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October, 2018
September, 2018
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15 September
Hats off to Antonians!
The Most Disciplined School in Sports for 2018 – St. Anthony’s College Kandy St. Anthony’s College Kandy won the inaugural Quadrangle’s Spirit of the Game award ‘Lorenz Pereira Trophy’ which is presented to the Most Disciplined School – the school that best upheld the Spirit of the Game in 2018. …
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August, 2018
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5 August
The dropout who made it to the top – Tara Bolling
By Algi Wijewickrema What surprised me when I first saw Tara Bolling was the difficulty with which she walked but if that was surprising, to hear of her indomitable courage was awe inspiring and what a pleasure it was to talk with her. Since we agreed that she’ll start …
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July, 2018
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7 July
Trinitian spirit fashioned on and off the sports field
Tikiri Ellepola By Sujith Silva It was a pleasure to meet up with a versatile sportsman of Trinity College, Kandy, Tikiri Ellepola who excelled in cricket, rugby and badminton in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. A Ryde Gold Medallist in 1980, the highest honour the school can bestow to …
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June, 2018
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24 June
Sujanthakumar spearheaded Royal’s Bradby triple success
By Lohit Ranasinghe Nineteen eighty was the start of another decade for schools’ rugby after the highly exciting competition during the 1970s that produced some scintillating matches. Royal had a very successful decade, winning the Bradby Shield six times out of the 10 years (1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, …
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16 June
Movers and Shakers of Schools Rugby Knockout Tournaments
by Sujith Silva The Movers and Shakers The first ever Schools Knockout Tournament was organized by SLRFU in 1978 when they hosted an invitational Schools and Club rugby knockout tournament to celebrate ‘Centenary of Rugby in Sri Lanka’. S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia under the captaincy of Shane Pinder beat …
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13 June
Who can throw the knockout punch?
2018 Schools Rugby Knockout Tournament Under 19 Schools Rugby Knockouts tournament is set to begin during this weekend after the completion of a gruelling 2018 Schools Rugby League where Royal College Colombo under the Captaincy of Sabith Feroze successfully defended their A Division League Championship title for the 2nd successive year …
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5 June
We kick off a historical journey of Lanka’s school rugby through the ages
The secret’s out …. Did you know that the first school rugby team was formed as far back as 1891? From that year, the game has developed a rich history, with great contests and all the traditions of key inter-school encounters. Quadrangle writers Lohit Ranasinghe and Sujith Silva spent countless …
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1 June
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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