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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fazil00789" data-source="post: 7364421" data-attributes="member: 162985">Isipatana out to redeem lost prestigeIsipatana College with a star studded line up are in search of their past glory as they look to redeem their lost prestige in the current inter- school rugby season.<img src="http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/04/27/z_p20-Isipatana01.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The Isipatana College First XV rugby pool for 2010. Pictures by Mahinda VithanachchiThey have retained virtually the same team that performed last year and with 13 coloursmen in their ranks they could be considered as strong contenders for the Singer Division One League title.Last year of course their efforts ended in vain as they were pushed into the fifth place in the final points table after having recorded only five victories. Even then they were able to conclude the season on a positive note by emerging runners-up at the President’s Trophy knock out tournament.Isipatana came very close to creating an upset as they went down fighting 19-22 in the final against S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia. Before that they had the better of Dharmaraja College, Kandy (27-21) in the quarter-finals and Wesley College (28-0) in the semi-finals respectively.In the league tournament last year their finest moment probably came when they outplayed Kingswood College Kandy 25-19 in a key fixture at the Bogambara Stadium. Their success certainly had a great amount of significance as they were performing away from home and it also shattered Kingswood’s hopes of retaining the title for the second successive year.In addition they defeated St. Peter’s College (22-12), Dharmaraja College Kandy (21-6), St. Joseph’s College and Mahanama College (39-10). But their hopes were<img src="http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/04/27/z_p20-Isipatana02.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />shattered following two major setbacks where they lost to St. Anthony’s College (10-12) and Trinity College, Kandy (15-27) respectively.Isipatana College could look back at the past with a great amount of pride having produced as many as 53 national players since they started playing rugby in 1963. This is a fantastic achievement for a school which still does not own a playground of their own. As a result Isipatana are forced to depend heavily on their neighbouring Havelocks Sports Club which has been very supportive in providing the grounds free of charge for practices.Despite all these setbacks Isipatana College have continued to prosper and more importantly they have been feeding the national squad with some outstanding ruggerites.In fact during the last couple of years the Sri Lanka team has been studded with five Isipatanians namely Dinesh Chaturanga, Srinath Sooriyabandara, Sajith Saranga, Reza Mubarak and Vishwamithra Jayasinghe. This is in addition to the number of youth players they have been feeding to the Sri Lanka Under 19 squad.Isipatana of course suffered a shock defeat at the hands of St. Peter’s College by 8-27 in their opening match of the tournament at Havelock Park during the weekend.But that will not be the end of their campaign and they will be even more determined to display their prowess in the remaining matches of the tournament.In fact Isipatana will face two tough opponents during the next two weeks when they confront Kingswood College, Kandy and S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia respectively.This will be followed by two traditional games against Royal College on May 29 and Trinity College, Kandy on June 5 respectively.The Isipatana College First XV Rugby Pool for 2010Prop forwards: Heshana Sudharaka, Dhanushka SooriyarachchiHooker: Prasad Madushanka, Isuru Fernando, Marlon Hevavitharana, Nipuna DevindaSecond rowers: M. Gayashan, Rukshan Jalil, Muksheed KuthdoosFlankers: Sajid Suhayb, Deshanth Subashana, Ashan Kovinda, Kuvendra DharmadasaNumber eight: Tharindu Anuruddha, Udaya Kumar, Nigel Nadeesha, P. Wickremasinghe, J. DeenScrum halves: Shenal de Costa, Mohamed RizwanFly half: Prasad DevindaCentres: Ashan Chaturanga (captain), Yuresh Fonseka, Mohamed Ali, Nikalanka Promoda, Uditha ShenalWingers: Umayanga Sooriyabandara, Prashan Attanayake, Chanaka Kumara, Sumedha SrimalFull back: Malik Jumath, Shenal DiasCoach: Shamly NavazThe tournament fixtures:April 30: v Kingswood College, Kandy at Havelock ParkMay 8: v S. Thomas’ College at Mount LaviniaMay 12: v Wesley College at Longden PlaceMay 22: v St. Anthony’s College at Havelock ParkMay 29: v Royal College at Longden PlaceJune 5: v Trinity College Kandy at Longden PlaceJune 12: v Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa at Havelock ParkJune 19: v Dharmaraja College, Kandy at BogambaraCourtesy daily news.lk</blockquote>

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