Colombo Blues and Kandy Reds clash on July 26

The elite showdown of schools rugby - 'ThePapare All Star Rugby Encounter 2014' between Kandy Reds and Colombo Blues - organised by www.thepapare.com and thepapare.com will take place on July 26 at 4.30 p.m. at the Racecourse international rugby stadium in Colombo.

There is no school sporting passage in Sri Lanka that eclipses the Rugby fervor where players virtually shed blood, sweat and tears for their alma mater.

Sharing this passion, ThePapare's equally fervent rugby reporters reignited the rivalry between the two cities; Kandy and Colombo, in a delectable confrontation where the School Rugby's most impactful players are pitted against each other in an encounter of another kind.

ThePapare All Star Rugby encounter takes place for the third time after a lapse of two years. This year the encounter will be conducted in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLARFA) where the best players from the Western province will come out as the Colombo Blues, whilst the cream of the Central province will be slotted in as the Kandy Reds.

The SLSRFA is responsible for appointing coaches, player selection and conducting practices. As always, ThePapare All Star is expected to elevate a sense of intrigue as it will also be used as a window for selections for the Under 20 Asiad where the Junior Tuskers will battle against the rest of Asia.

"I would like to thank ThePapare.com for scrumming down with the SLSRFA to organise a tournament of this magnitude for the third occasion," Ranjith Chandrasekara, President of the SLSRFA said.

"ThePapare All Star Rugby Encounter 2014 acts as a precursor for the SLSRFA to select the future stars that will play club rugby and represent Sri Lanka at national level. I wish this year's tournament all success!"

"Schools rugby is arguably the second most followed sporting event in the country, drawing spectators from all ages that passionately come to cheer on for their respective alma maters" Harsha Samaranayake Head of Brand and Media Dialog Axiata PLC said.

"ThePapare All Star Rugby Encounter 2014' between Kandy Reds and Colombo Blues will I'm sure display scintillating schools rugby action that will leave spectators at the edge of their seats."

The Buckinghamshire New University will serve as the co-sponsor while the popular radio channel, Yes FM, who has been with this event from the inception, has once again come up as Radio Partner spreading the word through their very robust medium.

Daily Mirror Online and Kelimadala will be the digital media partner giving online publicity to the event whilst, the country's foremost sports channel, Carlton Sports Network, will serve as the Television Partner.

ThePapare.com, the pioneers of live streaming in Sri Lanka have set themselves at the pinnacle of sports in the Sri Lanka. ThePapare's daily ballooning Facebook page stands at 65,000+ likes, with the website attracting a hit-rate of 350,000 monthly.

Sri Lankan rugby stars such as Shehan 'Lema' Pathirana, Danushka Ranjan, Dulaj Perera, Banuka Nanayakkara, Oshan Perera, Lavanga Perera, Sashan Mohammed, Devinda Prasad, Rehan Weerakoon are some who have coloured ThePapare All Star Rugby Encounter previously.

The Most Popular Schools Rugby Player 2014 a poll run by ThePapare.com during the school season will also see culmination at this match where the winner will be awarded the 'Most Popular Schools Rugby player' trophy.