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Havelock Sports Club
Havelock Sports Club is a Division 'A' rugby union team based in Sri Lanka that plays in the Dialog Rugby League. The club has a long history and rugby is the club's main sporting activity. The "Havies", as they are commonly known amongst its members, is situated in Colombo and the club's ground is known as Havelock Park. The club has produced some excellent players over the last few decades including Sri Lankan Nationals such as Michael Jayasekera, Hisham Abdeen, Graham Raux, Sanjeewa Jayasinghe and Rajeev Ganapathy. The club has struggled over the last decade to retain its players with their star performers crossing over to more star-powered clubs. This has changed with the help of former Sri Lanka, Ceylonese R & FC fly-half Asanga Seneviratne, who is the current head of the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union. He has changed the face of Havies Rugby over the last year by helping them find sponsors through companies he controls, which has helped lift the standards of the club on-fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Havelock may refer to: People As a surname * Havelock-Allan baronets, holders of the baronetcy * Sir Henry Havelock (1795–1857), British general, active in India * Lieutenant General Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, 1st Baronet (1830–1897), British General and Member of Parliament (son of Sir Henry Havelock) * Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, 2nd Baronet (1872–1953), British Liberal Party politician and Member of Parliament * Sir Anthony Havelock-Allan, 4th Baronet (1904–2003), British film producer * Sir (Anthony) Mark David Havelock-Allan, 5th Baronet (born 1951—see Havelock-Allan baronets), English Circuit Judge * Sir Arthur Havelock (1844–1908), Governor of Tasmania, 1901–1904 * Brian Havelock (born 1942), English motorcycle speedway rider * Eric A. Havelock (1903–1988), British (later Canadian and American) scholar * Gary Havelock (born 1968), 1992 World Individual Speedway champion * Harry Havelock (1901–1973), English professional footballer * John E. Have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kandy Sports Club (rugby)
Kandy Sports Club (better known as Kandy SC) is a Division 'A' rugby union team, based in Kandy, Sri Lanka, competing in the Dialog Rugby League. The club has been the most successful Sri Lankan club in the Sri Lanka Rugby Championship, winning 18 league titles in the last twenty years, which is the most wins by any club since the expanded competition commenced in 1950. The club has also won twenty Clifford Cups and in the period between 1995 and 2012 the club did not lose a Clifford Cup title, although in 1998 there was no tournament and in 2006 the club withdrew from the tournament. Kandy SC had won the league title for a record nine consecutive years between 2000 and 2009. History The Kandy Sports Club was founded in 1874 by a group expatriate coffee planters and others working in the plantations sector in and around Kandy, as the Kandy Athletic, Boating, Cricket, Football and Dancing Club. In 1888, 14 years later, the name was changed to Kandy Sports Club when the club als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Steven Nelson (rugby Union)
Steven Nelson Jr. (born January 22, 1993) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers, and was selected in the third round of the 2015 NFL draft by the Chiefs. He has also played in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Houston Texans. Early life Nelson attended Northside High School in Warner Robins, Georgia. As a senior, he had seven interceptions on defense and seven punt return touchdowns. Also a track star at Warner Robins, Nelson had a best of 11.15 seconds in the 100 meters and was part of the 4x100 relay team that finished in first place in the county. College career Nelson attended the College of the Sequoias for two years, where he had 71 tackles and six interceptions. He was originally going to transfer to the University of Georgia but changed to Oregon State University. Nelson entered his first season at Oregon State as the nickel corner, eventually becoming a starter and starting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
