Sri Lanka Army Sports Club is a Division 'A'
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
team based in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
that plays in the
Dialog Rugby League in Sri Lanka. It is the rugby union team of the
Sri Lanka Army Sports Club and was founded in 1962.
History
In 1961 Army SC together with Division 'B' teams from
Air Force
An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an a ...
,
Navy
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral zone, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and ...
,
Police SC and University were permitted to play alongside the Division 'A' clubs,
Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club,
Colombo Hockey and Football Club
Colombo Hockey and Football Club (also known as CH & FC) is a Division 'A' rugby union team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka that competes in the Dialog Rugby League in Sri Lanka.
History
The Colombo Football Club was established in 1879, playing t ...
,
Havelock SC,
Kandy SC,
Dimbula Athletic & Cricket Club
The Dimbula Athletic and Cricket Club (also known as the Radella Club) is a sporting club formed by British tea planters and founded in 1856. It is the oldest sporting club in Sri Lanka outside of Colombo, with activities including rugby, cricket, ...
,
Dickoya Maskeliya Cricket Club
The Dickoya Maskeliya Cricket Club (also known as DMCC) is a sporting club formed by British tea planters and founded in 1868. The club house and grounds are situated at the foothills of Darrawella Estate and therefore the club is often called the ...
, Uva and
Kelani Valley Club in the Clifford Cup competition. The expanded competition, allowed all thirteen clubs to play each other once on a home and away basis in alternate years and at the end of the season the best eight teams went on to play in a knock-out tournament for the
Clifford Cup
The Clifford Cup is the most prestigious club rugby knockout tournament in Sri Lanka, and arguably the oldest rugby tournament in Asia. The Clifford Cup commenced in 1911 and has been played continuously since 1950, having completed 79 seasons. Th ...
.
In 1973 Army SC, captained by S.P. de Silva, shared the Clifford Cup with Police SC following a 19 all draw.
It wasn't until 1975, under Saliya Udugama, that Army SC won the Clifford Cup outright for the first time by beating Air Force SC
4–3.
In 1978 the Clifford Cup was awarded to the League Champions and the knockout competition was played for
SLRFU President's Trophy. In 1979 Army SC won the President's Trophy at
Galle Face
Galle Face is a ocean-side urban park, which stretches for along the coast, in the heart of Colombo, the financial and business capital of Sri Lanka. The promenade was initially laid out in 1859 by Governor Sir Henry George Ward, although t ...
, led by Daya Ratnayake, beating a strong
Havelock Sports Club 21–3. In 1981 Army won the President’s Trophy again under the captaincy of John Senaweera.
Clifford Cup
* ‡ Shared
Police Sports Club
References
External links
Sri Lanka RFU Official website
{{Rugby union in Sri Lanka
Sport in Colombo
Rugby union teams in Sri Lanka