SL Women's Rugby Captain Dulani Pallekondage goes missing! Calling on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne who is also the President of Navy Sports Board at the Navy Headquarters today (21st September 2022), the winning captains of respective teams shared a moment with Commander of the Navy with the trophies clinched by the Navy. A logo for Royal College Rugby was also launched to represent the rich history of Royal Rugby and to highlight the true commitment towards the sport. Get latest updates on local and international sporting events, Live broadcasts and much more. 2019 was a victorious year with Royal College retaining the Bradby Shield for the 5th consecutive year against Trinity College and emerging as the Schools League Champions for the 3rd consecutive year. Tikiri Marambe- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Rugger Lion in 1971; also Captained both Air Force and the Defence Services XV. In addition to the Abdul Jabar Trophy which is played with the traditional rivals Isipathana two more annual encounters for the Diyanesh Rajarathnam Memorial Trophy in 1998 with Wesley College and Graetian Gunawardhana Challenge Trophy in 2001 with D.S.Senanayake College were added to the Thurstan rugby fixture. [2] They regularly compete in the Asian Five Nations tournament and are currently in Division I. Amateur Sports Team. He insisted that the club colors should be the artillery red and blue, and persuaded the general committee. Emotions ran high as Peterites were adjudged Joint Champs (with Trinity College) of the inter-collegiate Rugby tournament. St. Peter's continued to grab the Schools Rugby Championship title for five consecutive years from that point onwards (including 1937,Joint Champs), a rare feat in the history of Inter-Collegiate Rugby in Sri Lanka, remaining invincible through the rugby season in 1936 under the legendary Archibald Perera and in 1938 under Percy Perera. A Trinity Lion, he represented the national rugby team from 1982 to 1988 and captained the team against the Korea at the Rugby Asiad in 1988. Sri Lanka caused mayhem in the final overs. They, through all these years, kept faith with Peterite Rugby vision and helped tirelessly to mould both Junior and Senior Rugby squads. Then came 1994 when the Peterites, captained by Roshare Alles, went in to the Lions den to beat Trinity College in Kandy after 53 years and ended the season as Runners up at the schools knockout tournament to St. Thomas by 6-8. [3], The nation's first "national" match was on 12 September 1907 and involved an All Ceylon team against the professional All Blacks (the New Zealand rugby league team) under rugby union rules on their 19071908 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain. Mahesh Rodrigo, better known as an international cricketer, also captained the national team. Sri Lanka won Division One of the 2010 Divisional tournament beating Singapore (23-16) in the final, thereby winning promotion to the 2011 Asian Five Nations for the first time.[8]. Due to financial reasons, the challenge game was cancelled with South Korea remaining in the tri-nations division and Sri Lanka in the Division 1 competition for 2016. Bangladesh will also feature in next year's edition . [1], The club was founded in 1922 by Colonel E. H. Joseph. History records that Thurstan began playing rugby in 1957. The other brands that join are Olu Official Water partner, Maggie and Milo Official Nutrition Partner, Elephant House Official Soft drinks Partner, Green Cabin Official Catering Partner, Mobil by Maclarens Holdings Official Lubricant Partner, Bookmyshow Official Ticketing Partner, Quadrangle Official Social Media Partner, Omnicom Media Group Official PR Partner, Atom Media Official Digital Media Partner, Cinnamon Grand Official Hotel Partner, Citipack Official Courier Partner and Ceylon Cleaners Official Laundry Partner. Successfully concluded a classroom facilitation fundamental program at KPMG Sri Lanka. but instead England suffered only the second one-run defeat in Test history. Sudarshana Peiris-23/02/2023. The scoreboard read 6-0 and this was only in their third attempt. The club colours are those of the regiment commanded by its founder, E. H. Joseph. Graeme Labrooy - former Sri Lanka National Cricketer. In 2009 Sri Lanka again finished third in the Divisional tournament defeating Thailand (51-17) in the 3rd-place final, remaining in Division One. With Sri Lanka a fading force after the retirement of several all-time greats in the previous decade, there was only one favourite for this Test series. Isipathana College leads the winners tally with 18 title wins followed by Royal College with 11 wins. Speaking at the event of the launching the season, Chairperson of Royal College Rugby Match Organizing Committee, Athula Munasinghe stated It is a special year for Royal College Rugby to celebrate 100 years of the game that we all have come to love. Passion. National Rugby Historic Clifford Cup returns sans Kandy SC & CH&FC. Thurstan was the second government school to take to rugby and from the inception started playing with all leading teams. 