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Sumedha Malewana excellent ruggerite and coach-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews Number eights interacts with the scrum-half at the back of the scrum to control and provide a clean ball for the backs. The number eight can also pick the ball from the back of the scrum and run with it or pass it to the scrum-half. . Sumedha Malewana was a player who occupied this key position for his school club and country in the international rugby arena putting up a profound performance. Sumedha was born in 1979 in Kegalle district and his father was the late Mettananda Malewana, a businessman by profession. Mother is Ghana a retired Teacher Instructor . He has a sibling Kapila. He was admitted to Vidyartha College, Kandy in 1992 due to his sporting ability and later completed his academic studies there in 1998. Earlier he attended St. Mary’s and Swarna Jayanthi Maha Vidyalaya in Kegalle ...

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 ...