Srinath Gunasekara captained the1964team and he was an outstanding player in that era. (Trinity captain of Athletics and Lion in 1937). India, leading the home series 2-0, need only one more . Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club. 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. 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. NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR SFE RETURN TO SPORT-DURING COVID 19. Social & Entertainment Secretary, Mr. Dyan Dunuwille Hony. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. There will be three fixtures to be taking place. Last Trinity Captain in the Pre-Bradby Series in 1944. 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. 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. Sarath Fernando a dashing wing three-quarter who played for CR&FC, Sunil Jayakody a familiar figure in up country rugby who captained Dimbula for many years, Mangala Ratnayake who excelled for Army and later coached the college, Tissa Nanayakkara one of the best forwards (also with a fame for place kicks) produced by Thurstan. All Rights Reserved. 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. 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. SPC became the fourth school in the history of Sri Lankan Rugby to play at competitive level. A new clubhouse was opened in December 1964, and the main gate was opened in 1965. Facebook. (Trinity Cricket Lion in 1987). Red background indicates a loss. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. Seventiessaw the emergence of the players like Sisira Nanayakkara, Tissa Wickramanayake, Sumanasena brothers Mohan (represented Army) and Sudantha. In late nineties Thurstan rose up in school rugby arena and in1997Thurstan registered two superb wins over Royal College and St.Thomas college to reach the finals of the President trophy only to loose out to Isipathana in the finals. "He is a great cricketer in Sri Lanka. Feel free to email us any corroborated information or con [emailprotected] or drop us a comment at www.facebook.com/thepapare. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. (Malcolm) Wright- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Rugby Lion in 1943. Winner of the Observer Shield. 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]. Thurstan was the second government school to take to rugby and from the inception started playing with all leading teams. Mahesh Rodrigo, better known as an international cricketer, also captained the national team. Thurstans rich and colorful rugby history is over 48 years old. 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. Sri Lanka Rugby has a long history, dating back to the days of British colonialism. 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. 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. Enthusiastic young Rugby players of St.Peters College donned the now glorious College Colours of Blue, White and Gold for the first time, in 1932 under the Rectorship of Fr. Ground & Pavilion Secretary, Mr. Janinda Dunuwille Hony. Treasurer, Mr. Chandima Perera Hony. 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. Also Cricket Captain and Lion in 1968. Isipathana College leads the winners tally with 18 title wins followed by Royal College with 11 wins. . Today we all enjoy this tradition, and it is set to last forever! The Junior squad also faring brilliantly against all opponents in their own right. They were drawn in Group A with Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia. 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. Wales will . VIRTUS ET VERITAS. Asst. 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. Next year Kieth Gurusingas side remain unbeaten right throughout the season winning the triple. Sri Lanka defeated both Singapore and the Philippines but lost to hosts Malaysia.[9]. AAT Sri Lanka was able to release the 2022 July (conducted in August) exam results in 44 days!! Bangladesh will also feature in next year's edition . In 1974 it changed its name to the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union. Restaurant Secretary, Mr. Gyan Amarasinghe Hony. Not be outdone a galaxy of stars emerged from this era too. Graetian Gunawardhana was the fly half of this team. Mr R M Jayasekara bade goodbye to Thurstan after 35 years of dedicated service in August 2007. Leslie (DL) Handunge- Leader of the Sri Lankan contingent to the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. 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. 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). Dushyantha Samarasekara was a tower of strength behind Thurstan Rugby and his contributions are well remembered. Royal College takes pride in being one of the leading schools that has produced winning teams over its 100 years in the game. Maurice Le Goc. 28385 The most exciting time of a rugby player's career is the Schools' Rugby League. To Surath Wickremasinghe goes the honor of leading the first Thurstan Rugby team. Both in1996 & 1997Thurstan reached Milo 10 A side tournament finals with Isipathana. He latter coached Thurstan with his brother Vipula Dharmadasa. 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. All Island Under 18 Rugby Sevens 2023 Groups, Format, Fixtures All Island Under 18 7s to kick off the 2023 Schools St. Peters Rugby embarks on a historic journey with Nabco as Rugby in Sri Lanka the year 2022 in Review. 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. Havelock Park was opened in 1901. Power. Played his first Club rugger match for CR & FC as a Trinity schoolboy, scrum half and Lion which was a CR- Police Clifford Cup Final which CR won 22/3). In themid sixtiesThurstan did not fare in top order but did well to retain their name as a fighting outfit. The tournament will be taking place at 07:30 PM. It was the first rugby-only sporting organisation in the country at the time. That's a little bit from Sri Lanka's rugby sevens history in the case readers are a bit jaded reading and rereading about two very old performances at rugby sevens which came in the form of winning the Bowl Competition at both the 1984 Hong Kong Sevens and the 1994 Fiji Invitation Sevens. 