NDB becomes Official Event Sponsor of Royal College Rugby 2020 and Official Sponsor for 76th Bradby Shield

Main event sponsorship presented by NDB Bank Director and CEO Dimantha Seneviratne (third from left) to (from left) Royal College Union Secretary Mithila Mendis, Royal College Colombo Principal B.A. Abeyrathna, Royal College Rugby Match Organising Committee 2020 Chairman Athula Munasinghe and Royal College Rugby Advisory Committee Chairman Rajiv Malalasekara 

NDB Bank recently joined hands with Royal College Colombo for the first time as the official event sponsor of Royal College Rugby 2020 as well as the official sponsor for the 76th Bradby Shield. 

Addressing the media at a press briefing held at the Sports Ministry Auditorium, Colombo, NDB Group CEO Dimantha Seneviratne said: “Rugby and the Bradby Shield have always been important aspects of College Sports. Hence, we will be joining hands with Royal College, as well as Trinity College to support sports on a school level.”

Royal College and Trinity College have been playing the sport of Rugby against each other since 1920. Ever since the Shield was donated in 1945 by the then Royal Principal E.L. Bradby to the winner of the encounters on the aggregate score, the encounters have been continued throughout the years, meeting this time for the 76th year. 

The most important inter-school match Royal College played is against Trinity College for the Bradby Shield. It is also the only game that has been continued, even during World War II.

Accordingly, NDB has taken the strategic initiative towards sponsoring significant sporting events such as these in order to develop the society, the nation and the sporting arena in general, while using this opportunity to encourage the camaraderie and unity that is found within sports. 

Pix by Ruwan Walpola