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Dialog Inter-School Rugby Tournament start’s from today!

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4 years ago

June 23, 2022

Editor

After two years of absence, all arrangements have been made to hold the Under-20 Inter-School Rugby Tournament again this year under the full patronage of Dialog Axiata. Organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Association, the tournament kicks off on June 23.

The tournament will be attended by 92 schools and will be divided into three stages namely first, second and third.

According to that, the first phase of the competition is scheduled to be held with the participation of 36 schools that will compete in the first phase under categories A, B and C.

Out of the first phase, only 12 schools belonging to Group A will enter the competition for the first round. The 12 schools also compete in two categories under A1 and A2.

Schools belonging to the ‘A’ category of the first phase

Under category A1
Royal College, Colombo 07
St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10
St. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia
‍Trinity College, Kandy
Kingswood College, Kandy
St. Anthony’s College, Kandy

Under category A2
St. Peter’s College, Colombo 04
Wesley College, Colombo 09
Isipathana College, Colombo 05
Science College, Mount Lavinia
Vidhiyartha College, Kandy
Dharmaraja College, Kandy

Accordingly, the first match of the tournament will be played between St. Joseph’s College, Maradana and Kingswood College, Kandy today (23) at 4.15 pm at Havelock Stadium.

Schedule for the first stage Group A match.

2022.06.23 – Between St. Joseph’s College and Kingswood College, Kandy at Havelocks Grounds.

2022.06.24 – Between Royal College and St. Anthony’s College at Royal Grounds, Colombo

2022.06.24 – Between Isipathana College and College of Science at Havelocks Grounds

2022.06.25 – Between St. Peter’s College and Dharmaraja College at St. Peter’s Stadium, Bambalapitiya

2022.06.25 – Match between Wesley College and Science College CR & FC Grounds

2022.06.25 – Match between Trinity College and St. Thomas’ College at Pallekele Grounds.

Dialog’ අන්තර් පාසැල් රග්බි තරගාවලිය අද සිට …

වසර දෙකක නිහැඬියාවකින් පසු නැවතත් මේ වසරේදී අවු.20න් පහළ අන්තර් පාසැල් රග්බි තරගාවලිය Dialog Axiata සංවිධානයේ පූර්ණ අනුග්‍රහය යටතේ පැවැත්වීමට සියලු කටයුතු සුදානම් කර තිබේ. ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාසැල් රග්බි සංගමය විසින් සංවිධානය කරන මෙම තරගාවලිය ජූනි 23වන දින සිට ආරම්භ වේ.

පාසැල් 92ක සහභාගිත්වයෙන් පැවැත්වෙන මෙම තරගාවලිය පළමු, දෙවන සහ තෙවන වශයෙන් අදියර තුනකට බෙදා පැවැත්වීමට තරග සංවිධායක මඩුල්ල තීරණය කොට තිබේ.

ඒ අනුව ප්‍රථමයෙන් පළමු අදියරේ තරග පැවැත්වීමට සැලසුම් කර ඇති අතර පළමු අදියර යටතේ පාසැල් 36ක් A, B සහ C කාණ්ඩ යටතේ තරග වැදීමට නියමිතයි.

පළමු අදියරට අයත් පාසැල් අතරිනුත් ප්‍රථමයෙන් තරග බිමට අවතීර්ණ වන්නේ A කාණ්ඩයට අයත් පාසැල් 12ක් ය. එම පාසැල් 12ද A1 සහ A2 යන කාණ්ඩ දෙක යටතේ තරග වදී.

පළමු අදියරේ ‘A’ කාණ්ඩයට අයත් පාසැල්

A1 කාණ්ඩය යටතේ,

•රාජකීය විද්‍යාලය, කොළඹ 07
•ශාන්ත ජෝශප් විද්‍යාලය, කොළඹ 10
• සාන්ත තෝමස් විද්‍යාලය, ගල්කිස්ස
• මහනුවර ත්‍රිත්ව විද්‍යාලය
• කිංග්ස්වුඩ් විද්‍යාලය, මහනුවර
• ශාන්ත අන්තෝනි විද්‍යාලය, මහනුවර

A2 කාණ්ඩය යටතේ,

• ශාන්ත පීතර විද්‍යාලය, කොළඹ 04
• වෙස්ලි විද්‍යාලය, කොළඹ 09
• ඉසිපතන විද්‍යාලය, කොළඹ 05
• විද්‍යා විද්‍යාලය, ගල්කිස්ස
• විද්‍යාර්ථ විද්‍යාලය, මහනුවර
• ධර්මරාජ විද්‍යාලය, මහනුවර

ඒ අනුව තරගාවලියේ මුල් ම තරගය මරදාන සාන්ත ජෝශප් විද්‍යාලය සහ මහනුවර කිංස්වුඩ් විද්‍යාලය අතර අද දින (23) සවස 4.15ට හැව්ලොක් ක්‍රීඩාංගණයේදී පැවැත්වේ.

