Plate Runner-up Sri Lanka Air Force

Plate Champion Sri Lanka Navy

Best Player Award Rs. 100,000 given to Tharinda Ratwatte. From left: SLR Vice President Retd. Rear Admiral Hettiarachichi, Tharinda Ratwatte, SLR Deputy President Retd. Wing Commander Nalin De Silva, Nippon Paint General Manager Nemantha Abeysinghe and SLR President Rizly Illyas

Championship Award given by Nippon Paint General Manager Nemantha Abeysinghe to Kandy SC Captain Nigel Ratwatte

By Shamseer Jaleel

Kandy Sports Club once again proved their dominance when they won the League (2022 for a record 22 times in the last 27 seasons starting from 1994). 

Cracking fly half Tharinda Ratwatte walked away with the Player of the Tournament award for the year 2022. The colourful event was organised by the sponsors of the Inter Club League Nippon Paint which took place at Hotel Kingsbury in Colombo recently.

Kandy SC under Nigel Ratwatte won all games during last two seasons including the sevens. Fazil Marija being the Head Coach during this time. Sri Lanka Navy SC walked away with the Plate win while Sri Lanka Air Force took away the runner up trophy in the Plate segment.

Nippon Paint confirmed their continued support for the League and Knockout tournaments in the future as well.

Pix by Ruwan Walpola

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