Nippon Paint props up with Central Province Rugby

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Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) President Rizly Illyas (center) addresses Under-16 all island invitational rugby tournament press conference in Colombo

Others from left: Gaja TV Manager Sahan Randima, Webxpay CEO Omar Sahib, SLR Secretary Nizam Jamaldeen, SLR Deputy President Group Captain Nalin De Silva, Nippon Paint Lanka General Manager Nemantha Abeysinghe, Central Province Rugby Football Union President Kavinda Jayasena, Hettigoda Group (Siddhalepa) Director Vidyani Hettigoda, Ceylon Agro Industries International Marketing Manager Achala Ramanayake and Webxpay (Central Province) Secretary Chaminda Yapa

Under-16 all island invitational rugby tournament Title sponsorship presented by Nippon Paint Lanka General Manager Nemantha Abeysinghe (right) to Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) President Rizly Illyas

Comes in as principal sponsor of All Island Under-16 ten-a-side Rugby Tournament 2023

By Shamseer Jaleel

Nippon Paint has come forward as the principal sponsor of the All Island Ten a side Under-16 rugby Tournament with the blessings from Sri Lanka Rugby and Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SSRFA) which will take place on 25 to 26 February at the Trinity College Rugby Stadium in Pallekele.

This tournament is organised by the Central Province Rugby Football Union (CPRFU) headed by Kavinda Jayasena.

There will be 30 teams locking horns in the 2-day event which will see kick off at 8 a.m. on both days.

Kingswood, Trinity, St Anthony’s, Dharmraja, St. Sylvester’s, Sri Sumangala, Sri Rahula, Vidyartha, Sarasavi MMV, Nugawela Central and Matale Thomians will lock horns from the Central Province while Royal, St. Peter’s, Isipathana, St. Joseph’s, St. Thomas, Science, D.S., Zahira, Wesley and Piliyandala Central will participate from Colombo.

Webxpay and Ceylon Agro Industries came in as the Co-sponsors of the event while Hettigoda Industries came as an official pain relief partner. Official media Partner is Gaja TV and Official IPTV Partner will be Sport Ad.

Pix by Ruwan Walpola