Rugby camp in Jaffna a success

Sandasen Marasinghe

A Rugby Training Camp for students and teachers in Jaffna was conducted by the Jaffna Security Forces Headquarters on June 14,15 and 16 in two venues of the peninsula. Around 120 students and 23 teachers of leading schools in Jaffna participated the Rugby Training Camp at the Durayappa ground.

Jaffna Security Forces' (SF-J) Civil Affairs and Public Relations Office - Jaffna (SF-J) organized the training camp with the intention of popularizing the sport in the peninsula and to teach basics of the sport to enthusiasts in the region.

A separate session was worked off at the St. Anthony's ground in Kayts on June 16 for students and teachers in the small islands.

The camp was conducted with the assitance of National rugby development coach Sanath Martis and expert Japanese coach Takasi Obara.