Dharmaraja College 'Rugby Day'

'Rugby Day' of the Dharmaraja College, Kandy was held at the Nittawela rugger grounds for two days on February 25 and 26. Teams from Grade 4 to Grade 8 of the school participated in this annual Rugby Day held for five consecutive years.

The chief guest was Chinthaka Wijesuriya, an old boy of Dharmaraja College, who represented the school in rugby from 1974 to 1976 and Aruna Kalinga, former skipper was the guest of honour.

Photographs of almost all the past rugby teams of the school, the name boards of the past captains were unveiled at the premises by the chief guest and the guest of honour. It was a carnival atmosphere where over 1,000 students had the experience of playing rugby and all the participants received certificates and trophies were awarded to the winning teams.

The final match between old boys and present boys played for E N Thomas Memorial Trophy was a thrilling match and it was won by the old boys team by a narrow margin of 7 (1 goal) - nil. The try was scored by S Munidasa and it was converted by P Premasiri.