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in 1988. In March 2011 the IRB stripped the SLRFU of full member status after it failed to conduct board elections in accordance with the By-Laws, the SLRFU's full membership however was subsequently re-instated follows the successful completion of the Union’s Annual
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between 2000 and 2010. In 2006 the Navy SC withdrew from the competition, due to their members military commitments. The club rejoined the competition in 2009 with the Old
Zahirians Sporting Club being forced to leave. In 2012 the competition was expanded with the inclusion of a team from
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sent a representative side to tour Ceylon, playing five matches against Up
Country, Low Country, All Ceylon, Ceylonese and All Colombo. The side won three out of their four matches (Low-Country 11-9, Up-Country 24-3, Ceylonese 16-6) losing to All Ceylon 12-3.
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including Kandy, Galle and
Koggola, and the final leg of the series for each season was held in Colombo. Prominent players from around the world were contracted to join each local franchise to raise the standard of competition. With the return of the
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Services (Far East) team in 1964 defeated Ceylon Services 16–5 and against a President’s XV 14-6. The British Joint Services returned in 1966 and again defeated Ceylon Services 39-nil and the President's XV 6-3.
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The customary opening events of the inter-school rugby season are the seven-a-side rugby tournaments organized by the SLSRFA, namely the All Island Under 18 Rugby Sevens and the Under 19 School’s Elite Rugby 7s.
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on 12 September 1907. The professional all blacks won the match 33-6. The professional All Blacks only played upon being guaranteed a fee of 50 pounds, this resulted in English
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In 1957 the Australian Colts team returned for a second tour beating Low-Country 14-9, Up-Country 43–nil, All-Ceylon 21-nil, the Barbarians 22-nil and All-Ceylon 37–3.
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standing as the pioneer. It was in 1891 that rugby was introduced to schools in Sri Lanka, then known as
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competed in the inaugural inter-school rugby match, resulting in a 6-all draw.
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2175:"SLSRFA Under 19 School's Elite Rugby 7s 2023, Groups, Fixtures & Format"
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banning its member countries from playing representative matches in Ceylon.
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was included. Both clubs only played in two seasons of the 'A' Division.
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campaigned for the sports introduction into the national police service.
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The first ever club game to be played was on 7 September 1880 between
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356:(originally known as the Madras Presidency Rugby tournament) held in
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Ranasinghe, Lohit; Silva, Sujith; Vanheer, Cassandra (5 June 2018).
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Ranasinghe, Lohit; Silva, Sujith; Vanheer, Cassandra (5 June 2018).
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1659:"Sport Fixtures in Ceylon - Ceylon wins All-india Rugby Tournament"
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passed through the Port of Colombo on their way to England via the
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The most prestigious club knockout tournament in Sri Lanka is the
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This is a list with stadiums in Sri Lanka which are used for
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Inter-school rugby boasts a rich history in Sri Lanka, with
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The primary inter-school knockout rugby competition is the
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In 1906, a milestone was achieved as Kingswood College and
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In 1922 the first rugby club to include Ceylonese players,
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Sri Lanka discovered the game of rugby at the same time as
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was a dual international and represented Sri Lanka in the
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between 26 October and 1 November, coinciding with the
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competition that is currently (since 2015) played in
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1864:"Serendib International Cup match schedule released"
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1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
1967:in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds)
1555:"Kingswood College, Kandy: a Tribute to Alma Mater"
2293:100 Years of Rugby Football in Sri Lanka 1879–1978
1695:The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser
1463:"IRB strips Sri Lanka rugby of full member status"
514:national teams. The competition was backed by the
255:, with Dickoya winning the game by 9 points to 3.
1020:teams in Division 2, and 30 teams in Division 3.
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475:country has been war-torn for a number of years.
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2261:A Game for Hooligans: The History of Rugby Union
2032:Warakaulle, H. M. Nissanka (30 September 2003).
672:The Sri Lanka Sevens is an annual international
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1196:. A capacity of 5,000 or higher is required.
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1367:"A Passion for Rugby in an Unexpected Place"
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625:Sri Lanka women's national rugby sevens team
2721:Sri Lanka national rugby union team results
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2007:"Sri Lanka granted Asian Sevens Tournament"
1808:"Sri Lanka to host new IRB supported event"
1488:Hong, Fan (Ed); Mangan, J. A. (Ed) (2003).
