Voting system of SLRFU to be changed

One of the first tasks to be carried out by the Interim Committee of the SLRFU headed by former national player and ex-President of the Rugby Union Dr. Maiya Gunasekera will be to change the voting system of the SLRFU.

The Minister of Sports and Public Recreation Gamini Lokuge on Thursday appointed an Interim Committee to run the affairs of rugby headed by Dr. Maiya Gunasekera with former Manager of National Athletic team and a leading business administrator and advisor to the Minister Kiran Atapattu as the Secretary cum Treasurer.

Atapattu said that Western Province with seven clubs in the ‘A’ Division have only eight votes while Central Province with just one ‘A’ Division club too had eight votes while Sabaragamuwa and Southern Province which do not have a single ‘A’ Division club were entitled to six and twelve votes respectively.

It had also resulted in four members who had not played in any major rugby tournaments being elected to the SLRU Council including former Secretary Duke Hamid.

He also said that the Interim Committee will appoint a Rugby Advisory Board comprising former leading Sri Lanka ruggerites - Ajith Abeyratne, Daya Jayasundera, Rohan Guneratne, Priyantha Ekanayake, Asoka Jayasena, Michael Jayasekera, Hisham Abdeen, Group Captain Nalin de Silva, Lasitha Guneratne, Saman Jayasinghe and Imthishan Marikar to advise them on matters pertaining to national rugby.