremony of the tournament yesterday (14). Sri Lanka caused mayhem in the final overs. The Isipathana College Rugby Management & Development Committee has handed over leadership duties of their 1st XV Rugby team to 3rd year coloursman and Flanker, Janith Serasinghe, for the upcoming 2019 Schools Rugby season. | By Isipathana College Rugby | Facebook Log In (Trinity Cricket Lion in 1987). Required fields are marked *. Dushyantha Samarasekara was a tower of strength behind Thurstan Rugby and his contributions are well remembered. Mr R M Jayasekara bade goodbye to Thurstan after 35 years of dedicated service in August 2007. Emotions ran high as Peterites were adjudged Joint Champs (with Trinity College) of the inter-collegiate Rugby tournament. The country's top rugby playing club Kandy SC are good at counting the number of times they have won the League title and with their latest pull-out from the Clifford Cup knock out tournament they could also end up keeping a dubious count in history of the number of times they let down their adoring fans.Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) the promoters of the Clifford Cup are as equally In the 2012 Division tournament the team won two matches but were defeated by the Philippines, which meant Sri Lanka missed out on promotion and remained in Division One. D.L. Following year under Kirk Williams, St. Peters reached their third consecutive Presidents trophy finals (Knock out tournament) but this time their progress was halted by Isipatana with a 15-7 win. They also walked away with the Michael Gunaratne Trophy played against S. Thomas College, winning it for the 3rd year in a row, as well as the Major Milroy Fernando Trophy against Isipathana College. 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