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Message: <blockquote data-quote="1979muth" data-source="post: 2215330" data-attributes="member: 103004">Little bit for Isipathana Rugby History (Part Three)Incomparable IsipathanaIn 1991 our team was suspended by the SLRFU for fielding an overaged player. In 1992 the school became champs in the under 13,15 and 17 tournaments respectively. The same year the under-19 team captained by Champika Nishantha became triple champs. The following year in 1993 under the captaincy of Chamila Samantha the under 19 team took the runners up berth in the Premadasa Trophy. In 1995 under the captaincy of R. Wahied the school emerged runners up at the President's Trophy and the following year (1996) the school had the opportunity under the captaincy of Bandula Mallikaarachchi to be crowned the League, Knock-out and President's trophy champions.The 1997 the under-19 team captained by Vajira Hewage became the Sevens champs, the league trophy champs and also took the U-19 President's Trophy the same year. Shamly Nawaz captained the 1998 team in Singapore for the Tiger Cup where they competed against 12 countries to win the cup beating a team from New Zealand in the final. In 1999 the team captained by Crishan Chandran become champs in the Tens, League, President's Trophy and the Kandy Sports Club schools Sevens tournaments.In the year 2000 Hamesh Gunaratne captained the team to celebrate a winning spree as the team became the Western Province 10-a-side champs and in the same year the team captained by Ranga Perera won the Sevens Trophy. In conclusion the year 2001 saw the team captained by Ranga Perera taking the President's Trophy and emerging runners up in the League. The same year the U-17 team won the 10-a- side and the U-17 trophies. It is with deep sorrow that I wish to record the demise of four of the College's illustrious ruggerites. They are former Isipathana and Havelocks skipper M. P. F. Sallay who captained Isipathana in 1978 and played for the school for five years before wearing the Sri Lanka jersey with distinction. He played for Havelocks from 1979 to 1984 and coached the Isipathana team. The late Nilantha Lakshmeewewa was one of the best centres to represent the national team after making his debut at the age of 19 when he was selected for a tour of Wales in 1987. The Isipathana College team was captained by him in 1987. Suranga Warnasuriya a young ruggerite while practicing collapsed and was found dead. Nalin Katuwapitiya a former winger of the 1988 team passed away under tragic circumstances last year.</blockquote>

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