SLRFU summons SGM tomorrow

RUGBY: A Special General Meeting (SGM) of the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) will be held tomorrow (May 31) to elect a new President, Secretary and seven council members.

On the wake of a probable suspension from the International Rugby Board (IRB), if an elected body is not in office by May 31 a hastily convened AGM conducted by SLRFU on May 21, on the instructions of the Minister of Sports C.B. Ratnayake saved the country from the ignominy of being expelled from IRB which would have made Sri Lanka ineligible to participate in international tournaments sanctioned by the IRB. Former Sri Lanka number 8, Lasitha Gunaratne from North Western Province was elected Vice-President who will also act as the President and Secretary, Kiran Atapattu (Treasurer), Tuan Dole and Lasantha Wijesuriya were elected as Council Members at the May 21 elections.

However, Lasantha Wijesuriya who was elected from the Central Province at the May 21 elections, resigned on the next day, stating that the AGM was not held in conformity with the constitution of the SLRFU. In his place Hafiz Marikar of the Central Province was appointed.

The SLRFU Annual General Meeting was twice postponed during the last two months due to lack of quorum.

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