School rugby stars of yesteryear to hit the pitch at ‘C Rugby’ on November 12
Partners of ‘C’ Rugby’ 2022 (from left) Gowshik Sathiyasiva (Head of Marketing and Communications – Pickme), Randil Boteju (Senior Vice President Sales and Digital Banking – Frimi), Kasun Gunarathne (Head of Marketing – Elephant House Ice Cream), Dilroy Fernando (Tournament Organiser – Agoal International), Ruchira Galappatthy (Manager, Key Accounts – Elephant House), Indika Amarasuriya (DGM, SLT Mobitel), Ranga Perera (Head of Daraz Advertising Solutions) and Jermaine Ferdinandus (Associate Trade Marketing Manager, South Asia – Bic) at the launch of the event on Tuesday
The much anticipated 7-a-side ‘C Rugby’ Tag Rugby Tournament that draws school rugby stars of yesteryear, playing together with counterparts from their sister schools, will hit the pitch at the CR&FC grounds in Longdon Place, with a game that doesn’t end at fulltime.
Also, creating a carnival atmosphere with street food, children’s play area, and of course music with popular local brands including Link, Magic Box Mixup, Slipping Chairs and Rugrats and some of the country’s best DJs.
The tournament will be held next Saturday, November 12, from 2.00pm until midnight, promising a fun filled day with action-packed tag rugby and entertainment that reunites old friends from schools. The event is earmarked as the first tournament that brings together brother and sister schools on to the same pitch, reuniting to share friendship, wonder years and enjoy a great day of rugby, music and fun filled activities for the entire family.
The tournament will have 16 combined teams of past students from brother/sister schools Royal/Visakha, Isipathana/St. Paul’s, St. Joseph’s/St. Bridget’s, Kingswood/Girls’ High School Kandy, Wesley/Methodist, D.S. Senanayake/Sirimavo Bandaranayake, Ananda/Musaeus, Trinity/Hillwood and Ladies, S. Thomas’/Bishop’s, St. Anthony’s/Good Shepard Convent Kandy, St. Sylvester’s/St. Anthony’s girl’s school, Dharmaraja/Mahamaya, St. Benedict’s/Good Shepherd Convent and Vidyartha/Pushpadana Girls School.
Each team will be allowed four players above the age category of over-25, five players above 35 years of age and four female players from the sister school of the boy’s team. This mix ensures players from different eras coming together and the anticipation and rush of excitement of old comrades to register teams, shows huge promise for this event.
The teams will contest in four different groups, consisting four teams each in the first round, after which teams will be categorized according to the final standings. The top two teams of each group will advance to the Cup and Plate quarterfinals, while the two bottom teams will play in the Bowl segment. Group ‘A’ includes Royal Blue, Ananda, D.S. Senanayake and St. Anthony’s Katugastota while in Group ‘B’ Isipathana Whites, Wesley, Vidyartha and Trinity will compete each other. Group ‘C’ consists of St. Benedict’s, Royal Golds, Dharmaraja and Kingswood while Group ‘D’ includes St. Sylvester’s, Isipathana Greens, St. Joseph’s and St. Peter’s.
The event is organised by Agoal International, headed by former Isipathana College and CR&FC rugby player and renowned rugby referee Dilroy Fernando. Agoal International has organised this tournament six times previously. The 2019 champions were Science College. ‘C Rugby’ promises to be an unforgettable experience, packed with solid entertainment and fun for the whole family to enjoy.