Nippon Paint prop up with SLR as title sponsors

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From left: Hettigoda Industries (Siddhalepa) Director Vidyani Hettigoda, Turkish Airline General Manager Fatih Bozkurt, Sri Lanka Rugby Secretary Nizam Jamaldeen, Sri Lanka Rugby President Rizly Illyas, Nippon Paints General Manager Nemantha Abeysinghe, Ceylon Cold Stores Mobile Channels and Activation Manager Rukmal Ehelamalpe and Webxpay CEO Omar Sahib at the Sponsorship for the Sri Lanka Rugby Sevens 2022 Tournament Press briefing in Colombo - Pic by Ruwan Walpola

By Shamseer Jaleel

Nippon Paint has once again come forward as the Title Sponsor of the Inter Club Rugby Sevens 2022 organised by the Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) which will kick off on 15 October at the Race Course rugby ground.

Meanwhile Pakistan High Commission in Colombo, WebxPay and Prima will be the three Associate sponsors of the sevens. Turkish Air Line (official Air Line partner), Ceylon Cold Stores (official food, ice cream, beverage partner) and Hettigoda Industries (official pain relief partner) of the shorter version of the game.

For the very first time after nearly five decades a Plantation outfit too will lock horns in this two days event. There will be three segments such as Clubs, Province and Women’s outfit at this year’s event. All leading six clubs will lock horns in this event which not see CH.

Former Trinity Lion, Havelock SC and national player, Kavinda Jayasena will officiate as the Match Commissioner of this event.