6 March 2020 11:55 am Bar Secretary, Mr. Hamza Hassanally Hony. Ellie Boatman scored four . Yuzraan Lantra. Facilities & Infrastructure Secretary, Mr. Savantha de Saram Chairman Rugby Board, Mr. Janoda Thoradeniya Chairman Sponsorship, Mr. Mano Jayarajan Chairman Other Games, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 02:14. Dushyantha Samarasekara was a tower of strength behind Thurstan Rugby and his contributions are well remembered. They have the longest tradition of organised club rugby in Asia, dating back to 1879, which was just 8 years after the founding of the world's first rugby union in England. Ollie Pope - 7. | A history making moment as the past rugby captains of Isipathana - Thurstan gathers for a official photograph at the 50th Abdul Jabbar Shield Encounter. 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 2008 second leg match was the 150th match between the two schools. 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. Also in that team were Trinitians -Chaminda Unantenne, NLK Rathnayake (later Sri Lanka Cricketer) and Mevan Ballale (third generation Trinitian to be wicketkeeper/ batsman) in the same team. In the 2010 tournament, they made it to the finals beating Chinese Taipei 37 to 7. 33, Torrington Place Read more about this topic: List Of Trinity College, Kandy Alumni, Dilip Kumar - former Chairman NSW Rugby Union, Former Chairman Australian Rugby Union, Member of International Rugby Board & SANZAR Board (Athletics Lion in 1969), Lt Gen. Denzil Lakshman Kobbekaduwa - former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain and Secretary General of the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union in 1974 (Trinity Rugger Captain and Lion in 1959, Trinity 1st XV rugby coach of 967, 1968 and 1969. - 0 - 111, 28 Feb 2023 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. Email or phone: Password: . ThePapare.com is a comprehensive and interactive hub for news on Sri Lankan national, club and school sports. Press alt + / to open this menu. In 1993 Thurstan under the leadership of Suranga Kulawickrama came close to a draw with the score reading 11 all with the their traditional rivals Isipathana only to loose out 18 to 11 with a try by Isipathana in the injury time. "We know at present our (CH) rugby team is not performing that great. VIRTUS ET VERITAS. 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, Thurstan Vs Isipathana 38th Encounter for the Abdul Jabbar Trophy match. SRI LANKA RUGBY. Latter he coached Thurstan in both junior & senior levels as an assistant coach. She is said to have gone missing after the prize-giving ceremony of the tournament yesterday (14). 2023 Getty Images. Jayawardene cruised to his century in 84 balls. NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR SFE RETURN TO SPORT-DURING COVID 19. Read about Records, / , Sri Lanka Women, / , Women's Test matches, / , List of captains Cricket Team Records only on ESPNcricinfo.com. Asian Five Nations and World Cup qualifying; 2008 was the first year of Asian Five Nations, which replaced the ARFU Asian Rugby Championship and the ARFU Asian Rugby Series. Observer Outstation Schoolboy Cricketer in 1974. Latter under the guidance of Tissa Nanayakkara and his brother Sisira Nanayakkara Thurstan got through to the semi finals of the presidents trophy in 1991. Their nickname is the Red Shirts. Thurstan was the second government school to take to rugby and from the inception started playing with all leading teams. The club was the 2013 Plate and Shield Champion in the SLRFU Sevens Tournament. S. Thomas, St. Peters and Trinity have all won the title 4 times each. 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. First Trinity Captain in the two-leg series also in 1944. 2001 saw Dilan Abeygoonewardena leading another formidable side which reached the Presidents trophy finals and halted by Isipathana with a 20-17 win. He is the fourth most successful captain of the Sri Lanka in ODIs, boasting of a winning percentage of 56.45. 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. 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. | By Isipathana College Rugby | Facebook Log In In 1997, Sri Lanka participated in the opening round of 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying. However, St Peters came back strongly to win the inaugural Presidents Trophy. He latter coached Thurstan with his brother Vipula Dharmadasa. To Surath Wickremasinghe goes the honor of leading the first Thurstan Rugby team. The Sri Lanka Women's Rugby Team and the Men's Rugby Team arrived last night but the South Korea Police will continue . Commander of the Navy heaped praise on those achievements and wished both teams to make more glories in the time to come. D.L. 