Thajudeen to lead Havelocks

RANJEEVA SENEVIRATNE

Former Thomian and Sri Lanka ruggerite Wasim Thajudeen has been picked as the captain of the Havelocks Sports Club sevens team for the 2009 rugby season.

“Thajudeen has been chosen to lead our sevens team but we have yet to decide on who should lead our 15-a-side team, said the President of Havelocks SC Priyantha Grero.

Thajudeen who is an utility player who could play either as fly-half centre or winger played for S. Thomas in 2003 and 2004 before joining Havelocks in 2005 and has been turning out for the Park Club since then.

He donned the Sri Lanka Jersey at the Hong Kong Sevens in March this year and also represented the country at the World Cup qualifying sevens in Hong Kong in October 2008. Former Peterite skipper and ex-Havelocks and CH and FC lock forward Prasantha Wimalasena has been appointed as Rugby Chairman of Havelocks.

Wimalasena who played a key role in CH and FC’s rugby this year and brought down a coach from New Zealand Peter Michael has switched allegiance to Havelocks and is determined to bring about a change in the Park Club’s fortunes next year.

Havelocks finished third in the 2008 Caltex ‘A’ Division League and were knocked out in the semi-finals of the Clifford Cup knock-out Tournament by arch rivals CR and FC by 23-16.