ANC Rugby 7’s this weekend

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Published on Friday, 22 July 2011 01:11

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ANC Education, a predominant player in the education industry, has a student body of over 800 students and provides American, British and Australian education programmes in Sri Lanka. At ANC the students are encouraged to participate in extra-curricular activities and the college currently has no less than nine different clubs and associations that cater to different personalities and interests.

“We allocate a considerable amount of funds, annually, for student activities because we encourage students to develop management and social / sports skills as part of the education process at ANC,” says Ms Aruni Mahipala, Additional General Manager Human Resources, Administration and Internal Marketing.

ANC views events of this nature as an opportunity to create good relationships and mutual respect between its students and students of other universities. Therefore The Sports Committee together with the Rugby Team on ANC have organized an Invitation Inter Higher Education / University Colleges Rugby 7s for the first time in their Student Activity calendar.

 

The tournament will take place on 24thJuly 2011 at CH & FC Ground, Colombo 7 from 8.30 am onwards. There are 12 teams from various Higher Education institutes such as, ICBT, ACBT, APIIT, SLIIT, Sri Lanka Law College, Achievers, SLIIT, Dimo Auto Mobile Institute, BMS, Aviation School of Rathmalana, Oxford College and 2 teams from ANC Education will battle their rugby skills for the Cup, Shield and the Bowl championship.

All the matches will be played on league basis and the winners of Cup, Bowl and Shield categories will receive medals and mementos. The Referees from the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Referees Association will officiate all games as per to the IRB 7 a side rules and there will be food / Drinks stalls with DJ music to keep you in the mood right through out the day.

The Event is powered by Wild Elephant energy drinks. "Wild Elephant" has revolutionized the energy drink market, with an all new formula that combines the goodness of Taurine, Inosital and Vitamins B3, B5 and B6.

The combined effect of the new formula has successfully proven to enhance concentration, reaction speed and awareness contributing to an overall increase in performance and well being. The compounds in "Wild Elephant" also help boost the body metabolism rate and improve its ability to breakdown fats and reduce blood cholesterol.  "Wild Elephant" was introduced to meet an emerging demand for energy drinks from the local market. It is on par with the best energy drinks in the world but without the heavy price tag of international brands."

Ceylon Cold Stores introduced "Wild Elephant" across the island at an affordable price in keeping with Elephant brand soft drinks consumer commitment in offering true value for money. "We believe in being truly local and "Wild Elephant" keeps to that tradition, in price and availability throughout the island and enjoyable by everyone. The most energetic player in the tournament will receive a trophy by “Wild Elephant”.

 

The ANC rugby team has become a scintillating outfit amongst the private college teams with several thrilling wins in its list of achievements. Formed just a year back the team has managed to shove its way to victory in games played against seasoned players.

The ANC rugby team was formed in July 2010 when the College received an invitation to participate in a Rugby Sevens tournament organized by ICBT, Kandy. The young lads managed to win the plate championship at the tournament. Achieving this feat with just a few days of practice, the team was encouraged to pursue the game more seriously.     They participated in the rugby sevens organized by the Western Province Rugby Football Union in August and became the plate runner up at the tournament. The ANC beat Dickoya Maskeliya Cricket Club (DMCC) 14 points (2 goals) to 12 (1 goal, 1 try) in a thrilling Rugby encounter held at the Darrawela grounds, Dickoya. On October 2, the ANC team managed to record another impressive win against the Puffins Rugby Football Club beating them 34-0.

After the impressive performance by the ANC team against the DMCC in Dickoya, the DMCC requested for a second match in Colombo. The second match was played at the Colombo University grounds on October 9. The ANC team managed to win the game 29-27. The ANC Rugby team took wings to Bangkok to participate in the Bangkok International Rugby 7’s tournament in February 2011 and they emerged Shield Champions beating more fancied international team. They Beat ‘Insead’ (French Team ) 14-12 to come to the semi Finals of the Shield and beat The gymkhana club 21-19. In the finals they beat a Japanese club 21-14 to clinch the Shield. The path to victory on the rugby field is not easy, but the ANC team is full of confidence, ready to add to its already impressive list of achievements.

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