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370:(which the British Lions won 45–0) and the
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2009:. Ultimate Rugby Sevens. 6 August 2009.
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1492:Sport in Asian Society: Past and Present
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2200:Weerasinghe, Damith (25 August 2023).
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2034:"Remembering L. E. Blaze of Kingswood"
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1379:from the original on 13 September 2017
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493:Sri Lanka Sevens § Carlton series
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1788:from the original on 22 December 2015
2013:from the original on 18 January 2015
1896:from the original on 21 October 2013
1727:. Mainstream Books. pp. 89–99.
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518:and played over three match days at
109:Nippon Paint Inter Club Rugby League
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2173:Peiris, Sudarshana (8 April 2023).
2154:from the original on 27 August 2023
2146:Peiris, Sudarshana (4 March 2023).
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1870:from the original on 4 October 2013
1844:from the original on 3 October 2013
1814:. 30 September 2013. Archived from
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875:(established 1962, competed 1967–?)
861:established 2013, competed 2013–15)
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586:Sri Lanka national rugby union team
540:Notable Sri Lankan players include
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333:Dimbula Athletic & Cricket Club
305:Australia national rugby union team
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1701:from the original on 2 April 2015
1671:from the original on 3 April 2015
1496:. Frank Cass Publishers. p.
1188:Rugby union stadiums in Sri Lanka
648:International competitions hosted
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171:Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifiers
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32:A rugby union game in Sri Lanka
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2550:Dickoya Maskeliya Cricket Club
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2123:. ThePapare.com. 30 May 2024.
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1004:Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Portal
694:Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union
329:Dickoya Maskeliya Cricket Club
176:Sevens World Series qualifiers
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1982:"Driver's License Suspension"
1969:The Whitbread Rugby World '90
1523:"First school to play Rugger"
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282:New Zealand rugby league team
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1971:(Lennard Books, 1989), p 70
1437:Bath, Richard, ed. (1997).
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440:against four Indian teams,
340:2nd Leicestershire Regiment
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1439:The Complete Book of Rugby
1401:. Rugby Football History.
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2459:
2433:
2426:
2380:
2364:
1941:"Asia Rugby | Asia Rugby"
1812:International Rugby Board
1033:
964:Inter-school competitions
739:Nippon Paint Rugby League
727:Nippon Paint Rugby League
682:Racecourse Sports Complex
516:International Rugby Board
382:In the post-WWII period,
265:, the first principal of
159:Qualification tournaments
149:Commonwealth Games Sevens
129:
122:
104:
97:
89:
79:
69:
57:
45:
37:
25:
20:
3765:Rugby union in Sri Lanka
3445:East Timor (Timor-Leste)
2597:Asian Rugby Championship
2358:Rugby union in Sri Lanka
1521:Gaveshaka (6 May 2007).
1048:D. S. Senanayake College
916:University of Peradeniya
899:(competed 1996 and 2003)
614:
267:Kingswood College, Kandy
134:Asian Rugby Championship
21:Rugby union in Sri Lanka
3706:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
2731:1950 British Lions tour
2644:Milo President's Trophy
1253:Nittawela Rugby Stadium
1182:Bradby Shield Encounter
555:in the 1995–96 season.
544:, who is the father of
278:professional All Blacks
194:nation in Asia, behind
2872:British Virgin Islands
2857:Bosnia and Herzegovina
2393:North Central Province
642:Current playing record
579:
576:
575:National team in 2014.
471:
406:New Zealand Colts team
224:Early years: 1879-1945
3308:Former states without
3269:Trinidad & Tobago
2726:1907 New Zealand tour
2265:Mainstream Publishing
1641:www.srilankarugby.com
1096:St. Anthony’s College
829:Combined Universities
607:Sri Lanka also has a
574:
561:national cricket team
549:Christian Saverimutto
529:Further information:
491:Further information:
466:
399:Australian Colts side
234:Colombo Football Club
3620:United Arab Emirates
3379:Rugby union in Asia
3310:World Cup experience
2795:World Cup experience
2701:Singer Sri Lankan 7s
1965:A Visit to Hong Kong
1077:St. Joseph’s College
999:Schools Rugby League
841:Dickoya Maskeliya CC
721:Carlton Super Sevens
609:national sevens team
479:Carlton Super Sevens
313:Rugby Football Union
294:Rugby Football Union
3647:limited recognition
2623:Dialog Rugby League
2602:Asian Sevens Series
2317:Official union page
2290:Perera, SS (1981).
