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Message: <blockquote data-quote="1979muth" data-source="post: 2215316" data-attributes="member: 103004">Little bit for Isipathana Rugby History (Part One)Incomparable IsipathanaIn 1980 Isipathana created history at rugby in Sri Lanka by producing the first schoolboy to represent Sri Lanka in the mould of Hisham Abdeen who represented the national side at the Asian championships. In 1980 Isipathana became the Sevens champions for the first time. Isipathana went on to win the Sevens trophy for four years in a row (1980/81/82/83) before losing it to Royal in 1984. But Isipathana won the trophy back again in 1985/86/87/88.In 1981 the Isipathana-Trinity fixture was restored after a lapse of 12 years.Rugby at Isipathana reached its peak in the eighties under that great mentor O. W. R. Perera who took over the task of coaching the side from 1979. Again in 1982 Isipathana produced another unbeaten team and was selected for the Asian Schools tournament in Bangkok to be adjudged the "Most Exciting Team" in the tournament for a bustling brand of rugby. It was also voted the Most Popular Schools rugger team in Sri Lanka and was awarded the Milo Trophy.In 1985/86 Isipathana became the triple champions by winning the schools Sevens tournament and the inaugural knock-out tournament for the Premadasa Trophy. The team was tagged the kings of schools rugby in the annual league season which made them the first school team to become triple champs. The team retained the same unblemished record in the following year.In 1987 Isipathana created a landmark in Sri Lanka's rugby history when 10 Isipatanians including two schoolboys were selected for the national squad that toured Wales. In 1987/88 and 89 Isipathana became runners-up in the Premadasa knock-out tournament. In 1989 Isipathana were coached by M. P. F. Sallay and Sanath Martis and the team won the inaugural Gymkhana U-20 Invitation Tournament. The team reached the final by beating the much fancied Havelocks Sports Club in the semi-finals. In 1989/90 Isipathana won the schools seven-a-side tournament.</blockquote>

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