The Principal of Wesley College, in an unprecedented gesture has issued an official apology on behalf of Wesley College to Trinity College on an incident that took place involving the players of Wesley and Trinity.
Friday’s season opener of the Schools Rugby League that was played by Wesley College and Trinity College saw an unruly scuffle breaking out after Trinity College scored its tenth try towards the dying stages of the game.
A shoulder charge which escalated into a brawl between the two sides saw the fans joining in the fray and subsequently taking it to a full-on brawl. The unruly incident was soon resolved with the intervention of the Police and the referees.
In the aftermath of the incident, the Principal of Wesley College Mr. Avanka Fernando has tendered an apology undertaking the full responsibility for the actions that were committed by their students.
“I personally spoke to the Principal of Trinity College and apologized and spoke to the entire Trinity College rugby team to say sorry for the misbehaviour of my boys.”
He further goes on to add that he will personally make a visit to Trinity College with his rugby captain to tender their apologies to the Trinity camp.
“Same day evening after the match I decided to visit Trinity College during the coming week with our rugby captain and vice captains to meet the Trinity College Principal and their rugby captain and the vice-captain to apologise and to build the mutual understanding and to ensure that the strong relationship that we had will continue to remain as the same”
The official communique further elaborates that necessary action will be taken by the school authorities in terms of discipline and has ensured that such an incident will not occur in the future.
ThePapare.com applauds this gesture, especially at a time where most school authorities are vying to win at all costs with little or no regard to sportsmanship and etiquette, a culture which they are also enforcing on students as well.
It is fervently hoped that this action of the Wesley College principal will set a new precedent at the vociferously contested schools’ rugby passage where passions run high and most often common sense and decency get misplaced in the mayhem.
The Wesley College Delegation made their trip to Kandy this morning for a public apology and met with the Trinity Principal, Vice Principal, Chaplain, Captain and the vice-captain.
