AGM of Schools Rugby Jan.14

RUGBY: The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) for 2009, has been fixed for January 14 (Wednesday), its incumbent President Punyadasa Kuruppu told Sunday Observer. He said the AGM will be held at Isipathana Maha Vidyalaya auditorium.

Asked of plans set forth by the game's controlling body for schools rugby ahead of the 2009 rugby season, Punyadasa Kuruppu, the present President of the Schools stressed that it was their intention to conclude the Singer League Tournament by around June, having started the matches prior to the Sinhala-Tamil New Year in April.

It is also extended to complete the Milo President's Trophy Knock-out Tournament by the end of July this year.

The SLSRFA President also vowed to convince all major rugby-playing schools on the importance of playing in the knock-out tournament this year. This tourney has been badly neglected in the recent past with many leading schools withdrawing due to various reasons.

"We intend to go all out to help Nestle Lanka get the maximum possible mileage by getting all top school teams to contest the President's Trophy and teams which do not comply will be dealt with accordingly" he said. J.K.