The clash between the formidable Isipatana College and S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia on May 2 (Saturday) at Havelock Park is the pick of the matches scheduled for this week in the Schools Under 20 Division One Segment ‘A’ Rugby Tournament.
Last year the Thomians edged out Isipatana by 17-15 at Mount Lavinia and another thrilling match is on the cards on Saturday. On the same day (May 2) defending champions Kingswood College will play host to Mahanama at Bogambara while the Trinitians will confront St. Joseph’s College at Pallekelle.
The Royalists who scored a thrilling 37-33 win over S. Thomas will be the guests of St. Anthony’s at Nittawala. Dharmaraja too will take on St. Peter’s in Kandy either on May 2 or 3.
Ten schools will be playing in the Under 20 Division One and each school will have to play nine matches. Both segment ‘A’ and ‘B’ tournaments will have to be concluded in the first week of July.
Altogether 295 matches will be played in the tournament.
Those decisions were taken at a meeting between Director of Sports of the Education Ministry L.K. Jayaweera, Acting CEO of the SLRFU and Co-ordinator of the tournament Lasitha Gunaratne and representatives of the participating schools at the Education Ministry at Isurupaya.
Daily News- 29 April 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Schools rugby kicks off on April 24
The eagerly awaited schools rugby season kicks off on April 24 (Friday) with two key matches the confrontation between traditional rivals Royal and S. Thomas’ at Mount Lavinia and the clash between the strong Isipatanians and Peterites at Bambalapitiya.
Despite the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association deciding to scrap the schools ‘A’ Division League Rugby Tournament these two matches will evoke tremendous interest among rugby fans.
S. Thomas College under the leadership of centre Shavin Kapuwatte will also have the services of prop forward Janik Jayasuriya, flankers Rajinda Gunasekera, Jeewaka Hewavitharana and Asela Kohona and should give the strong Royalists a close run with the advantage of playing on their home ground.
The Thomians have been training hard under the watchful eyes of their coach Jeevan Gunatilleke assisted by former Sri Lanka skipper Viraj Prasantha and will go all out to regain the Michael Guneratne Trophy which they last won in 2005 under the leadership of Namal Rajapaksa.
The Royalists led by fly half Naren Dhason will field a team packed with experienced players.
Their formidable pack will comprise Sri Lanka youth players Kalana Amarasinghe and Hasthika Bandaranayake in addition to seasoned campaigners Nikira Senanayake, Udara de Silva, Shamir Fajudeen and Ranga Perera while the back division will have players of the calibre of centres Duminda Attygalle, Shamil Ahamed, Winger Nabeel Faizer, full back Shailendra Chandrasekaran and skipper Naren Dhason.
The Royalists are being coached by Bilal Yusuf and will strive to retain the Guneratne Trophy for the fourth successive year.
Isipatana - St. Peter’s
A star studded Isipatana team led by fly half and Sri Lanka youth player Niroshana Fernando will be the guests of St. Peter’s College at Bambalapitiya. Last year St. Peter’s edged out Isipatana by 8-7 at Havelock Park and another thriller is on the cards this year.
Isipatana will have a formidable pack which includes prop forwards Dinuk Dananjaya, Danusha Suriyarachchi, hooker Thilina Lanka, No. 8 Tharindu Siriwardena, lock Sajid Suhayb, Flanker Deshan Arachchige and Uthpala Seneviratne.
The back division is spearheaded by Sri Lanka youth player and winger Vishwamithra Jayasinghe and also includes centre Ashan Gallage, full back Prasad Devinda besides skipper Fernando.
The lads from Hevalock Town are being coached by former CR skipper Shamly Nawaz assisted by Daham Sampath.
The Peterites who emerged champions in 2006 and 2007 will be led by Sri Lanka youth player and centre Dilshan Paul and will have the services of three other senior players - centre Keith Gurusinghe, full back Dishan Gunaratne and lock Shenal Dias and will have the services of several talented youngsters.
With Sri Lanka under 19 coach Sanath Martis guiding them once again the lads from Bambalapitiya will continue to be a force to be reckoned with this year.
DailyNews -Saturday, 11 April 2009
Despite the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association deciding to scrap the schools ‘A’ Division League Rugby Tournament these two matches will evoke tremendous interest among rugby fans.
S. Thomas College under the leadership of centre Shavin Kapuwatte will also have the services of prop forward Janik Jayasuriya, flankers Rajinda Gunasekera, Jeewaka Hewavitharana and Asela Kohona and should give the strong Royalists a close run with the advantage of playing on their home ground.
The Thomians have been training hard under the watchful eyes of their coach Jeevan Gunatilleke assisted by former Sri Lanka skipper Viraj Prasantha and will go all out to regain the Michael Guneratne Trophy which they last won in 2005 under the leadership of Namal Rajapaksa.
The Royalists led by fly half Naren Dhason will field a team packed with experienced players.