1754:The West Australian
1697:. 27 October 1932.
1667:. 15 October 1929.
1278:Sugathadasa Stadium
1089:St. Peter’s College
833:Dimbulla A & CC
706:Asian Sevens Series
139:Asian Sevens Series
2793:Third tier without
2691:Asian Rugby Series
2607:Asian Games Sevens
2312:IRB Sri Lanka page
1316:Colombo Racecourse
1108:S. Thomas’ College
1072:Isipathana College
1060:Dharmaraja College
982:Louis Edmund Blaze
931:(established 1880)
888:Kelani Valley Club
796:(established 1874)
788:(established 1915)
780:(established 1879)
772:(established 1922)
762:Division 'A' clubs
577:
520:Colombo Racecourse
472:
468:Colombo Racecourse
321:Kelani Valley Club
144:Asian Games Sevens
81:Registered players
3752:
3751:
3689:other territories
3345:
3344:
2744:
2743:
2736:1971 England tour
2709:
2708:
2578:
2577:
2560:Hambantota Sharks
2480:
2479:
2381:Provincial unions
2277:978-1-84596-255-5
2204:. ThePapare.com.
2177:. ThePapare.com.
2150:. ThePapare.com.
1818:on 2 October 2013
1664:The Straits Times
1399:"National Unions"
1347:Lists of stadiums
1338:
1337:
1226:Bogambara Stadium
1153:Other tournaments
1149:
1148:
1142:
1141:
1113:Vidyartha College
1053:Kingswood College
970:Kingswood College
932:
924:
908:
900:
892:
884:
876:
870:
862:
857:Hambantota Sharks
853:
845:
837:
797:
789:
781:
773:
756:Hambantota Sharks
506:as hosts and the
317:Uva Gymkhana Club
184:
183:
99:Club competitions
3772:
3742:
3732:
3731:
3701:Christmas Island
3387:Sovereign states
3372:
3365:
3358:
3349:
3348:
3154:Papua New Guinea
2968:French Polynesia
2786:Rugby World Cups
2771:
2764:
2757:
2748:
2747:
2714:Related articles
2696:Carlton Super 7s
2670:Sri Lanka Sevens
2587:
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2570:Up Country Lions
2555:Dimbula A&CC
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2418:Western Province
2388:Central Province
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2053:
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2018:
2003:
1997:
1996:
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1993:
1984:. Archived from
1978:
1972:
1959:
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1952:
1947:. Archived from
1937:
1931:
1930:
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1918:. Archived from
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1749:"Tour of Ceylon"
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1710:
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1307:
1244:
1199:
1198:
1101:Thurstan College
1031:
1030:
1027:
930:
922:
920:Up Country Lions
906:
904:Old Zahirians SC
898:
890:
882:
874:
873:Kandy Lake Club
868:
860:
851:
843:
835:
795:
787:
779:
771:
698:Carlton Super 7s
690:Tharunyata Hetak
668:Sri Lanka Sevens
662:Sri Lanka Sevens
486:Sri Lanka Sevens
299:As a result, in
157:
82:
72:
60:
59:National team(s)
48:
30:
18:
17:
3780:
3779:
3775:
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3770:
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3679:
3660:Northern Cyprus
3646:
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3381:
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3309:
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3209:Solomon Islands
2794:
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2679:
2658:
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2574:
2538:
2476:
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2360:
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2284:Further reading
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1084:Science College
1014:Sri Lanka Rugby
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989:Trinity College
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542:Len Saverimutto
538:
536:Notable players
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288:rules on their
271:Trinity College
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2917:Chinese Taipei
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2899:
2894:
2889:
2884:
2879:
2874:
2869:
2864:
2859:
2854:
2849:
2844:
2839:
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2824:
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2410:
2405:
2400:
2395:
2390:
2384:
2382:
2378:
2377:
2375:
2374:
2368:
2366:
2365:Governing body
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1612:"Match Report"
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1563:. 4 May 2005.
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