CIS (Kandy) take to rugby football

By S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr.

Colombo International School (Kandy Branch) will become the first International school to take to rugby from Kandy when they start practices at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium this weekend.

The task of teaching the finer points of this extremely popular game in the hill capital has been entrusted to West Samoan and Kandy Sports Club rugby coach Laga Tavita Tulogese who has done a wonderful job in Kandy helping many schools.

The Sports Teacher in charge at CIS Kandy Branch Ms Padma Ekanayake said that the boys are agog with interest and for long they have been longing to play this game. This move has had the blessings of the Principal of the school who will be present when the schoolboys scrum down at the practices on the first day itself.

The ruggerites from the Colombo International School had their first practice sessions at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium on Friday under the watchful eyes of Tavita Tulagose.