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by Maheel Kuragama Some teams, perhaps because they were spectacular in the particular season, get remembered more than others. And so Royalists of an earlier era would be taken back immediately to the exploits of Manik Weerakumar’s record-breaking rugby team of 1976, for example, or the equally impressive team of …

RUGBY HITS OF THE ’70S Blue & Gold magic: the Champion Royal XV of ’78 By Sujith Silva The 1970s was a remarkable decade for Royal rugby. In this period, the Reid Avenue college managed to revive its fortunes against traditional hill-country opponent, Trinity College in the annual Bradby Shield. An …