Rankothge leaves for Manila

S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen- Kandy Sports Corr

One of the leading rugby referees in Sri Lanka left to officiate in the Asian Rugby Football Union's Under 20 rugby tournament in Manila, Phillippines from December 14 to 17.

Aruna Rankothge is an old boy of St. Sylvester's College, Kandy, where he excelled as a flanker and later coached his alma mater with great success guiding them to the Division one of the schools rugby tournament.

He is presently a junior coach at Trinity College. He also represented Kandy Sports Club at rugby. Rankothge is a member of the elite panel of the rugby referees of the Asian Rugby Football Union and has experience in officiating in rugby matches played in India, Pakistan, China, Phillipines, Malaysia, Kazakhastan, Singapore, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Arabian Gulf, Honkong, and Japan, making him one of the most experienced rugby referees in the country.

Rankothge is employed as an Executive in the Human Resources Department of Amaya Hotel, Kandy, and his employers have been always supportive of his engagements in the field of rugby and have given the necessary leave to pursue same for which act he is ever so grateful.