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    Cross overs galore in club rugby

    Several outstanding ruggerites who played a key role in the success of their clubs last year have crossed over to other clubs in the 2008 season. Sri Lanka full back Radhika Hettiarachchi and his brother Avantha who played a key role in the success of CR and FC and Sri Lanka in the Rugby Asiad...
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    Roshan stars in Kingswood victory

    A stellar performance by Kingswood College's vice captain and scrum half Roshan Weeraratne helped his school to score an emphatic 19 points (1 goal, 1 drop goal, 3 penalties) to 12 (1 goal, 1 try) win over St. Anthony's College, Kandy in their school Singer Shield Division one rugby tournament...
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    Havelocks in hard fought 21-15 win

    Havelocks Sports Club opened the 2008 rugby season on a winning note with a hard fought 21 points (one goal, one try, three penalties) to 15 (one goal, one try, one penalty) win over Sri Lanka Army in their Caltex 'A' Division League rugby match played at Police Park yesterday after leading 10-7...
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    CR in lacklustre win

    The Ceylonese Rugby and Football Club opened their season in a winning note, when they defeated Sri Lanka Air Force by 29-3; in a Caltex inter-club league tournament first round game played at Longden Place yesterday. The winners collected their points from two goals and three tries to their...
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    Kandy SC swamp Old Zahirians 120/5

    Kandy SC opened their season with a crushing 120 points to 5 win over Old Zahirians SC at Maitland Crescent yesterday. The whole game was one-sided affairs as the hill capital club went on to collect their points with ease. It was a pity to see Old Zahirians so totally outclassed with all their...
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    Chiefs 21- Western Force 22

    The final 20 minutes of the match saw the Chiefs throw everything at the Western Force, including a drop goal from second five-eighth Callum Bruce, to be leading 21 to 19 with two minutes to go. However, a last minute penalty kick, secured by Western Force's Matt Giteau, stripped the Chiefs...
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    Major upsets herald school rugby season

    The first round of matches of the Singer inter-school rugby championships took place last week between defending champions St Peter’s and Dharmaraja saw some eye catching results which opened the door for fierce battles for the rest of the season. Beside the game between St Peter’s and...
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    Kandy SC out to make a clean sweep this year

    Glamour boys of the local rugby scene, Kandy Sports Club will not only make an all out effort to win all the trophies they won last year but also will be determined to make a greater impact at the forthcoming Caltex Premier League inter-club rugby tournament which is due to commence shortly...
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    Rugby Union takes stock of lapses

    To up-lift the rugby standard in the country the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) has decided to select a 30 member national pool for special training. Sri Lanka has three international fixtures this year which pits the team in the Singer Sri Lankan Sevens in Kandy, the Asiad in Taiwan...
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    Hat-trick of tries by Naveen as Joes win 15/3

    A hat-trick of tries from wing three quarter Naveen Abeyratne helped St. Joseph's College beat Ananda College by 15 points to three points in their Singer inter school under 20 Group 'A' division two league rugby tournament match worked off at Longden Place yesterday. Abeyratne touched down...
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    Chiefs continue winning form

    The Chiefs have continuing thier winning ways as they beat the Reds 32-20 in a very entertaining Rebel Sport Super 14 clash at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton. Chiefs first five-eighth Stephen Donald didn't take long to show his class as he recovered a clever kick to score under the posts and chalk...
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    Why Did Sreesanth Cry ??? video include

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    Crusaders hold out Blues surge

    A special occasion, Anzac Day, deserved a special match and the Crusaders brought the best out of a Blues team that had been wayward in recent weeks before taking a 26-22 win in their Rebel Sport Super 14 clash at AMI Stadium in Christchurch. There were too many handling mistakes, especially...
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    Indian doctor rules out Lasith Malinga for four weeks

    Sachin Tendulkar's Mumbai Indian team will also miss the services of Sri Lanka's bowling sensation Lasith Malinga in the ongoing IPL tournament. A Pune-based Indian doctor has ruled him out for the ongoing IPL matches in India. "Malinga is unlikely to play for four more weeks and will certainly...
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    Over 150 killed: LTTE beaten off as troops capture defence positions- Jaffna ( pics )

    Over 100 LTTE including 15 senior terrorists and 43 soldiers were killed in fierce fighting that lasted for 11hours between SLA and LTTE in the narrow and open land stretches at Muhamalai and Kilaly - Jaffna yesterday (Apr 23), according to finalized reports received from North. According to...
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    Dilshan’s funeral amid large gathering

    The funeral of champion racing driver Dilshan Bandaranayake (38) took place at 2.30 p.m. at Mahiyawa Cemetery in Kandy amid a large gathering yesterday. His death occurred when he was moving fast on the track in his Mini Austin Seven – 1000cc in the N’Eliya motor racing event. Before his...
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    Vital Home Game for Chiefs this Saturday

    The Chiefs will play their final home round robin match at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton on Saturday night when they take on the Reds in round 11 of the Rebel Sport Super 14. Chiefs coach Ian Foster said: "not only are we looking forward to our last round robin home game, but it is also a vital...
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    Lewke to play for CR and FC

    Kandy Sports Club and Sri Lanka number eight Dushanth Lewke will turn out for the Ceylonese Rugby and Football Club this year. "Dushanth has decided to stay in Colombo and play for the CR and FC due to the illness of his mother," said his father DIG Nimal Lewke, the President of the Sri Lanka...
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    gingerbread haka vs FMF Fijian Cibi

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    Planning key against Reds: Coach

    POWER-HOUSE: Liam Messam says the Chiefs' forwards can get better ahead of their clash with the reds. Good planning and preparation netted the Chiefs their Super 14 upset win over the Crusaders last Friday night and assistant coach Craig Stevenson believes it is crucial to do the same thing...

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