The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) was held last Saturday (26th August) at Ramada Hotel, Colombo with a number of prominent members of the rugby fraternity.
It was an eventful evening as President Elect, Rizly Ilyas, shared his ideas and presented his plans on the development of Sri Lanka Rugby.
However, as much as the appointment of the new board and nominees were discussed, the installation of eleven well-respected individuals as life-time members of SLR turned out to be the highlight of the event. Hisham Abdeen, Priyantha Ekanayake and former SLR President Asanga Seneviratne, were among the 11 individuals.
The Full list is as follows;
- CPP Abeygunawardena
- Jude Pillai (Secretary SLR)
- Asanga Seneviratne
- Hisham Abdeen
- Priyantha Ekanayake
- Nazeem Mohamed (Vice-President SLR)
- M.Hafeez Marso
- Neil Wijeratne (Hon Recorder)
- Rear ADM. HAU Hettiarchchi,
- John Rudra
- S.P .De .Silva
As life members, the above mentioned individuals will be able to contribute towards the betterment of SLR and will have an active role in the development of rugby in Sri Lanka. Moreover, having legendary players in the likes of Abdeen and Ekanayake will give SLR the publicity and experience needed.
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