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. 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. To Surath Wickremasinghe goes the honor of leading the first Thurstan Rugby team. 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. [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. . The tournament was inaugurated in the year 1973. Then in 2018 under Javed Zarook and Kenneth Wimaladasa they clinched the Presidents Trophy and repeated this achievement in 2019 under Bilal Hilmy and emerged runners up in the League. In the 2010 tournament, they made it to the finals beating Chinese Taipei 37 to 7. Coaches Mr. B. K. Ramachandran, Troy Bartlett, Shane de Silva, Sunanda Fernando, Shantha Dharmaratne, Senaka Balasuriya, DIG Nimal Lewke, Ajith Abeyratne, Frank Hubert, Archibald Perera, Granville Seneviratne, M. Numan, S. Sivendran, Angelo Wickramaratrne, Orville Fernando, Ciciro De Fonskea, S.W.Chang, Hisham Abdeen , Ben Mc Dougal, Collin Peter Denish and present coach Sanath Martis. Power. 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. Accessibility Help. 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). The furthest they have made was to Round 2 of the Asian qualifying competition for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. 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. 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. 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. It was the first rugby-only sporting organisation in the country at the time. NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR SFE RETURN TO SPORT-DURING COVID 19. He represented Maris Stella College, Negombo at first eleven level. One of the two distinguished Trinity rugby personalities to referee the Bradby along with Lt Gen. Denzil Kobbekaduwa), Mike de Alwis- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (a member of DN (David) Frank's invincible Trinity XV of 1956 which subsequently produced a record 9 Sri Lanka jerseys and two Sri Lanka captains), Armstrong Nimal Maralande- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain in 1964 (a member of DN (David) Frank's invincible Trinity XV of 1956 which subsequently produced a record 9 Sri Lanka jerseys and two Sri Lanka captains), Y. C. Chang - former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain, Senarath Bandara Pilapitiya- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Rugger Captain in 1946, Rugger and Cricket Double Lion), Irwin Howie- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain-1980 (Rugger Lion in 1971; also Captained Kandy Sports Club). (Trinity Cricket Lion in 1987). | All Rights Reserved. The tournament will be taking place at 07:30 PM. Fr. Copyright 2022 Sri Lanka Navy | Designed and maintained by the Directorate of Naval Information Technology. Bangladesh will also feature in next year's edition . Wesley College Principal along with the chaplain, first xv rugby captain and vice captains visited Trinity College Principal and met the rugby captain to build up the relationship that both schools had, after the incident that . 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Ground & Pavilion Secretary, Mr. Janinda Dunuwille Hony. 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. Thurstan was the second government school to take to rugby and from the inception started playing with all leading teams. 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. Sri Lanka caused mayhem in the final overs. SAFE RETURN TO RUGBY - IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC; COVID . S. Thomas, St. Peter's and Trinity have all won the title 4 times each. . They were drawn in Group A with Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia. Sudarshana Peiris-23/02/2023. - 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. He insisted that the club colors should be the artillery red and blue, and persuaded the general committee. "He is a great cricketer in Sri Lanka. And for the first time in Thurstan history the rugby match commentaries were given in the SLBC and Sunil Karunanayake shared the mike with Diyanesh Rajarathnam in this memorable encounter where rugby was seen at its best. 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. 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 historic day for Kane Williamson helped New Zealand set England 258 to win the second Test at Wellington's Basin Reserve. Last Trinity Captain in the Pre-Bradby Series in 1944. Ellie Boatman scored four . Sri Lanka cricket team score, stats, fixtures, results and news about Sri Lanka cricket team is available here in complete . !!! Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. 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]. Seventiessaw the emergence of the players like Sisira Nanayakkara, Tissa Wickramanayake, Sumanasena brothers Mohan (represented Army) and Sudantha. The title of co-sponsor of the team is held by Brandix Lanka who has been part of Royal College Rugby for several years. Sri Lanka ICC T20 World Cup Captain Sri Lanka Rugby is the official governing body of rugby in Sri Lanka, Address : Old Sports Ministry Complex, No. 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. National Rugby Heritage. In 2014 Sri Lanka lost all four of its matches in the Asian Five Nations and were relegated back to Division One. 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. Thurstans rich and colorful rugby history is over 48 years old. