Sri Lanka Rugby

Breaking News
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Former Dharmaraja College and Kandy Sports Club Rugby Player Mr.Mahesh Weerasinghe was retained as President of Kandy Sports Club at their 152nd Annual General Meeting which concluded a short while ago at the Club House in Nittawela

Former Anthonian and Kandy SC Mr.Lasantha Wijesuriya will continue as one of the Vice President’s along with Mr.Janaka Pathirana and Mr.Ashan Ratwatte while Mr.Sujeewa Liyanage remains as General Secretary and Mr.Upul Silva as Treasurer

The following names have been elected as Office Bearers and Committee Members for the years 2026 / 2027. as follows

Patron - Mr.Ranjith Page

Trustees
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Mr.Mahesh Weerasinghe
Mr.Sarath Perera
Mr.Anton Nanayakkara

President - Mr. Mahesh Weerasinghe

Vice President’s
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Mr.Lasantha Wijesuriya
Mr.Janaka Pathirana
Mr.Ashan Ratwatte

Hony. General Secretary - Mr. Sujeewa Liyanage

Hony. Treasurer - Mr. Upul Silva

Ground Secretary - Mr.Janaka Pathirana

Bar and Entertainment Secretary - Mr.Anurudha Ranasinghe

Chairman Sponsorship - Mr.Gamika de Silva

Legal Consultants - Mr. Mohamed Jiffry

Committee Members
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Mr.Ahamed Rasheed
Mr.Arfath Abdeen
Dr.Aruna Walikala
Mr.Kapila Silva
Mr.Gayan Dodanwala
Mr.Nigel Ratwatte
Mr.Fazil Marija

Rugby Committee
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Rugby Chairman - Mr. Nigel Ratwatte
Team Manager - Mr.Kapila Silva
Head Coach - Mr.Fazil Marija
Coach - Mr.Sanushka Abeywickrama
Coach - Mr.Shehan Pathirana
Trainer - Mr.Tharaka Algama
Rugby Captain - Mr.Tharindu Chathuranga

Platinum Sponsor - Cargills (Ceylon) PLC

Co-Sponsor - Mr. Mohamed Imtiyaz, Chairman of Farmer's Pride (Pvt) Ltd (Crysbro)

Associate Sponsors
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Maliban Biscuits Manufactories (Pvt) Ltd

Mr.Geethal Anthony, Chief Operating Officer, and Mr.Madura Prasad, Head of Sales of TVS Lanka (Pvt) Ltd

Mr.Nalaka Wijenayake, Mr.Kasun Wickramasinghe, and Mr. Malik Kalpage of LankaPay

New Sponsor
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Mr.Rizvi Akthar, Our New Sponsor Deputy General Manager of Euro Motors (Pvt) Ltd

Rugby News & Updates wishes Mr.Mahesh Weerasinghe, his committee, and the Kandy Sports Club Rugby Team. Best of luck for season 2026 / 2027

Notice
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The Annual General Meeting of Kandy Sports Club will be held today, Sunday, 12th July, at the Club House in Nittawela, commencing 10.00 am.

Stay Tuned

Nations Championship 2026
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Round - 02
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Results
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Sat 11th July
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07) New Zealand 🇳🇿 47 - 17 Italy 🇮🇹 at Sky Stadium in Wellington

08) Australia 🇦🇺 26 - 42 France 🇫🇷 at Suncorp Stadium, in Brisbane

09) Japan 🇯🇵 20 - 36 Ireland 🇮🇪 at Newcastle Stadium Newcastle | Awabakai-Worimi

10) Fiji 🇫🇯 08 - 73 England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 at Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool, Home of Everton Football Club

11) South Africa 🇿🇦 42 - 28 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 at Loftus Versfeid Stadium in Pretoria

12) Argentina 🇦🇷 35 - 21 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 at Estadio del Bicentenario, San Juan

Compiled by Spencer Leon - Rugby Statsman

Nations Championship 2026
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Round - 03
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Fixtures
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Sat 18th July
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13) New Zealand 🇳🇿 vs Ireland 🇮🇪 at Eden Park in Auckland, K/O 12.40 pm

14) Japan 🇯🇵 vs. France 🇫🇷 at National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, K/O 2.10 pm

15) Australia 🇦🇺 vs Italy 🇮🇹 at HBF Stadium, in Perth, K/O 3.40 pm

16) Fiji 🇫🇯 vs Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, K/O 6.40 pm

17) South Africa 🇿🇦 vs Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 at Hollywood Kings Park in Durban, K/O 9.10 pm

18) Argentina 🇦🇷 vs England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 at Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero at K/O 12.40 am (Sunday Morning)

Given Times in Local and could be watched live on Dialog Television 📺 Channel 125 HD, Sky Sports UK 🇬🇧, BT Sports UK 🇬🇧

Compiled by Spencer Leon - Rugby Statsman