Rugby: In Pics: Webb Ellis World Cup in Town, a first time in SL

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The gold-coated, gorgeous-looking – The Webb Ellis – Rugby crown arrived in the island and will be flying off to France, the hosts for this year's World Cup, in five-days' time.

It's for the first time in the history of the World Cup, the trophy stopped over in the island, in its selected-country’s stop over.

The pictorial shows, scenes captured and the buzz it created when it was on display at Cinnamon Lakeside, where it spent a few hours, on Saturday morning.

Following is the schedule of the trophy's appearance:

Feb 18 - Race Course Grounds - 4-8 p.m.

Feb 19 - CR and FC grounds - 11-3 p.m.

Feb 22 - Kandy Sports Club, Kandy - 10-2 p.m.

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