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. The team created a safe environment that contributed towards. November 15, 2022 Reports emerge that Sri Lanka Women's Rugby Captain Dulani Pallekondage has gone missing while participating at the Asia Rugby Seven's Series Tournament in South Korea. Beat St. Andrew College of Singapore but lost narrowly to Wajirawood College of Thailand where the foreign teams were Under 21 and Trinity was Under 19. The Navy Sports Club (SC) won the western province under 24 open rugby 7s championship and crowned as plate champion in the Nippon Paint Inter Club Rugby League 2021/2022 recent rugby encounters. Was awarded the coveted Boxing Lion in 1952.). Records includes the following current or recent matches: India v Sri Lanka at Thiruvananthapuram, 3rd ODI, Jan 15, 2023 [ ODI # 4505] India v Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens, 2nd ODI, Jan 12,. 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.. (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. Sri Lanka Rugby has a long history, dating back to the days of British colonialism. In 1974 it changed its name to the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union. 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. In 2011 and 2013 Under Banuka Nanyakkara and Shan Werrakkody they won the All Island Sevens Tournament. No one dreamed that a glorious history was about to be created. 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. 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. Facebook. 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. Get latest updates on local and international sporting events, Live broadcasts and much more. 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. Commander of the Navy heaped praise on those achievements and wished both teams to make more glories in the time to come. Sri Lanka Rugby Official SLR TV Grit. Peterite Rugby . India, leading the home series 2-0, need only one more . 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. To Surath Wickremasinghe goes the honor of leading the first Thurstan Rugby team. Success was not long in coming and with brave and intelligent play against all opponents; Peterites first tasted success in 1934 recording the first Rugby win against Royal College at Bambalapitiya by 5-0 under the captaincy of Shirley Illesinghe. 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. Press alt + / to open this menu. Unfortunately, due to some lackluster recordkeeping we have no means to corroborate the details above. 1963 team was captained by Deepal De Zoysa a classy wing forward who later on played for CR&FC, captained Kandy SC and represented Upcountry. Latter he coached Thurstan in both junior & senior levels as an assistant coach. SAFE RETURN TO RUGBY - IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Western and Sabaragamuwa clinch titles at SL Rugby 7's, Airmen produce champagne rugby to win Cup final, Determined Airmen turn a new leaf in Sevens Rugby, US Ambassador Julie Chung Keen spectator at SLR Sevens, Airmen beat Havies 24-10 to take SL Rugby 7's Cup, US Ambassador in Sri Lanka Julie J.Chung at Sri Lanka Rugby 7's Tournament, Old Wesleyites bounce back with impressive win, Sri Lanka Tuskers' heart-breaks on the doorstep of glory, 4 6 , Clinical Old Wesleyites trounce Petersons 60-0, , Old Wesleyites run riot against Petersons, Sri Lanka settle for fourth place in Korea 7s, Two losses give Tuskers a fourth-place finish. Despite a drawn match with United Arab Emirates (13-13), Sri Lanka lost its remaining three matches in the 2011 Asian Five Nations tournament and finished last, resulting in its demotion out of the Asian Five Nations. 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. Thurstan featured prominently in almost all the senior and junior tournaments. Sri Lanka is a top cricket playing nation, and is a full member of ICC. (Trinity Cricket Captain in 1980, Lock forward and Rugby Coloursman 1977, 1978, 1979. 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. Sri Lankan investigators have exhumed the body of a former national rugby player in a murder inquiry linked to ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa's son. Royal College Rugby is graciously sponsored by NDB Bank this year as the Main Event Sponsor. - 0 - 236. Their nickname is the Red Shirts. The tournament was inaugurated in the year 1973. Today we all enjoy this tradition, and it is set to last forever! In front of a full house at Newlands, Australia reached 156-6 with Beth Mooney . 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. It was also the champion of the President's Trophy Knockout Tournament in 1977, 1983, 19901994 and 2007. 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. Restaurant Secretary, Mr. Gyan Amarasinghe Hony. This Club is one of the premier rugby playing clubs in Sri Lanka with a history of rich traditions and they are one of the oldest. They were drawn in Group A with Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia. Ranjith Charles Peiris (who played as Fly half later played for CR&FC during the short period he played for club rugby), Rishan Thambidhorei (Captained 94), Lalindra Jinadasa & Viraj Prassana were some of the outstanding players in this team. 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. Mahesh Rodrigo, better known as an international cricketer, also captained the national team. The 2008 second leg match was the 150th match between the two schools. A history making moment as the past rugby captains of Isipathana - Thurstan gather for a photograph at the 50th Abdul Jabbar Shield Encounter. 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. ( Special thanks to Mr.Sunil Karunanayke for providing with the details of the Thurstan Rugby History), Your email address will not be published. (Captain), Kanchana Ramanayake, Nishon Perera . Collect, curate and comment on your files. 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. The Chinese team withdrew from the tournament due to lack of visa availability and were relegated to Division Two. 28385 The most exciting time of a rugby player's career is the Schools' Rugby League. 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. 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. Your email address will not be published. - 0 - 111, 28 Feb 2023
