Sri Lanka Rugby fraternity: A Systemic Failure (Part One)

With an average 2015/16 club season, a failed Asian 15’s competition, a drubbing in the Olympic 7’s qualifications and a controversy riddled schools season, we are forced to question ourselves ‘what  is causing such abysmal failures’. The only way to describe this colossal bungling is ‘a systemic botch’. All stakeholders of the rugby community must

England, Ireland and Wales to face Southern Giants

England, Ireland and Wales to face Southern Giants England, Ireland, and Wales will face off against Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand respectively in a 3 match series over the next 3 weeks. This will be the first time the southern giants make an appearance on the international stage since dominating the Rugby World Cup

Where have all the good men gone?

Where have all the good men gone? From a very young age, we were taught that Rugby was a ‘hooligans game played by gentlemen’, sadly this seems to be an idea lost in the Sri Lanka schools rugby community. Over the past five years, there have been numerous incidents both on and off the field

All Blacks Strength in Depth

The All Blacks; Strength in depth With the mid-year tours just over a month away, many experts have begun making predictions on how the number one rugby team in the world will turn out moving forward. The New Zealand All Blacks move into the 2016 season on the back of what has been perhaps the

Tuskers Crowned Champions…. Is it enough?

Tuskers Crowned Champions…. Is it enough? The Sri Lanka Rugby team picked up the title of Division one Asian Rugby champion over the course of the last week beating Kazakhstan 35-15 and the Philippines 27-14 in Manila. Although Sri Lanka has the bragging rights as division one it does not mean they are the pinnacle

Tuskers……. Is the herd ready?

Sri Lanka Rugby on the back of their win over the Philippines has now the option of challenging the 3rd seed finisher of the Asian Rugby top three championship. The question is; are the Tuskers ready to earn that spot and if so can they compete in the top 3? The simple answer is no…

Black Magic

The New Zealand All Blacks celebrated a fifth consecutive year atop the IRB World Rankings last weekend with a win over Scotland in Edinburgh. The All blacks have historically been a force to reckon with in world rugby, but the dominance they have displayed in the last half decade is exemplary and unparalleled. Since 2010