The past rugby players of Isipathana sat together last week to launch the Isipathana College Past Rugby Players Association (ICPRPA), a rugby faction which will come under the Isipathana College Old Boys’ Association. Isipathana which claims to have a prominent set of past rugby players has 54 players who had worn the national jersey during its 53 year rugby.
“Our aim is to help Isipathana rugby reach greater heights at school level. The school has produced several players and most of them has gone to reach international level which is a unique feat. We will use ICPRPA to gather all our past players under one umbrella and use these players’ influence to develop and raise funds to help Isipathana rugby,” Shamly Nawaz, a member of the committee said.
Some of their outstanding performers have reached the helm of Sri Lanka rugby and held administrative posts at the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union, the country’s rugby governing body.
The inaugural meeting was chaired by the principal, A. C. Perera. The committee discussed its objectives of the formation of ICPRPA where the purpose of establishing a strong fellowship amongst the past rugby players of Isipathana and discussed views to support to maintain the dominance of its rugby.
Patron: A. C. Perera (Principal and President of Isipathana College OBA)
President: Ana Saranapala; Vice Presidents: Sriyantha Rajakaruna, Group Capt. Nalin De Silva, Dilroy Fernando, Hisham Abdeen, Comm. H. K. Sisira and Saman Manchanayake (Chairman of Rugby OBA ExCo); Secretary: Anura Serasingha; Treasurer: Nimal Lukshman; Committee members: Dayalu Perera, M. D. Ifthikar, Sajith Mallikaarachchi, Shiam Siddik, Shamly Nawaz, Viraj Prasantha, Wing Comm Sanjaya Fernando, Nizam Jamaldeen, Selvin Salley, Hassan Sinhawansa
Pin Fernando Golf Grand Prix 2011
The inaugural Pin Fernando Golf Grand Prix gets underway at the picturesque Victoria Golf and Country Resort in Kandy and will be played over four rounds starting Tuesday 5th July.
This event, conducted by the Sri Lanka Golf Union (SLGU), was conceived mainly to assist talented golfers who are not members of any golf club to achieve and maintain National and Amateur rankings maintained by R&A which is the Governing body for Golf worldwide. There will be 12 monthly events of 4 rounds each played over 4 days at golf courses recognized by the SLGU.
The family of the late Pin Fernando, Sri Lanka’s golfing legend, came forward to support this event. Despite the recent demise of their mother Pam Fernando who in her own right has made her mark in the golfing world, the family insisted on meeting their commitment to support the development of golf in Sri Lanka.
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