Rugby at Royal

My alma mater – which I believe is the greatest school on earth based on its tradition, history, talent (both sports & academics) and the caliber of its present and past students, is the Royal College.

Centrally situated in Colombo but only accessible to the best from Colombo and outstations, Royal College is part of the history of Colombo as well as of Sri Lanka. More than a few fathers of the nation as well as of the city hv been proud students of this great institution.

Now, something that goes hand in had with Royal is sports – in fact, Royal devotes as much effort to sports as academics, if not more. And one sport that is invariably liked with Royal (and with much success as well) is Rugby.

At Royal, rugby is practiced and followed with much reverence and vengeance, that it is more than a passion. And it is expected of the Royal team of each year, to be the best.

And there are two bests: The best in the island (which is optional, so to speak) and the better than Trinity College (i.e. win the Bradby Shield). Which brings us to the interesting scenario being played out this year …. (to be continued)