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. He is the true champ behind the 2014 T20 World Cap, he always shows his sportsmanship spirit and also has a very kind and humble nature. Also member of Ravi Balasuriya's unbeaten Trinity Rugby XV in 1977). Get latest updates on local and international sporting events, Live broadcasts and much more. In addition, Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) consulted online services from Chris Cracknell of World Rugby (WR), who was the former Fiji Men's and Women's Coach and former England . Smith boasts one of the highest batting averages for captains in Test history, his figure of 67.73 bettered only by Sir Donald Bradman and Kumar Sangakkara. [rev_slider dfccrugby728] Supporters called them the Red Shirts because of their uniform and club colours.[3]. 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. St. Peters played their first match against Royal College at home grounds at Bambalapitiya. Sri Lankan Test record against all nations as of 2013: Green background indicates a win. Sri Lanka ICC T20 World Cup Captain First Trinity Captain in the two-leg series also in 1944. 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. Press alt + / to open this menu. In 2014 Sri Lanka lost all four of its matches in the Asian Five Nations and were relegated back to Division One. 64 were here. Sri Lanka cricket team score, stats, fixtures, results and news about Sri Lanka cricket team is available here in complete . Sadun Kumara presently plays for CR&FC. D.L. By. Taking on rugby as early as 1916, the first match was played with arch rivals Trinity College, Kandy in 1920. Pride The 2019 3rd leg of the Asia Rugby 7s was everything and more. Ranatunga was one of Sri Lanka's most successful captains in cricket history. The fixtures for the team Sri Lanka are all set to be taking place from Oct 18, 2021. This era saw number of Thurstanites donning the CR jersey and Sathyapriya Liyanage (later played for Army), G.L.Thilekerathne, R.L.Hewa and N.B.Ravindra and K.N.Sirikumara (captained Petersons) are few of the names. Captained Trinity as the first-ever Sri Lankan schoolboy rugby team to be invited for the Asian Schools Rugby Football Championships in Bangkok in 1977. 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. Ellie Boatman scored four . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [2], The club's home ground is CR & FC Grounds. 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. Had the distinction of being the only Sri Lankan Under 19 batsman to score a century against Australia in Australia. The club colours are those of the regiment commanded by its founder, E. H. Joseph. 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. 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. History records that Thurstan began playing rugby in1957. Sri Lanka Rugby Official SLR TV Grit. 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. Proteas captain Sune Luus said: "I think the goal for us was to inspire a nation and to get women's cricket in South Africa on the map. Thurstan was the second government school to take to rugby and from the inception started playing with all leading teams. Both this occasions Thurstan were unlucky to loose to Isipathana their traditional rivals in the finals. 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. SRI LANKA RUGBY. Since then Thurstan has played almost all the president trophy tournaments. She is said to have gone missing after the prize-giving ceremony of the tournament yesterday (14). ), Malsri Kurukulasuriya - former Canadian national cricket coach (Trinity cricket Lion), Chaminda Unnantenne - Represented Sri Lanka U-19 Cricket. 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. Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, 2nd Test, Jul 24-28, 2022 [ Test # 2473] Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, 1st Test, Jul 16-20, 2022 [ Test # 2472] Sri Lanka v Australia at Galle, 2nd Test,. . He represented Maris Stella College, Negombo at first eleven level. Welcome to the Royal Rugby Facebook Page Our Twitter Page -. [4] The professional All Blacks won the match 33-6. . Your email address will not be published. Group Captain Tikiri Marambe was one of the best rugby players to represent SLAF. History records that Thurstan began playing rugby in 1957. Habarana, a biodiversity hotspot and a sensitive environment for elephants an, 40 years ago on February 13, 1983, a privately owned Lear jet flew out of Mal, The ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka had hampered his marketing job and t, *Velayuthan and his family live next to the Kinthusity Cemetery in Kalaimathy, 01 Mar 2023 In 2009 Peterites won the First ever Carlton 7s trophy under Dilshan Paul beating the league Champions Royal College in the final. Home Lands Holdings is the Official Tusker Partner, who sponsors the season pass to all Tuskers members of the Royal Rugby support group. Amateur Sports Team. They, through all these years, kept faith with Peterite Rugby vision and helped tirelessly to mould both Junior and Senior Rugby squads. The only rugby personality of any school in Sri Lanka to play, captain, coach, referee and administer the game.) Sections of this page. 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 Accessibility Help. Last Trinity Captain in the Pre-Bradby Series in 1944. The first party to introduce Rugby to Sri Lanka is Kingswood College in Kandy, with the first club, Colombo Football Club, being established on 28 June 1879. Required fields are marked *. 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. 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. - 0 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}, 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. 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. 