Land Rover has once again committed its support to school rugby as the principal sponsor and Munchee the flagship brand of Ceylon Biscuits Limited (CBL), has joined as an associate sponsor for the first time to sponsor Trinity College Kandy during the ongoing schools rugby season.
Land Rover is committed to provide support to help stimulate sustainable growth and success of top flight rugby. They were the worldwide partner of the Rugby World Cup 2015. Similarly, in Sri Lanka, SML Frontier is committed to support and nurture schools rugby.
“Land Rover and Rugby have shared values – integrity, courage, pride, composure and capability. These values are required to create great competitive rugby and world class all terrain Vehicles. SML Frontier wishes Trinity College and the Lions all the very best of luck in their upcoming matches,” said Sheran Fernando, Managing Director, SML Frontier Automotive.
The sponsorship was unveiled during a press conference held on Wednesday at the Land Rover show rooms at Flower Road, Colombo 7 attended by the Vice Principal of Trinity College T.B. Jeganathan, Sheran Fernando – Managing Director SML Frontier Automotive (Pvt) Ltd, Theja Peiris, Group General Manager Marketing, Ceylon Biscuits Limited, Rohan Abeykoon. chairman of the Trinity Rugby Scrummage and Rahul Karunatilaka- 1st XV rugby captain of Trinity College, Kandy.
Trinity College vice principal Jeganathan said, “In sports two things are very important which is to be modest in victory and to be generous in defeat.”
He thanked both the main sponsor and the associate sponsor for coming forward this year to sponsor Trinity College rugby.
Rohan Abeykoon, chairman OTRC welcomed the gathering and complimented the two sponsors Land Rover and CBL for their generocity to uplift Trinity rugby and confirmed that Trinity College rugby will be on a high and definitely grow up in the future.
Captain of Trinity College 1st XV rugby Rahul Karunatilaka expressing his views said, “In Trinity rugby history this is the 110th year and I am really proud to be appointed as the 100th captain to lead the College rugby team.
“We expect to have a grand rugby season ahead of us this year and want to play the game in true spirit and sportsmanship, Lion heart and Lions pride.”
Theja Peiris also addressed the large gathering present at the event.
Trinity College Kandy, which was founded in 1872, has an unparalleled rugby tradition in Sri Lankan schools rugby history where old boy L.E. Blaze is credited for having introduced the game to the island schools in 1906, the year in which Trinity played Kingswood College in the very first schoolboy rugby encounter. WAI
