Union Bank powers ‘Sri Lanka Super Sevens Rugby’ as Gold sponsor

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Untitled-8 Union Bank AVP- Marketing Thishani Dissanayake hands over the sponsorship package to Minister of Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure Harin Fernando and SLRFU President Asanga Seneviratne

Union Bank has come forward as a Gold sponsor of the Sri Lanka Super Sevens Rugby Tournament 2016. The inaugural Dialog Sri Lanka Super Sevens tournament 2016 is organised by the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) and kicked off 5-6Th August 2016 at the Racecourse Grounds in Colombo with the second leg scheduled to be held on 12-13 August at the same venue.

Assistant Vice President-Marketing at Union Bank, Thishani Dissanayake commented, “We are pleased to partner this national rugby initiative as a Gold sponsor. As a progressive bank dedicated to the success of individuals, communities and business entities; Union Bank strives to support the dreams of people with a brand vision to help them make the ‘rest of their lives the best of their lives’. We at Union Bank believe in the power of dreams and aim to empower those who pursue ambitious dreams, helping them realise their true potential. Our partnership with the SLRFU as Gold sponsor of the Sri Lanka Super Sevens tournament is a reiteration of our commitment to support national endeavours to hone the sporting talents in our local youth to accomplish international standards of performance, while supporting the popularisation efforts of the game”.

Eight club teams will participate in the tournament, where local players will have the opportunity to play alongside some of the world’s best rugby players. Top class rugby players from New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, England, Fiji and Australia will add excitement and colour to the tournament. Along with the club representatives, eight school teams will also participate in the tournament.