OBSERVER - CALTEX Rugby contest on again!

By Ranjan ANANDAPPA

RUGBY: The Sunday Observer/Caltex Most Popular Rugger Player and Most Popular Rugger Team competition countdown is on again. The first coupon appears in today's Sunday Observer and the closing date will be on 14.6.2011.

This contest has created tremendous enthusiasm among rugby fans who has usual will vote for their favourite ruggerite and rugger club and will also stand a chance to win valuable prizes.

The winners of the contest have not only won trophies, but have also gone to the extent of representing the country with distinction.

Dushan Lewke, Sanjeeva Jayasinghe, Fazil Marija and Nigel Ratwatte - last year's winner is also a promising player for the future.

In the team contest, sides like Kandy Sports Club, CR&FC and Navy have been voted in as the best teams during the last decade which has also been a big boon for the team in their endeavour to win more trophies.

Chevron Lubricants, a giant in the lubricant Industry who have been sponsoring domestic rugby since 1999 and the Most Popular Ruggerite and the Most Popular Team contests in year 2000 has added more lustre and tint to the season. With presence of many foreign players there is bound to be added enthusiasm among the readers to pick their favourite players and teams.

The Sunday Observer the leading newspaper is proud to associate itself once again with Chevron Lubricants to conduct this year's contest once again.