At the Divisional tournament Sri Lanka finished third, drawing against Singapore and losing to Chinese Taipei. 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. Thurstan can really be proud of their Rugby history as they produced not only classy players but a galaxy of personalities who contributed immensely to the game in Sri Lanka. 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 . Your email address will not be published. (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. Also member of Ravi Balasuriya's unbeaten Trinity Rugby XV in 1977). 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. Maurice Le Goc. Entry of Upali Hewage (captained 68) as rugby convener in1985marked a rapid improvement and refinement in Thurstan Rugby. Leslie (DL) Handunge- Leader of the Sri Lankan contingent to the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. (Trinity captain of Athletics and Lion in 1937). 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. 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. Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, island country lying in the Indian Ocean and separated from peninsular India by the Palk Strait. Feel free to email us any corroborated information or con [emailprotected] or drop us a comment at www.facebook.com/thepapare. In 2007 it was a runner-up in the Caltex League Tournament, and in 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010 it was a runner-up in the Dialog Rugby League. Colombo 7. 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 . Duncan White MBE - Olympic Silver Medallist, Ceylon and Leader of the Sri Lankan contingent to the London Olympics in 1948. 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. She is said to have gone missing after the prize-giving ceremony of the tournament yesterday (14). ThePapare.com is a comprehensive and interactive hub for news on Sri Lankan national, club and school sports. Wasim Thajudeen was found dead inside a burning . FIXTURES & RESULTS | STATS | PHOTOS | VIDEOS. Ranatunga was one of Sri Lanka's most successful captains in cricket history. Graeme Labrooy - former Sri Lanka National Cricketer. Both in1996 & 1997Thurstan reached Milo 10 A side tournament finals with Isipathana. The country's top rugby playing club Kandy SC are good at counting the number of times they have won the League title and with their latest pull-out from the Clifford Cup knock out tournament they could also end up keeping a dubious count in history of the number of times they let down their adoring fans.Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) the promoters of the Clifford Cup are as equally The management of the team has taken [] Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. 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. History records that Thurstan began playing rugby in 1957. Tikiri Marambe- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Rugger Lion in 1971; also Captained both Air Force and the Defence Services XV. [rev_slider dfccrugby728] He became the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team in the year 2001 and led Sri Lanka until 2006. 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. 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. Jayawardene cruised to his century in 84 balls. Janister Perera-20/02/2023. Red background indicates a loss. First Trinity Captain in the two-leg series also in 1944. National Rugby Kandy secure 8th consecutive title as Air Force take the Plate. (Malcolm) Wright- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Rugby Lion in 1943. Omalka captains Sri lanka at the Asia championship By (NC) - Ceylon Today Number 8 Omalka Gunarathne has been retained as the captain of the Sri. 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. Arinma Holdings continues to extend their sponsorship as the Teams Main Sponsor for the second consecutive year. Now you can . Rugby Rugby - Past Rugby Captains By Editorial Team March 31, 2008 No Comments 1958 Surath Wickremusinghe 1959 T. N. Cutilan 1960 Nihal De Silva 1961 Nihal De Silva 1962 Rajah Weerasekera 1963 Deepal De Zoysa 1964 Srinath Gunasekara 1965 Indra Piyatissa 1966 Sunil Jayakody 1967 Mangala Rathnayake 1968 Upali Hewage 1969 Nihal Weerawardana 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. Cricket Big Match Batting Double (50 & Over in each Inn), Batting Series Aggregate. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. 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. The only rugby personality of any school in Sri Lanka to play, captain, coach, referee and administer the game. He latter coached Thurstan with his brother Vipula Dharmadasa. We are also thankful to The Rugby Foundation of St. Peters College for its commitment to not merely foster rugby par-excellence beginning at Junior XV level, but also to ensure that all students who pass through the portals of this great institution called St.Peters College, will prove to be men of unparallel honour and ability throughout their lives. Chandimal led his team Ananda to 13 outright victories in 2008/09 season. ), Malsri Kurukulasuriya - former Canadian national cricket coach (Trinity cricket Lion), Chaminda Unnantenne - Represented Sri Lanka U-19 Cricket. Established in 1922, the club has won the Clifford Cup Knockout Tournament twelve times. Sections of this page. Winner of the Observer Shield. 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. 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