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Rugby star Danushka Pushpakumara a proud product of Vidyartha-by Althaf Nawaz Danushka Pushpakumara Source:Dailynews Vidyartha College is a leading Buddhist school located in the hill capital Kandy. It is a renowned institution for its academic studies and for sporting disciplines too. In sports, they are in the forefront in cricket, rugby and boxing, where they have produced several yesteryear sportsmen who have brought honour and fame to the school and country. Danushka Pushpakumara Rajamanthri was a highly skilled sportsman who excelled in the field of rugby at school, club and the National team Vidyartha has produced several ruggerites during the last two decades who have donned the Sri Lanka jersey with distinction like Sumedha Malewana, Dilan Ekanayake, Chanaka Chandimal, Charith Seneviratne, Radeesha Seneviratne, Saliya Kumara, Kavindu Perera and Jason Dissanayake, Danushka Pushpakumara Rajamanthri is well known as ‘Pushpe’ and ‘Dugy’ in the sporting circles and was born in 1983. His ...