By Jehan Canagaratne and Z. Kamil Mohamed Forty years after having played against each other in the Bradby Shield encounter, we Royalists and Trinitians of 1984 pause to remember our fallen comrades who led us into battle… As time weaves its tapestry of memories, the fierce rivalry and camaraderie of …
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B.C. Anghie’s grandson was the Chief Guest at Royal-St. Peter’s Professor Dr. Antony Anghie, grandson of Mr. B.C. Anghie and the son of late Capt. Tony Anghie was the honoured Chief Guest at the Royal College Vs St. Peter’s College 1st XV Rugby encounter, the 78th between the two schools …
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Schools Rugby League 2022 – Div 1, 2nd Round By Jason Perera The firm favourites for the league title Royal College Colombo beat a fighting Wesley College Colombo by 21 points (3 tries, 3 conversions) to 16 (1 try, 1 conversion, 3 penalties) in their ‘A’ Division Schools Rugby League super …
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2022 Schools Rugby League, Round 01 Week 05. By Jason Perera Royal College, Colombo kept their reputation intact when they came from behind 3-0 down to beat St.Joseph College Colombo by 17 points (3 tries, 1 conversion) To 03 points (1 Penalty) in their Inter-Schools Rugby League match played at …
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Down memory lane with Sujeeva Cooray and Ravi Wijenathan By Sujith Silva Royal College 1st XV Rugby in 1981 filled with eleven colours men, a star-studded line-up with most of them later went onto represent Club Rugby, won the Noel Gratean Cup in ’81 under Sujeeva Cooray. This was the …
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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 …
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Splendour in the grass By UL Kaluaratchi It is now decades since I handled a rugby ball. So, the kick-off at this stage of our life is difficult, yet it always is considered very important. I would like to kick off these random reflections by paying a warm tribute to …
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From the 3rd edition of Quadrangle, published in 2015. It was such a joy and honour to meet up with an active living legend, Summa Navaratnam, at the Royal College Sports Complex in Colombo recently. Still brisk and bright and actively involved in a Junior Rugby Academy he set up at Royal. …
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