Rugby coach Sanath Martis:

Wins fourth unbeaten Schools Rugby League title

Indika Welagedara

Royal College rugby coach Sanath Martis achieved a rare feat guiding his teams to win the coveted schools Rugby League title for the fifth time in his career.

Martis who is regarded as one of the best rugby coaches, guided Royal College Colombo to clinch the recently ended Schools Rugby League title with a invincible 21-8 win, has coached four times as undisputed unbeaten rugby champs with three different schools in Sri Lanka.

Going with this feet this is a rare honour that any coach can achieve in the Lankan rugby arena. A major success behind this is that Martis has fighting spirit getting the services from every player at the right occasion.

Martis is a simple gentleman who is always humble whenever he rises to the occasion. His schools rugby league achievements are as follows.

1992 - Isipathana College became unbeaten League champions under Champika Nishantha.
2006 - St.Peters College became League champions under Haren Ariyawardena ,where they only lost one match to Royal College.
2007 - St.Peters College became unbeaten League champions under Ranuka Jayasinghe.
2010 - St.Peters College became unbeaten League champions under Keith Gurusinghe.

2015 Royal College became unbeaten League champions under Bhanuka Gamage. Above successful achievements goes to show what a masterful coach that Sanath Martis is and what more he will achieve, only future will reveal.