Senior
referee and former president (2011) of the referee’s society Nizam
Jamaldeen has been re-elected as the president of the society yesterday.
Oville Fernando and M. Jayewardene have been
elected as vice presidents while they have retained the services of
Dinka Peiris as the secretary of the body. The treasurer’s post will be
occupied by Shamrath Fernando another senior referee in Sri Lanka.
Jamaldeen a former Isipathana College
fly half and
national representative is one of the most senior referees in the Island
together with former president Dilroy Fernando. The two referees are
ranked highly in the international arena as they were named by the
International rugby bored to blow at the 2009 rugby sevens tournament
which took place in Dubai.
He has many other international accolades as a
referee and has officiated in two rugby Asiads in Hong Kong and Bangkok
and as a touch judge at the International Rugby Board World Cup
qualifying encounters in Doha, Kuala Lumpur and Mumbai.
Jamaldeen represented Isipathana College in the
years 1983/84 and went on to represent Police SC with distinction. The
former Police fly half was known for his feats with the boot and
skippered the side in 1993.
Sunday 15th January, 2012 - thepapare.com