19 February, 2023 Former Sri Lanka rugby captain at the 1974 Colombo Asiad Indrajith Coomaraswamy (right) and Sandun Hapugoda (Master Card Country Manager, Sri Lanka and the Maldives) stand astride the rugby World Cup that arrived in Sri Lanka from France yesterday on an awareness raising sojourn. The under 24 open rugby 7s championship, organized by the Western Province Rugby Football Union was held at the Police Park on 11th September 2022. N.L.K. Sri Lanka could sneak into the WTC final if they whitewash New Zealand and if Australia are swept by India in the ongoing four-Test series. as the Wales captain, Dan Biggar, said, "an arm-wrestle and a slug-fest". 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. SAFE RETURN TO RUGBY - IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC; COVID . 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. Proximity to the Indian subcontinent has facilitated close cultural interaction . (Captain), Kanchana Ramanayake, Nishon Perera . National Rugby Sri Lanka Tuskers Onslaught. Entry of Upali Hewage (captained 68) as rugby convener in1985marked a rapid improvement and refinement in Thurstan Rugby. The Chinese team withdrew from the tournament due to lack of visa availability and were relegated to Division Two. Ajantha Rodrigo another star of this era played for Thurstan till1990& captained Police SC. Copyright 2021 | St.Peters College, Bambalapitiya, Sri Lanka. Ollie Robinson made the breakthrough for England in the eighth over of . That year, St. Peters also set another unique landmark in schools rugby annals by scoring 447 points through 11 matches which also included 70 tries. 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. - 0 - 236. Jayawardene cruised to his century in 84 balls. He is the fourth most successful captain of the Sri Lanka in ODIs, boasting of a winning percentage of 56.45. (Trinity Cricket Captain in 1949 where he also had his namesake and subsequent Cabinet Colleague Lakshman Jayakody as his Vice Captain. The most exciting time of a rugby players career is the Schools Rugby League. The furthest they have made was to Round 2 of the Asian qualifying competition for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. 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. Kadirgamar was also the winner of the Senior batting Prize in 1948 and Senior Prefect and Ryde Gold Medalist in 1950. Unfortunately, due to some lackluster recordkeeping we have no means to corroborate the details above. Collect, curate and comment on your files. 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. 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. 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. M.G. The under 24 open rugby 7s championship, organized by the Western Province Rugby Football Union was held at the Police Park on 11th September 2022. In2000Thurstan reached the semifinals of president trophy again beating Isipathana in the quarter finals, and lost St.Thomas in the semifinals. (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. Janister Perera-20/02/2023. Trinity Rugger Captain and Lion in 1967 which had the then Bradby series record of 16/3 and 17/3. Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, island country lying in the Indian Ocean and separated from peninsular India by the Palk Strait. "We know at present our (CH) rugby team is not performing that great. Required fields are marked *. 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 only rugby personality of any school in Sri Lanka to play, captain, coach, referee and administer the game. Thurstan's ascendancy to big league was in 1963, and enjoyed one of the finest . Fr. | A history making moment as the past rugby captains of Isipathana - Thurstan gathers for a official photograph at the 50th Abdul Jabbar Shield Encounter. Our game, Our passion and Our life! . Sports Club. [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. Sri Lanka Anti Doping Agency (SLADA) World Rugby 2021 Anti-Doping Handbook; 2021 Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency Rules -finally adopted; 2012 ME Regulation 21 Compliance - December 2020; World Rugby Passport; Covid19 . England Cricket Tour to Sri Lanka - ODI & T20 Series. 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. The match was also memorable for the sporting gesture of Thurstan skipper Suranga Kulawickrama who stepped down for this match to give his deputy Lalindra Jinadasa to do the honors. 07/01/2018. The clash at Newlands, Cape Town saw Sri Lanka post 129 on the board after being put in to bat first by South Africa. 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. SL Women's Rugby Captain Dulani Pallekondage goes missing! It was also the champion of the President's Trophy Knockout Tournament in 1977, 1983, 19901994 and 2007. 33, Torrington Place It is located between latitudes 555 and 951 N and longitudes 7941 and 8153 E and has a maximum length of 268 miles (432 km) and a maximum width of 139 miles (224 km). Australia cruised to their sixth Women's T20 World Cup title with a 19-run win over South Africa in Cape Town. Heritage. 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. NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR SFE RETURN TO SPORT-DURING COVID 19. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. D.J Nicholas Perera. 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. 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]. After retirement from active playing he coached Thurstan for several years. National Rugby Kandy secure 8th consecutive title as Air Force take the Plate. The 2008 second leg match was the 150th match between the two schools. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. In the 2008 Peterites were also crowned the President;s trophy winners under Poornaka Depachithra. He became the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team in the year 2001 and led Sri Lanka until 2006. 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