පළමූ අදියරේ A කාණ්ඩයට අදාළ තරග කාලසටහන..

2022.06.23 – ශාන්ත ජෝශප් විදුහල සහ මහනුවර කිංග්ස්වුඩ් විදුහල අතර හැව්ලොක්ස් පිටියේදී.

2022.06.24 – රාජකීය විදුහල සහ ශාන්ත අන්තෝනි විදුහල අතර කොළඹ රාජකීය පිටියේදී

2022.06.24 – ඉසිපතන විදුහල සහ විද්‍යා විදුහල අතර හැව්ලොක්ස් පිටියේදී

2022.06.25 – සාන්ත පීතර විදුහල සහ ධර්මරාජ විදුහල අතර බම්බලපිටිය ශාන්ත පීතර ක්‍රීඩාංගණයේදී

2022.06.25 – වෙස්ලි විදුහල සහ විද්‍යා විදුහල අතර තරගය ලොන්ඩන් පෙදෙස සී.ආර්. පිටියේදී

2022.06.25 – ත්‍රිත්ව විදුහල සහ සාන්ත තෝමස් විදුහල අතර තරගය පල්ලේකැලේ පිටියේදී.

டயலொக்கின் பாடசாலைகளுக்கு இடையிலான ரக்பி போட்டி இன்று முதல் ஆரம்பம்!

இரண்டு வருடங்கள் இல்லாத நிலையில், 20 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட பாடசாலைகளுக்கிடையிலான றக்பி போட்டியை இவ்வருடமும் Dialog Axiata இன் பூரண அனுசரணையில் நடாத்துவதற்கு சகல ஏற்பாடுகளும் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன. இலங்கை பாடசாலைகள் ரக்பி சங்கத்தினால் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ள இப்போட்டியானது ஜூன் 23 ஆம் திகதி ஆரம்பமாகவுள்ளது.

92 பாடசாலைகள் கலந்துகொள்ளும் இப்போட்டியில் முதலாம், இரண்டாம், மூன்றாம் நிலை என மூன்று கட்டங்களாகப் பிரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.

அதன்படி முதற்கட்டமாக ஏ, பி, சி பிரிவுகளின் கீழ் போட்டியிடும் 36 பள்ளிகள் பங்கேற்கும் முதல் கட்டப் போட்டி நடைபெற உள்ளது.

முதல் கட்டத்தில், குரூப் ஏ பிரிவில் உள்ள 12 பள்ளிகள் மட்டுமே முதல் சுற்றுக்கான போட்டியில் நுழையும். 12 பள்ளிகளும் A1 மற்றும் A2 கீழ் இரண்டு பிரிவுகளில் போட்டியிடுகின்றன.

முதல் கட்ட ‘ஏ’ பிரிவைச் சேர்ந்த பள்ளிகள்

Under category A2
St. Peter’s College, Colombo 04
Wesley College, Colombo 09
Isipathana College, Colombo 05
Science College, Mount Lavinia
Vidhiyartha College, Kandy
Dharmaraja College, Kandy

இதன்படி, போட்டியின் முதலாவது போட்டி மருதானை புனித ஜோசப் கல்லூரி மற்றும் கண்டி கிங்ஸ்வுட் கல்லூரிக்கு இடையில் இன்று (23) மாலை 4.15 மணிக்கு ஹெவ்லொக் மைதானத்தில் நடைபெறவுள்ளது.

நேர அட்டவணை

2022.06.23 – Between St. Joseph’s College and Kingswood College, Kandy at Havelocks Grounds.

2022.06.24 – Between Royal College and St. Anthony’s College at Royal Grounds, Colombo

2022.06.24 – Between Isipathana College and College of Science at Havelocks Grounds

2022.06.25 – Between St. Peter’s College and Dharmaraja College at St. Peter’s Stadium, Bambalapitiya

2022.06.25 – Match between Wesley College and Science College CR & FC Grounds

2022.06.25 – Match between Trinity College and St. Thomas’ College at Pallekele Grounds.

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Dambulla Gears Up for Women’s ‘A’ Cricket Action in May 2026

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7 hours ago

April 21, 2026

Editor

Sri Lanka is set to host an exciting bilateral cricket series as the New Zealand Women’s A Team tours the island in May 2026. The series, featuring both One Day and T20 matches, will see the visitors compete against the Sri Lanka Women’s A Team in what promises to be a competitive showcase of emerging talent.

