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Past Sri Lanka ruggerites to form Association

An influential group of past Sri Lanka rugby players are set to form an association shortly taking a cue from their cricketing counterparts, the Sri Lanka Cricketers Association, in a bid to put pressure through a strong lobby group to the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) whenever decisive decisions are taken with regard to the game and players in future, its co-ordinator Dr. Maiya Gunasekera said.

This new past Sri Lanka rugby players association is to be headed by ex-national, Police SC, Havelocks SC and St. Joseph’s number eight Anton Benedict.

Among other former well-known players who are likely to feature in this ground-breaking group will be ex-skipper Priyantha Ekanayaka, ex-captain Hisham Abdeen, former lock forward of Havelocks SC and S. Thomas’ College, Chaminda Rupasinghe, ex-Sri Lanka, CR & FC and Royal second-rower Lasitha Gunaratne and former Sri Lanka, CH & FC and Trinity centre cum former Chairman of selectors Rohan Abeykoon. Dr. Maiya Gunasekera said that the formation of a powerful group of players to look after the interests of current players, and other decisive decisions taken by the SLRFU if they are detrimental to both the players and the game then to counter it such an association was a need of the hour.

He stressed that the recent controversy which erupted over the appointment of CR & FC number eight Dushanth Lewke to lead the national team to the concluded HSBC Asian Five Nations Division I in Chinese Taipei could have been easily defused had there been a players association.

 

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