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. Also member of Ravi Balasuriya's unbeaten Trinity Rugby XV in 1977). Taking on rugby as early as 1916, the first match was played with arch rivals Trinity College, Kandy in 1920. The team will be looking forward to defend the League Championship as well as the much coveted Bradby this year as well, which is the 76th Bradby Shield encounter. Treasurer, Mr. Chandima Perera Hony. Topping the points table, the Navy SC won the Plate segment over other competitors and got hold of their trophy on 16th September. In 2011 and 2013 Under Banuka Nanyakkara and Shan Werrakkody they won the All Island Sevens Tournament. Serasingha warming up before a game earlier this year Best All Rounder in the Trinity Junior School in 1969.). (Trinity captain of Athletics and Lion in 1937). Nishantha Welagedara the present captain of the Police SC is also a product of Thurstan. 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.. He later joined Royal College and captained Royal in the centenary Royal Thomian. Harris Omar - former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Trinity Captain and Rugger Lion 1996), Pradeep Basnayake- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Trinity Vice-Captain and Rugger Lion 1996), Imthie Marikkar - former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Winger/ Rugger Lion in Tyrrell Rajapaksas unbeaten team of 1987), Dr KB Sangakkara, Sri Lanka Rugger Captain (Trinity Rugger Captain, Senior Prefect and Ryde Gold Medalist), Dr Willie Ratnavale - former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Trinity Rugby Captain), Ajith Abeyaratne Sri Lanka Rugby Coach, Chairman of National Selectors, Captain of the Ceylonese Rugby and & Football Club. The title of co-sponsor of the team is held by Brandix Lanka who has been part of Royal College Rugby for several years. Red background indicates a loss. He has represented Sri Lanka in 90 tests and 268 one-day internationals in which he has managed to rack up 5504 and 8529 runs respectively. The tournament will be taking place at 07:30 PM. ). Ajantha Rodrigo another star of this era played for Thurstan till1990& captained Police SC. After World War I, the Clifford Cup was re-introduced and the CR & FC lost to the United Services team 3-6. Wales will . In 1986, under Rowen Gunasekera, St. Peters ended the season as Runners-up to Isipatana against whom they recorded their solitary loss though managed to beat other more fancied teams and drawing with Trinity College in Kandy. Heritage. St. Peters College, regrouping in the early 80s with Archibald Pereras successor Frank Hubert as coach assisted by Angelo Wickramaratne were instrumental in produced another famous side in 1985 under the captaincy of Rajith Abeygoonewardena and St. Peters finally broke the hoodoo of losses against some top school teams, crafting a NEW DESTINY by beating Trinity 8-0 after 44 years. The Colombo Cricket Club (CCC) is one of the oldest Test venues in the country while CH and FC was founded in 1892 and is the oldest rugby club in the country but plays its home matches at Racecourse ground due to the clash of the cricket and rugby seasons at the same time. Enter your email address to receive all company news, special offers and other discount information. 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. Thurstan featured prominently in almost all the senior and junior tournaments. 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. In the batting power play, taken by necessity in the 46th over, they cracked 63 runs. The clash at Newlands, Cape Town saw Sri Lanka post 129 on the board after being put in to bat first by South Africa. 28385 The most exciting time of a rugby player's career is the Schools' Rugby League. 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. The occasion was also attended by Director General Services, Rear Admiral Neville Ubayasiri, Chairman of Navy Rugby, Commodore Sanath Pitigala, Secretary of Navy Rugby, Captain Thusitha Abesundara and a group of naval personnel from the Rugby Pool. At the 2013 Division tournament held in Colombo, Sri Lanka were successful in winning all three of its matches earning a promotion to the Asian Five Nations. However In 2002 under Dilanka Wijesekera, St. Peters became the A Division Schools Champions thus becoming the first Peterite champion side of the new millennium. 