Gampaha RFC needs a permanent home

Gampaha RFC needs a permanent home

Gampaha Rugby Football Club in its brief history has made steady progress in the last couple of years and is looking forward towards producing an improved performance during the upcoming inter-club season.

Gampaha RFC was inaugurated in 2007 by two keen rugby enthusiasts Gayan Diddeniya and Kanishka Dias and since then they have participated in the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) ‘C’ Division League Tournament, The Inter Club Sevens and Western Province Sevens Tournaments annually.

However in 2009 they suffered a major setback when one of their founder members Kanishka Dias a former Royal College player died under tragic circumstances.

And since then Gayan Diddeniya another former Royal College player has continued to play a major role in keeping Gampaha RFC in the limelight while functioning as the captain of the team as well as the head coach.        

Their best achievement on the field came last season when they emerged Bowl runners up in the SLRFU Inter Club Seven-a-side Tournament having earlier won the Shield title at the St. Sebastian’s College Ten-a-side Tournament played at Kandana in 2009.  

The present Gampaha RFC team is made of some promising former schoolboys of Royal College, Carey College, Wesley College, Lumbini MV, S. Thomas’ College, Science College Mount Lavinia, Galahitiyawa Central and Sangabodhi MMV.   

Gampaha RFC are currently without a playground of their own and from last week they had to move to a new venue at Ganemulla Public ground as the Sangabodhi Public ground in Gampaha is currently under renovation.    

The Gampaha Rugby Football Club 15-a-side and Seven-a-side squads:

Prop forwards: Chathura Navaratne, Arunoda Dilhara, and Gayan Mayadunne

Hooker: Sudath Chathuranga
Second row forwards: Kasun Dananjaya, Asanka Jayasekara, Chathuranga Ramanayake

Flankers: Madhusanka Karunanayake (Vice Captain), Tharindu Sameera, Tharindu Ranepura

Number 8: Udara Gayan, Pradeep Indrajith

Scrum half: Samaka Madhu, Yasas Nonis

Fly half: Dayan Diddeniya (Captain)

Centre three quarters:  Derrick Silva, Lahiru Sandesh, Uditha Dassanayake

Wing three quarters: Amila Meegahage, Charith Peiris, Madhushan Hettiarachchi

Full back: Pasan Ranathunga, Prince Thuraiappah

Coach: Gayan Diddeniya (C.D)