Walpola heads Ananda rugby coaching unit

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Anuranga Walpola

Ananda College has announced the appointment of Anuranga Walpola as their Head Coach of their 1st XV rugby team for the 2026 season.

Walpola played for Isipathana and later at CR&FC and Kandy SC clubs representing the national youth and senior teams for number of years before taking up coaching. His last assignment was at S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia.

Supporting Walpola will be an experienced and well-balanced coaching panel that includes former Kingswoodian kicking sensation, Dev Anand as Assistant Coach (Backs), Dinesh Kumara handling Backs and Strength and Conditioning while Prashanth Hettiarachchi as Assistant Coach (Forwards). (SJ)