When the Mrs is “All Black” crazy
Just before the start of the Rugby World Cup 2019, an image listing out a contract made the rounds on social media where a lot of the husbands laid-down regulations that their significant others needed to follow during the...
U18 Sevens 2019: Top Performers
The Singer All-Island U18 Sevens tournament came to a close last evening as St. Peter’s College clinched the title for the second consecutive year. They dramatically beat Science College in the Cup finals after scoring the golden try at...
The consequences of physicality in Rugby
Recently, former Wales captain Sam Warburton blew the long whistle on his career at the tender age of 29. The two time Lions captain and inspirational Welsh back row was so battered, and held together by tape that he...
Has Kandy found a new golden boy?
Sevens Rugby has never failed to amaze and excite. Especially when it’s played at Sri Lanka Rugby’s home ground, the Colombo Racecourse.
At any sevens tournament played here in the country, there are always a set of familiar faces without...
From hitting rock bottom to glory: Thenuka Nanayakkara
It was early into the Singer Schools Rugby League. Tagged as favourites, St. Peter’s College was made to travel to Mount Lavinia on a Monday for their first match o the season.
The Peterites coming into the season following their...
The Battle of the Forwards – 2018-19
If history books have taught us anything, it is that when there is discrimination to one or a set of individuals of society, there is always a fight back.
When the Union shut its door on the national fifteens...
Schools Rugby – Team of the 1st Round
With the 1st Round of the Singer Schools Rugby League coming to a conclusion last month, here’s a look at ThePapare’s Team of the 1st Round after the end of five weeks of rugby action.
ThePapare’s panel of commentators...
Marco, a real-life inspiration
A tragic incident took a humble soul away from us a month ago, Kokila Hiran Sammandaperuma – a ruggerite and an amazing friend.
Kokila, known as Marco among his friends, had a humble smile every time I met him. No...
The peculiar rugby eve at Nittawela
Many have tried, some have come close but only a mere handful have earned the bragging rights of having beaten Kandy at Nittawela. There have been some very close games where the opposition has pushed Kandy to the wall,...
ThePapare’s DRL Team of the 1st Round
The Dialog Rugby League for 2018/19 that kicked off in November was one of the best tournaments that the country has witnessed in the past three years. It was an evenly poised league that saw all eight teams actively...