All matches will be held at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium (RDICS), with play scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. each day. The New Zealand side is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka on 7 May 2026, giving them several days to acclimatize before the series begins.
The tour will consist of three One Day matches followed by three T20 encounters. The One Day fixtures are scheduled for 12th, 15th, and 18th May, while the T20 series will take place on 21st, 23rd, and 25th May.

This series is seen as an important opportunity for both teams to develop their next generation of international players. With a mix of promising players and those on the cusp of senior national selection, the matches are expected to be closely contested.

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Bangladesh beat Chamari-less Sri Lanka despite late drama

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1 day ago

April 20, 2026

Editor

Bangladesh Women edged out Sri Lanka Women in a tense finish during the first ODI of the Sri Lanka Women’s tour of Bangladesh 2026, chasing down 206 with just nine balls to spare in a match that swung dramatically in the final overs.

Put into bat, Sri Lanka Team posted a competitive 205/9 from their 50 overs, built on steady contributions rather than a single dominant innings. Imesha Dulani (52 off 77) and Hansima Karunaratne (54 off 71) anchored the innings with a crucial middle-order stand after early setbacks. Captain Hasini Perera made a brisk 27, but Sri Lanka struggled to accelerate in the final 10 overs, losing wickets at regular intervals.

Bangladesh’s bowling attack kept things tight throughout. Ritu Moni was the standout performer, claiming 3 for 36 and breaking key partnerships, while Nahida Akter and Marufa Akter maintained pressure with disciplined spells.

In reply, Bangladesh got off to a disastrous start, losing two wickets within the first two overs. However, Sharmin Akhter produced a match-defining innings, scoring a composed 86 off 127 balls to anchor the chase. She found support from Sobhana Mostary, who made 41 before retiring hurt, and later Shorna Akter, whose 35 added momentum in the middle overs.

Despite being in control for much of the chase, Bangladesh nearly stumbled at the finish. A late burst from Sri Lanka’s bowlers saw Dewmi Vihanga pick up three crucial wickets, triggering a collapse that left Bangladesh at 200/7 after being comfortably placed at 199/3.
The match briefly tilted back in Sri Lanka’s favor, but Bangladesh held their nerve. Extras proved decisive, with 21 wides significantly easing the chase. Eventually, Bangladesh crossed the target in 48.3 overs, sealing a hard-fought three-wicket victory.

Sri Lanka will rue their inability to capitalize on key moments, particularly in the death overs with both bat and ball. The absence of star player Chamari Athapaththu was evident, as they lacked the firepower to push their total beyond reach.

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Sri Lanka Announce Strong Squad for U85kg Battle vs New Zealand

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1 day ago

April 20, 2026

Editor

Sri Lanka has reportedly finalized its squad for the upcoming U85kg rugby encounter against New Zealand, marking an exciting chapter for the nation’s emerging rugby talent. The squad, highlights a balanced mix of experienced performers and promising young players ready to represent the country on an international stage.

Leading the side is Lasindhu Karunathilake, who has been entrusted with captaincy duties. Known for his leadership and consistency, Karunathilake will play a crucial role in guiding the team through what is expected to be a highly competitive contest. The squad also features key names such as Deshan Vimukthi, Pulasthi Dassanayake, Hansitha De Silva, and Thilina Bandara, all of whom have shown strong form in recent domestic competitions.

The inclusion of players like Naveen Marasinghe, Tharindhu Chathuranga, and Lahiru Thilakarathne adds depth and versatility, while emerging talents such as Thenuka Nanayakkara, Janidu Dilshan, and Yuwan Pathirana will be eager to make their mark. The squad also welcomes Oliver Buckle, adding an interesting dimension to the lineup.

However, the team will have to cope with a few setbacks, as Gayantha Iddamalgoda, Shamika Kawshan, and Omalka Gunarathne have been listed as unavailable due to injuries. Their absence opens opportunities for others like Venura Kodhagoda, Charith Silva, and Daham Hemachandra to step up.

With strong preparation and a determined squad, Sri Lanka will look to put up a spirited performance against New Zealand in this U85kg clash.

Squad:

Deshan Vimukthi, Pulasthi Dassanayake, Hansitha De Silva, Thilina Bandara, Naveen Marasinghe, Tharindhu Chathuranga, Lahiru Thilakarathne, Lasindhu Karunathilake (C), Harsha Maduranga, Murshid Zubair, Diluksha Dange, Akash Madushanka, Thenuka Nanayakkara, Janidu Dilshan, Yuwan Pathirana, Gayantha Iddamalgoda (injury), Shamika Kawshan (injury), Venura Kodhagoda, Charith Silva, Nisal Silva, Omalka Gunarathne (injury), Daham Hemachandra, Vidhuna Amaneth, Manilka Ruberu, Jayathu Rajaratne, Oliver Buckle.