Their formidable pack will comprise Sri Lanka youth players Kalana Amarasinghe and Hasthika Bandaranayake in addition to seasoned campaigners Nikira Senanayake, Udara de Silva, Shamir Fajudeen and Ranga Perera while the back division will have players of the calibre of centres Duminda Attygalle, Shamil Ahamed, Winger Nabeel Faizer, full back Shailendra Chandrasekaran and skipper Naren Dhason.
The Royalists are being coached by Bilal Yusuf and will strive to retain the Guneratne Trophy for the fourth successive year.
Isipatana - St. Peter’s
A star studded Isipatana team led by fly half and Sri Lanka youth player Niroshana Fernando will be the guests of St. Peter’s College at Bambalapitiya. Last year St. Peter’s edged out Isipatana by 8-7 at Havelock Park and another thriller is on the cards this year.
Isipatana will have a formidable pack which includes prop forwards Dinuk Dananjaya, Danusha Suriyarachchi, hooker Thilina Lanka, No. 8 Tharindu Siriwardena, lock Sajid Suhayb, Flanker Deshan Arachchige and Uthpala Seneviratne.
The back division is spearheaded by Sri Lanka youth player and winger Vishwamithra Jayasinghe and also includes centre Ashan Gallage, full back Prasad Devinda besides skipper Fernando.
The lads from Hevalock Town are being coached by former CR skipper Shamly Nawaz assisted by Daham Sampath.
The Peterites who emerged champions in 2006 and 2007 will be led by Sri Lanka youth player and centre Dilshan Paul and will have the services of three other senior players - centre Keith Gurusinghe, full back Dishan Gunaratne and lock Shenal Dias and will have the services of several talented youngsters.
With Sri Lanka under 19 coach Sanath Martis guiding them once again the lads from Bambalapitiya will continue to be a force to be reckoned with this year.
DailyNews -Saturday, 11 April 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Inter-schools rugby tournament cancelled
Thursday, 9 April 2009
Daily News.
The Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) took a unanimous decision to cancel the forthcoming Under-20 Inter-School League Tournament due to lack of cohesion between teams due to contest the tournament.
The SLSRFA which had a crucial meeting on April 7 (Tuesday) decided to allow all Division I Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ teams to contest the upcoming season on a friendly basis.
"We decided to allow all school teams to compete friendly games, after we failed to arrive at a final decision on the placing of teams for the League," said Secretary of the SLSRFA Kumara Rodrigo.
"After the recent Enjoining Order brought against the SLSRFA by St. Anthony’s, Katugastota, two other Kandy schools Dharmaraja and Vidyartha also requested to be promoted to Division I Group ‘A’.
"However, due to time constraints and the inability to finalize the playing schedule for all these teams, we asked all the teams in the two groups to arrange and play their games on a friendly nature."
Rodrigo, noted that with the scrapping of the 2009 Under-20 League tournament, the new sponsor YFM too had declined to continue as the sponsor but he assured the forthcoming Milo President’s Trophy Knock-out Tournament will be conducted as scheduled in the months of June-July.
"The Milo President’s Trophy sponsored by Nestle Lanka Limited will not be affected in any way due to the shelving of the Under-20 League tourney," he further emphasised.
"The final quarter-final draw will be done by the SLSRF, and we intend to finish the tournament on time."
Kumara Rodrigo also added that from the 2010 inter-school rugby season onwards there will be a clear policy as to whether the majority schools favour an official league or to indulge in friendly matches, and stressed that the SLSRFA will take measures to prevent schools from taking the game’s main ruling body to court for every vexed issue that crops up like the drop of a hat.
Daily News.
The Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) took a unanimous decision to cancel the forthcoming Under-20 Inter-School League Tournament due to lack of cohesion between teams due to contest the tournament.
The SLSRFA which had a crucial meeting on April 7 (Tuesday) decided to allow all Division I Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ teams to contest the upcoming season on a friendly basis.
"We decided to allow all school teams to compete friendly games, after we failed to arrive at a final decision on the placing of teams for the League," said Secretary of the SLSRFA Kumara Rodrigo.
"After the recent Enjoining Order brought against the SLSRFA by St. Anthony’s, Katugastota, two other Kandy schools Dharmaraja and Vidyartha also requested to be promoted to Division I Group ‘A’.
"However, due to time constraints and the inability to finalize the playing schedule for all these teams, we asked all the teams in the two groups to arrange and play their games on a friendly nature."
Rodrigo, noted that with the scrapping of the 2009 Under-20 League tournament, the new sponsor YFM too had declined to continue as the sponsor but he assured the forthcoming Milo President’s Trophy Knock-out Tournament will be conducted as scheduled in the months of June-July.
"The Milo President’s Trophy sponsored by Nestle Lanka Limited will not be affected in any way due to the shelving of the Under-20 League tourney," he further emphasised.
"The final quarter-final draw will be done by the SLSRF, and we intend to finish the tournament on time."
Kumara Rodrigo also added that from the 2010 inter-school rugby season onwards there will be a clear policy as to whether the majority schools favour an official league or to indulge in friendly matches, and stressed that the SLSRFA will take measures to prevent schools from taking the game’s main ruling body to court for every vexed issue that crops up like the drop of a hat.
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