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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 …

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 …