Down Memory Lane

THOSE FLYING JOES

Memories of Josephian Athletics and Athletes QUADRANGLE SPECIAL BY NEIL WIJERATNE   We were awaiting the arrival of those flying runners. They will outclass all other competitors, as we were told, and would bring glory to our school. Unbelievable.   I had a hurried lunch, a few slices of “seeni sambol” …

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BROTHERLY LOVE

Rugby an essential strand in Van Langenberg DNA By Algi Wijewickrema Many brothers have played rugby for many a school from the time the game was introduced to Sri Lanka’s schools (Ceylon then). This is true of those schools, Kingswood, Trinity, Royal and St Peter’s, that adopted rugby from the …

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Firoz Nilam – a meteoric rise to stardom

By Eric Motha Firoz Nilam commenced his meteoric rise to fame in 1961 on being selected for training at the Ceylon Table Tennis Association coaching camp conducted by V. Sivaraman All India Mens Singles Champion of many years reckoning   The thirteen year old student from Royal College, buoyant from …

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A JOURNEY THROUGH QUADRANGLES

A JOURNEY THROUGH QUADRANGLES Quadrangle will embark on a journey to search and record the History of Schools (College Education) in Sri Lanka. A series of articles on each school to follow and here’s the story from early days… By Sujith Silva Prof. W. I. Siriweera, (Emeritus Professor of History …

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Invincible ’87

Invincible ‘87  By Sujith Silva   Tyrrell Jason Rajapakse and Trinity’s 1st XV of 1987, a name and a team written in Golden letters in the Rugby annals of Trinity College Kandy. Tyrrell known as ‘Tikka’ a Rugby Lionsman,  an outstanding rugby player was also an inspirational leader who marshalled …

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