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17th February 2018 17:17:50 Hours

Trailblazing Rugby Training Workshops Attract Kilinochchi Students in Hundreds

Security Forces Headquarters – Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) giving its contribution to the nationally important field of sports held a two-day long Rugby Training Workshop for budding school Rugby players in Kilinochchi and its suburbs and Army personnel with the support of veterans in the game at Kilinochchi Central College grounds.

The first day (Feb 14) workshop trained 7 Officers and 143 Other Ranks with practical sessions, staged by coaches of the Sri Lanka Rugby Union and the National Rugby Team. On the second day (Feb 15), over 400 rugby-loving students from Kilinochchi schools gathered in the Kilinochchi Central College ground and enthusiastically took part in the full-day sessions.

Rugby players and fans in Kilinochchi area were also allowed to participate in the arrangement as they too indicated their willingness to assist fellow Rugby novices in the workshop.

Chairman, Rugby Development Committee in Sri Lanka and former Commander of the Army, General Daya Ratnayake (Rtd) at the invitation of Major General Ajith Kariyakarawana, Commander, Security Forces - Kilinochchi (SF-KLN) was generous enough to lend his expertise to those workshop sessions, participating in the arrangement as the Chief Guest.

The trailblazer event, organized by the SFHQ-KLN on a proposal of its Commander, was aimed at popularizing Rugby among potential Ruggerites at school levels since those Kilinochchi schools do not have enough resources for such training sessions.

Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Rugby, Mr Priyantha Eakanayake, High Performance Director of Sri Lanka Rugby, Mr Inthi Marikar, Western Province Rugby President and Deputy Inspector General of Police (Rtd), M.H Marso, New Zealand player and National Coach, Mr Peter Wood and many other officials of Sri Lanka Rugby Union, Directors of Sports in District Department of Sports and School Instructors of Sports, contributed effectively to the conduct of those training sessions.

Commander, SF-KLN, senior military Officers, principals, school teachers and parents were among those participating during training sessions.

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