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This was the first official test match between Sri Lanka and an African team. 2013 HSBC Asian Five Nations Main articles: 2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments § Division One , and 2015 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification
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]
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.
Sri Lanka Rugby has a long history, dating back to the days of British colonialism. 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.
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.
Follow live coverage of Sri Lanka vs Australia from the Australia in Sri Lanka 2025 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team ...
Sri Lanka Women's National Rugby Union Sevens Team - the national women's rugby sevens team of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka A – the second-level national rugby union team behind the Tuskers. Sri Lanka National Rugby Union Under 20s Team – an age graded side that competes at under-20 level for the IRB Junior World Championship. Sri Lanka National ...
It is a popular team sport with a history dating back to 1879. The Sri Lankan Rugby Football Union is the governing body in the country. The Sri Lanka national rugby union team was founded in 1908 and joined the IRB in 1988. [14] The first rugby club in Sri Lanka, the Colombo Football Club, was founded in 1879. The first rugby match played ...