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. (Malcolm) Wright- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Rugby Lion in 1943. Dinesh Chandimal is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer is the former captain of all formats, he is the first captain to lead Sri Lanka in their first day-night test match. Colombo 7. Cricket Big Match Batting Double (50 & Over in each Inn), Batting Series Aggregate. D.J Nicholas Perera. It was the first rugby-only sporting organisation in the country at the time. Your email address will not be published. The management of the team has taken [] The club also maintains a senior Men's Rugby Union team. [2] It had its roots in the Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC), and depended on NCC and Havelock Sports Club for practices and matches during its first four years. Sri Lanka is a top cricket playing nation, and is a full member of ICC. Brilliantly moulding a team of freshers together with Lim Billimoria (the first Peterite Rugby captain), St.Peters entered the then Ceylon Schools Rugby arena with its inaugural 1st XV in the same year -1932. Not be outdone a galaxy of stars emerged from this era too. The fixtures for the team Sri Lanka are all set to be taking place from Oct 18, 2021. Required fields are marked *. Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Jul 16-20, 2022 [ Test # 2472] Sri Lanka v Australia at Galle, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 8-11, 2022 [. (50 Runs and Over), Best Bowling Performance (Thurstan College), Cricket Big Match Big Match Special Awards, Bowling Double (8 or more Wickets in a match), Bowling Series Aggregate (10 wickets & Over ), All Round Series Aggregate (Over 100 Runs & Over 10 Wickets), Outstanding Double (50 Runs & Over 4 or more Wickets), THURSTAN & ISIPATHANA CRICKTERS WHO PLAYED IN THE BIG MATCH FROM 1964 TO 2010, My Rugby days at Thurstan by Vernon Caldera, My Rugby days at Thurstan by Dushyantha Samarasekera, My Rugby days at Thurstan by Mangala Ratnayake, My Rugby days at Thurstan by Gamini Thilakasiri Ranasingha, Achievements of G.C.E (O/L) Examination 2021(2022), An awarding ceremony was held for the students who successfully passed the grade 5 scholarship examination on 10th of November 2022, 2022/23 , ENDEAVOURING INTEGRITY TOWARDS SUPERIORITY Thurstan College Prefects Guild for the years 2022/23, 11 WINGS, Welcome to Thurstan College Colombo 07 Sri Lanka. Chula Dharmadasa and SK Karunathileke represented CR&FC with distinction and were worthy members of the Sri Lanka team that bagged the bowls trophy in the Hong Kong sevens. Club News View All #rugby Western and Sabaragamuwa clinch titles at SL Rugby 7's 10/12/2022 9:29:25 AM #rugby Airmen produce champagne rugby to win Cup final 10/12/2022 9:28:14 AM #rugby All Rights Reserved. No one dreamed that a glorious history was about to be created. Sri Lanka cricket team score, stats, fixtures, results and news about Sri Lanka cricket team is available here in complete . Accessibility Help. Lanil Tennakoon- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain, Played for Sri Lanka 1974-1980, member of the Ceylon rugby team that played against Japan at the Rugby Asiad Finals in 1974/Selected to represent 'International Rugby XV' in 1978 / Represented CH&FC,Kandy SC,Havelocks (Triple Champions - 1978), Dickoya,Dimbulla & Uva, Also Captained Upcountry Rugby XV. Sports Club. 2004Thurstan team was captained by Sadun Kumara. The only rugby personality of any school in Sri Lanka to play, captain, coach, referee and administer the game. (Trinity Cricket Lion in 1987). Rugby. Winner of the Observer Shield. 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. St. Peters College has produced many brilliant rugby players in her 90 year old Rugby history feeding National teams with high quality players both with skills and discipline coming out of its system in every decade. Power. Both this occasions Thurstan were unlucky to loose to Isipathana their traditional rivals in the finals. In 1995, under Sanjeewa Abeygoonewardena they tamed the Trinity Lions twice over under the watchful eyes of a Trinity Lion Ajith Abeyaratne and Nimal Lewke thus becoming league runners up by just a few decimal points to Isipathana whom they beat twice in that season. CR & FC has had a number of its players play for the Sri Lanka national rugby union team. 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. When captain Stokes enforced the follow-on on the third morning, New Zealand were 226 behind and England dominant. Peterite Rugby - 8 - 2280, 28 Feb 2023 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. (Captain), Kanchana Ramanayake, Nishon Perera . Asiri Perera. Centre three quarter and Rugby coloursman in 1948 and 1949 where Lakshman Jayakody was the Hooker. Copyright 2022 Sri Lanka Navy | Designed and maintained by the Directorate of Naval Information Technology. With a history expanding over 3000years, Sri Lanka holds some of world's ancient cities including Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Digamadulla; their once glorious townships, palaces, temples, monasteries, hospitals and theaters intricately carved and modeled out of stone lay and abandoned and forgotten with time amidst the soaring . 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