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Doctor groping in the dark
By Bernie Wijesekera
The Defence Services rugby final between Army and Navy turned out to be a bruising battle of attrition, which Army won 20-9 under floodlights at the Sugathadasa Stadium on Friday. But where was the competent doctor in attendance for this body contact sport constantly plagued by injuries? However a lady doctor was spotted and urged to answer an urgent call.

Referee Samrath Fernando made a clarion call for the doctor to rush to the field. The lady doc was clad in a saree and could hardly be blamed for being unable to rush to the field. The organizers (The Defence Services) and the medical authorities would have done well to appoint a medical officer for such games. Surely, there are plenty of doctors in the Services.

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