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Brown & Company Ltd, the sole distributor for SHARP electronics, in Sri Lnaka, today announced that they would be the main sponsors of the CH&FC rugby team for year 2002.

This exciting partnership augurs well for the future of rugby in Sri Lanka CH&FC, one of the oldest and most prestigious rugby clubs in the country has maintained a very high standard of professionalism and has been ranked amongst the top three clubs during the last 10 years.

Both Browns and CH&FC have been long respected names in Sri Lanka with a rich heritage. This partnership is a significant development and an excellent example of how corporate houses and sports clubs can join hands meaningfully.

Speaking on the occasion, Channa Pathirana, Marketing Manager-Retail Channel, Brown & Company Limited said "Rugby is a very popular sport amongst our target consumers and is fast spreading in popularity in semi-urban areas. This partnership will help develop the sport and at the same time we will benefit by rugby's association with the SHARP brand. We also intend to have speical gifts and surprises during the matches as well as other special offers".

CH&FC is the only rugby-playing club that is being coached by an experienced foreigner at present and has an elite membership of around 2000. 

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