Sports

Sports

International schools in for better rugby times in future
By Bernie Wijesekera
The young rugby talent in the many International schools situated in the Western Province is in for better times. The Western Province Rugby Football Union came out with another first when they decided to launch an under-19 rugby tournament among the International Schools situated in the Western Province.

The WRFU’s vice president and the spokesman Wimal Senanayake airing his views to the Sunday Times after their AGM held at the Havelocks Sports Club on Thursday said that a host of schools have shown their keenness to take part in a tournament of this nature. He also added that a lot of expatriate children who are studying in these schools also would add more flavour to the tournament.

Senanayake speaking further said that even the WRFU under 23 tournament among the clubs in the region gave much impetus to the recent school leavers and thus it made good feeding ground for the clubs in the season to follow.
Major – General H.M.N. Krishnaratne was re-elected president for the second successive year. All office bearers were re-elected without a contest.

Office bearers – 2006: Past Presidents – Mohan Balasuriya, Fazal Mohammed, President – Maj. Gen. H.M.N. Krishnaratne, Deputy President – DIG Nimal Lewke, Vice Presidents – Wimal Senanayake, Rizly Illyas, Hony. Secretary – Romesh De Livera, Asst. Secretary – Shamrath Fernando, Treasurer – Sqd. Ldr. Sanjaya Fernando, Asst. Treasurer - Kamal Mahendra.

Top