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Orville will continue to referee as long as he is fit

Former St. Peter's and Havelocks rugby player Orville Fernando, 52 is a top notch rugby referee. He may be the oldest 'A' Division referee, but age has not diminished his reputation as a tough no nonesence referee who commands respect from both players and officials alike because he is spot on in taking decisions.

According to Orville, first he studied in St. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia for two years and later joined the St. Peter's College, Bambalapitiya to continue his studies.

After he left school, he joined the Havelocks Sports Club in 1975 as a second row and prop forward. He took to the whistle and officiated his first club match in 1992, and got the opportunity to officiate an international tournament in Sri Lanka in 1991, The Penguins (UK) vs Sri Lanka and did a fantastic job and in 2002 his 1st international to officiate abroad was in Hong Kong the under-19 Asian Tournament from 1st to 15th January 2002.

His excellent performance in refereeing gained recognition and went ahead to officiate the traditional annual Bradby Shield encounter between Royal College and Trinity College (Kandy) and the Referees' Society gave him the opportunity to blow this Bradby encounter for four years, two matches in Colombo and two matches in Kandy, and he handled the game admirably.

He was also detailed to blow in several league finals conducted by SLRFU. The last crucial match he blew was the Clifford Cup finals held in Nittawela, between arch rivals Kandy SC and CR & FC.

Orville also was appointed as a touch judge at the recently concluded Asiad held in Colombo did a grand job. Orville has the courage and guts to control crucial rugby matches detailed by the Sri Lanka Rugby Referees Society.

Orville further stated that he will continue refereeing as long as he is fit.

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