Former Rugby players of CH & FC hosted a night of fellowship for the past Captains and ruggerites who represented the Club from 1964-2000. Here are the photos from the event as exclusively covered by Quadrangle Photography by Peter de Croos. The pictures posted here have been restricted from sharing …
Read More »An appeal to school rugby coaches; by (late) Kavan Rambukwella
An appeal to school rugby coaches: please don’t bridle brilliance! By Kavan Rambukwella This article was originally published in the Sunday Times, on 24th March 1996 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/960324/sportm.html I have always accepted the wonderful story of William Webb Ellis who picked up the ball in a game of football at Rugby …
Read More »Ceylon’s first rugby International – All Blacks
When the All-Blacks played in Colombo in 1907 By Neil Wijeratne The first rugby team from parts beyond the seas to play in Sri Lanka, as per the recorded history of the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (now Sri Lanka Rugby), was the “All Blacks” Northern Union team. They arrived …
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