Nigel and Kandy SC - the most popular

Talented young CR and FC fly half Nigel Ratwatte and the mighty Kandy Sports Club were richly rewarded when they were voted as the Most Popular Ruggerite, 2010 and Most Popular Rugby Club, 2010 by the readers of the Sunday Observer and received the glittering Caltex Trophies at a ceremony held at the SLRFU Headquarters on Friday.

Ratwatte who captained the Trinity under 13 team left for South Africa where his parents were employed and turned out for King Edward College, Johannesburg, South Africa and had the rare honour of playing for the Mauritius national team in 2007 and 2008. After returning to Sri Lanka in 2009 he played for CR and FC as their fly half in 2010 and played a key role in their success last year in which the Red Shirts emerged runners up in the Caltex 'A' Division League Tournament missing the title by a mere 0.50 points and also bagged the rugby sevens title after 14 years.

Kandy Sports Club led by Sri Lanka fly half Fazil Marija retained the Caltex 'A' Division League title for a record 10th successive year and also won the Rugby Double by overcoming Navy by 26-11 in the Clifford Cup final. The forwards gave a power packed display while the three quarters turned in a dazzling display of open rugby. The most popular rugby player and club contests were organized by the Sunday Observer and Chevron Lubricants.

The most popular Ruggerite, 2010 Nigel Ratwatte received his trophy from the Chief Editor of the Sunday Observer Dinesh Weerawansa while the skipper of the most popular Rugby Club 2010 Kandy SC's Fazil Marija received the trophy from the Chairman and Managing Director of Chevron Lubricants Kishu Gomes.