Australia cruised to their sixth Women's T20 World Cup title with a 19-run win over South Africa in Cape Town. Historically, in fact, success came routinely to the 1915-founded club in rugby, though they played Football, Hockey and also cue sport. S. Thomas, St. Peter's and Trinity have all won the title 4 times each. 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. 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. Then in 1935, under the captaincy of Fred Keller, Petes posted a historic feat beating the vastly experienced Trinity College, Kandy in the encounter at Bambalapitiya. In themid sixtiesThurstan did not fare in top order but did well to retain their name as a fighting outfit. He later joined Royal College and captained Royal in the centenary Royal Thomian. Australia, South Africa, England, India, New Zealand and West Indies have earned automatic qualification to the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup by virtue of finishing in the top three of their respective groups at the 2023 edition of the competition. There will be three fixtures to be taking place. Rugby packages, tours, weekends away, and hospitality options with tickets for English, Irish, Welsh and Scottish rugby fans to experience the Six Nations live. 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. 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. 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 Cricket Big Match Batting Double (50 & Over in each Inn), Batting Series Aggregate. . He became the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team in the year 2001 and led Sri Lanka until 2006. 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. 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. But Kusal Perera's unbeaten 153 helped Sri Lanka to an incredible, against-all-odds victory. A history making moment as the past rugby captains of Isipathana - Thurstan gather for a photograph at the 50th Abdul Jabbar Shield Encounter. 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. History records that Thurstan began playing rugby in 1957. Yuzraan Lantra. 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. 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. 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. England and New Zealand trounced Sri Lanka's men's and women's teams in the opening pool matches of the XXII Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens competition at Coventry Stadium yesterday. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. 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. CR & FC has had a number of its players play for the Sri Lanka national rugby union team. The brilliant Rugby player and sportsman, Mr. Herbert E Wittahatchy took over the fortunes of Peterite Rugby in the same year, as Prefect of Games. Thurstan's ascendancy to big league was in 1963, and enjoyed one of the finest . Passion. 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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. Amidst the celebrations of 75 years of Rugby, St. Peters Rugby team achieved that elusive invincible status in 2007 by becoming the first Peterite XV to be the Unbeaten Schools Rugby Champions under the captaincy of Ranuka Jayasinghe again under the guidance of Sanath Martis. 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. Sri Lanka women's rugby team captain missing in Korea 13 November 2022 11:26 pm - 45 - 10535 A A A The captain of the Sri Lanka women's rugby team, Dulani Pallekondage, who has come. Had the distinction of being the only Sri Lankan Under 19 batsman to score a century against Australia in Australia. (Malcolm) Wright- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Rugby Lion in 1943. Royal College takes pride in being one of the leading schools that has produced winning teams over its 100 years in the game. In the 2010 tournament, they made it to the finals beating Chinese Taipei 37 to 7. Sri Lanka Rugby Official SLR TV Grit. 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. Your email address will not be published. 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. Sadun Kumara presently plays for CR&FC. Sri Lanka, especially, when it was . Gp Capt Marambe represented Sri Lanka at three Rugby Asiads during the period and considered one of the best scrum halfs . Last Trinity Captain in the Pre-Bradby Series in 1944. 2023 Getty Images. FIXTURES & RESULTS | STATS | PHOTOS | VIDEOS. 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. Sri Lanka ICC T20 World Cup Captain 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. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. 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. SAFE RETURN TO RUGBY - IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC; COVID . . - 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. 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. Only schoolboy in the National Pool in both 1976 and 1977. 07/01/2018. 2019, Durban: Sri Lanka beat South Africa by one wicket. St. Peters played their first match against Royal College at home grounds at Bambalapitiya. 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. D.J Nicholas Perera. 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. As a result, we are now venturing into citizen journalism as we turn to our passionate fans to help us confirm the list so as to give the heroes on whose backs Sri Lanka schools rugby was built, the respect they have rightfully earned. National Rugby Historic Clifford Cup returns sans Kandy SC & CH&FC. Mr R M Jayasekara bade goodbye to Thurstan after 35 years of dedicated service in August 2007. 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,. 2001 saw Dilan Abeygoonewardena leading another formidable side which reached the Presidents trophy finals and halted by Isipathana with a 20-17 win. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The clash at Newlands, Cape Town saw Sri Lanka post 129 on the board after being put in to bat first by South Africa. ), Malsri Kurukulasuriya - former Canadian national cricket coach (Trinity cricket Lion), Chaminda Unnantenne - Represented Sri Lanka U-19 Cricket. !!! 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. Winner of the Observer Shield. Isipathana College leads the winners tally with 18 title wins followed by Royal College with 11 wins. Bangladesh will also feature in next year's edition . The team created a safe environment that contributed towards. By. Finally, how can we ever leave out those gurus who thought Peterite Rugby tradition. 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. When captain Stokes enforced the follow-on on the third morning, New Zealand were 226 behind and England dominant. 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. 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. Bar Secretary, Mr. Hamza Hassanally Hony. During this period Thurstan won against St Thomas Mt lavinia for the first time and defeated Royal in 1991 under Asela Weerasignhea (a nippy scrum half who played for Havelocks but gave up prematurely) and in 1992 under Ruwan Sirisena. Sections of this page. (Captain), Kanchana Ramanayake, Nishon Perera . 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. Hony. Sudarshana Peiris-23/02/2023. He is the fourth most successful captain of the Sri Lanka in ODIs, boasting of a winning percentage of 56.45. The Sri Lanka rugby team performed above expectations during the qualifying campaign for the World Cup, and saw their world ranking improve from 68th to 43rd place, and its Asian ranking improve to fifth place.[7]. Senior Prefect and Ryde Gold Medalist in 1968), Lt. Col. SAB (Bertie) Dias - Sri Lanka National Rugby Coach for the 1974 Colombo Rugby Asiad when Sri Lanka came up to the finals with winners Japan (Rugger and Hockey Double Lionsman), Rohan Abeykoon former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain and Captain of Ceylonese Hockey and Football Club (Trinity Rugger Lion in 1983), RN (Ravi) Balasuriya- Former President of the Ceylonese Rugby and & Football Club (Trinity Rugger Captain and Lion in 1977.Regained the Bradby Shield after three years, won the Philip Buultjens Trophy for Inter-schools Sevens a side Rugby for the third year running which was the last occasion that Trinity won it. If any names have been inadvertently left out please forgive us your names will always remain in our Hall of Fame. Rohan Perera- President of the Squash Federation of Sri Lanka. The team has yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. Home Lands Holdings is the Official Tusker Partner, who sponsors the season pass to all Tuskers members of the Royal Rugby support group. 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 [2], The club's home ground is CR & FC Grounds. The first captain was L. O. Weinman, and the vice-captain was Rajah Hewavitharana. Press alt + / to open this menu. Duncan White MBE - Olympic Silver Medallist, Ceylon and Leader of the Sri Lankan contingent to the London Olympics in 1948. Required fields are marked *. Ollie Pope - 7. 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. Jump to. Sri Lanka Rugby has a long history, dating back to the days of British colonialism. In 2009 Peterites won the First ever Carlton 7s trophy under Dilshan Paul beating the league Champions Royal College in the final. 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. St. Peters College Primary Sports Meet 2023. 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. Get latest updates on local and international sporting events, Live broadcasts and much more. Rugby Rugby - Past Rugby Captains By Editorial Team March 31, 2008 No Comments 1958 Surath Wickremusinghe 1959 T. N. 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