The game of American Football has lots of parallels with Rugby. There is a touchdown equivalent of the try which is six points and the conversion an additional point with the goal being seven points in all. Each team has 22 players, eleven in attack and another eleven in defense. The game is played with protective gear such as helmets, shoulder pads and thigh guards.
With the mission of giving the youth of Sri Lanka the opportunity take part and excel in this exciting game, it was introduced among the Universities in 2014. The first ever University Flag Football tournament was held in October 2014 with the participation of 16 University teams mainly from Colombo, Jaffna, Rajarata, Kandy and Pakistan.
