Nishantha Welagedara the present captain of the Police SC is also a product of Thurstan. as the Wales captain, Dan Biggar, said, "an arm-wrestle and a slug-fest". First Test 42 off 65 balls, 49 off 46 balls Second Test 10 off 6, 14 off 27 balls. (Trinity Cricket Lion, Senior Prefect and Ryde Gold Medalist of 1996), Joseph Ravindran (Ravi) Ratnayeke - former Sri Lanka Vice Captain of Cricket -Opening bowler, part-time opening batsman. All Rights Reserved. In 1994, Sri Lanka entered into their first World Cup qualification tournament for a spot at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Tissa later played with distinction for CR&FC, Air Force and won his Ceylon Cap. Royal College takes pride. Cricket Big Match Batting Double (50 & Over in each Inn), Batting Series Aggregate. 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. Sri Lankan Test record against all nations as of 2013: Green background indicates a win. History records that Thurstan began playing rugby in1957. They were drawn in Group A with Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia. Due to financial reasons, the challenge game was cancelled with South Korea remaining in the tri-nations division and Sri Lanka in the Division 1 competition for 2016. Havelock Park was opened in 1901. Latter he coached Thurstan in both junior & senior levels as an assistant coach. Arinma Holdings continues to extend their sponsorship as the Teams Main Sponsor for the second consecutive year. The scoreboard read 6-0 and this was only in their third attempt. Required fields are marked *. Now you can . 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. AAT Sri Lanka was able to release the 2022 July (conducted in August) exam results in 44 days!! Nuwan Kumara was later selected to play for Sri Lanka youth team and also played for CH&FC along with Kokum Senevirathne who ultimately won his Sri Lanka Cap. 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. Awarded coveted Trinity Cricket Lion after his career best 8/83 for Sri Lanka vs Pakistan in the second Test at the Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot, Pakistan on the second day of the Test on October 28, 1985 in the 1985 away series which was a then Sri Lanka Test record for a bowler. Serasingha warming up before a game earlier this year The tournament was inaugurated in the year 1973. Thurstans ascendancy to big league was in1963,and enjoyed one of the finest seasons in the history with a historic win over Royal College at the University grounds. Mr R M Jayasekara bade goodbye to Thurstan after 35 years of dedicated service in August 2007. Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Jul 16-20, 2022 [ Test # 2472] Sri Lanka v Australia at Galle, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 8-11, 2022 [. Sections of this page. Srinath Gunasekara captained the1964team and he was an outstanding player in that era. Our game, Our passion and Our life! Next year Kieth Gurusingas side remain unbeaten right throughout the season winning the triple. 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. In an attempt to highlight the prestigious history and years of tradition within the Sri Lankas schools rugby community, ThePapare.com compiled and published this list of former champions in the schools rugby league some time ago. Check the Stats & Records of Records, / , Sri Lanka Women, / , Women's Test matches, / , List of captains Players in Wicket keeper Batting Bowling He is the fourth most successful captain of the Sri Lanka in ODIs, boasting of a winning percentage of 56.45. Winner of the Observer Shield. !!! Also Captained Kandy Sports Club and Army SC. Commander of the Navy heaped praise on those achievements and wished both teams to make more glories in the time to come. 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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. Ajantha Rodrigo another star of this era played for Thurstan till1990& captained Police SC. 2023 Getty Images. [ February 24, 2023 ] Sri Lanka advance to Junior Davis Cup semis NATIONAL [ February 24, 2023 ] Danushka . 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. - 8 - 2280, 28 Feb 2023 Clobbered a hurricane 14 runs in one over off Venkatraghavan in that match in a personal score of 21 inclusive of two fleeting cover drives whipped through the square leg boundary and a towering six lofted over mid wicket where the ball landed on the grass terraces in front of the spectator stands at Katugastota! 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. 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. Emotions ran high as Peterites were adjudged Joint Champs (with Trinity College) of the inter-collegiate Rugby tournament. Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club. (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. The Colombo Cricket Club (CCC) is one of the oldest Test venues in the country while CH and FC was founded in 1892 and is the oldest rugby club in the country but plays its home matches at Racecourse ground due to the clash of the cricket and rugby seasons at the same time. Last Trinity Captain in the Pre-Bradby Series in 1944. Also in that team were Trinitians -Chaminda Unantenne, NLK Rathnayake (later Sri Lanka Cricketer) and Mevan Ballale (third generation Trinitian to be wicketkeeper/ batsman) in the same team. ), M.G. (Malcolm) Wright- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Rugby Lion in 1943. Following year under Kirk Williams, St. Peters reached their third consecutive Presidents trophy finals (Knock out tournament) but this time their progress was halted by Isipatana with a 15-7 win. They were drawn in Group A with Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia. Thurstan's ascendancy to big league was in 1963, and enjoyed one of the finest . 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. Wasim Thajudeen was found dead inside a burning . The club also maintains a senior Men's Rugby Union team. Harris Omar - former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Trinity Captain and Rugger Lion 1996), Pradeep Basnayake- former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Trinity Vice-Captain and Rugger Lion 1996), Imthie Marikkar - former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Winger/ Rugger Lion in Tyrrell Rajapaksas unbeaten team of 1987), Dr KB Sangakkara, Sri Lanka Rugger Captain (Trinity Rugger Captain, Senior Prefect and Ryde Gold Medalist), Dr Willie Ratnavale - former Sri Lanka Rugby Captain (Trinity Rugby Captain), Ajith Abeyaratne Sri Lanka Rugby Coach, Chairman of National Selectors, Captain of the Ceylonese Rugby and & Football Club. In the 2012 Division tournament the team won two matches but were defeated by the Philippines, which meant Sri Lanka missed out on promotion and remained in Division One. Was awarded the coveted Boxing Lion in 1952.). Ground & Pavilion Secretary, Mr. Janinda Dunuwille Hony. Thurstan featured prominently in almost all the senior and junior tournaments. SL Women's Rugby Captain Dulani Pallekondage goes missing! England Cricket Tour to Sri Lanka - ODI & T20 Series. Accordingly, the skipper of under 24 Navy rugby team, Sub Lieutenant PH Epa and the leader of division one Navy SC, Able Seaman AE Weerathunga called on Commander of the Navy and presented those trophies to Commander of the Navy today. - 0 - 111, 28 Feb 2023 (Trinity captain of Athletics and Lion in 1937). N.L.K. St. Peters 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. Power. Brilliantly moulding a team of freshers together with Lim Billimoria (the first Peterite Rugby captain), St.Peters entered the then Ceylon Schools Rugby arena with its inaugural 1st XV in the same year -1932. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. Rugby. 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. The fixtures for the team Sri Lanka are all set to be taking place from Oct 18, 2021. Sri Lanka is a top cricket playing nation, and is a full member of ICC. "We know at present our (CH) rugby team is not performing that great. Their nickname is the Red Shirts. | By Isipathana College Rugby | Facebook Log In Copyright 2021 | St.Peters College, Bambalapitiya, Sri Lanka. 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 . 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. VIRTUS ET VERITAS. The other brands that join are Olu Official Water partner, Maggie and Milo Official Nutrition Partner, Elephant House Official Soft drinks Partner, Green Cabin Official Catering Partner, Mobil by Maclarens Holdings Official Lubricant Partner, Bookmyshow Official Ticketing Partner, Quadrangle Official Social Media Partner, Omnicom Media Group Official PR Partner, Atom Media Official Digital Media Partner, Cinnamon Grand Official Hotel Partner, Citipack Official Courier Partner and Ceylon Cleaners Official Laundry Partner. Ollie Pope - 7. 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. Liked by Umar Nizmi. The first leg of the U19 Asia Rugby Championship which is scheduled to take place on the 10th of December at the Racecourse International Stadium is the biggest opportunity for the Sri Lanka Under 19 team aka the Junior Tuskers to enter the tier two for the Junior Rugby World Cup in 2018. . | All Rights Reserved. Gp Capt Marambe represented Sri Lanka at three Rugby Asiads during the period and considered one of the best scrum halfs . History records that Thurstan began playing rugby in 1957. To Surath Wickremasinghe goes the honor of leading the first Thurstan Rugby team. . 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. On 29 June 2007 a new pavilion was opened by its primary sponsors, Football Federation of Sri Lanka president Hurley Silveira and Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation CEO David Griffiths. Zaheer Khan,. 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. Duncan White MBE - Olympic Silver Medallist, Ceylon and Leader of the Sri Lankan contingent to the London Olympics in 1948. 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. If any names have been inadvertently left out please forgive us your names will always remain in our Hall of Fame. But Kusal Perera's unbeaten 153 helped Sri Lanka to an incredible, against-all-odds victory. 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