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Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club, also known as CR & FC, is a Division-A rugby union team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka which plays in the Dialog Rugby League. Established in 1922, the club has won the Clifford Cup Knockout Tournament fifteen times, most recently in 2023. [1] Their nickname is the Red Shirts. [2]
The Ceylon Rugby Football Union was founded in 1908. [2] The Ceylon Rugby Football Union (Ceylon RFU) was founded on 10 August 1908 at a meeting between representatives from Uva, Dimbula, Kelani Valley, Dickoya, Kandy and Colombo at the Grand Orient Hotel (now known as Hotel Taprobane) in Colombo.
Colombo Football Club was the first rugby club in Sri Lanka, established on 28 June 1879. [3] The first recorded school rugby game was between Kingswood College, Kandy and Trinity College, Kandy in 1906. Rugby having been introduced to Kingswood College in 1893 by the founder of school, Edmund Louise Blaze, a former student of Trinity College ...
Rugby union in Sri Lanka is mainly played at a semi-professional and recreational level. It is a popular team sport with a history dating back to 1879. In 2012, according to International Rugby Board figures, there were over 160,000 registered rugby union players in Sri Lanka, making it the second largest rugby-playing nation in Asia, behind Japan.
Havelock Park, Colombo Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Warren Needham: FB: 15: Rizah Mubarak ... 1994 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship & 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifying
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
The inaugural Caltex Rugby League champions were Colombo H&FC, captained by Nazim Mohammed, winning 12 out of 14 matches, including a 33-11 victory over the previous league champions Kandy SC, only losing one game and drawing one. [16] [24] This was the last time Colombo H&FC were successful in winning the premiership. [25]
The Clifford Cup is the most prestigious club rugby knockout tournament in Sri Lanka, [1] [2] and arguably the oldest rugby tournament in Asia. [3] The Clifford Cup commenced in 1911 and has been played continuously since 1950, having completed 79 seasons.