Sri Lanka Rugby appoints new executive members for 2018/2019

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New SLR executive members with Sports Minister Faiszal Mustapha

By Shamseer Jaleel

Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) conducted its previously postponed Annual General Meeting (AGM) at a leading hotel in Colombo last weekend.

Former Royal, CR& FC and Sri Lanka Number 8 Lasitha Gunaratne was appointed the President taking over from Asanga Seneviratne.

Former Peterite and Petersons SC Number 8 Rizly Ilyas comes back as the Deputy President with Nazeem Mohamed, former CH&FC Number 8 and National Sevens skipper taking over the Vice President’s position.

Further, according to a reliable source, Sri Lanka Rugby Chief Executive Officer Priyantha Ekanayake is tipped to resign in the near future. It’s very unlikely that the SLR will fill this position due to the high debts in their monthly accounts.

All other executive and council members were appointed uncontested at this year’s committee.

The committee for 2018/2019 is as follows

Office-bearers 2018/2019

President - Lasitha Gunaratne

Deputy President - Rizly Illyas

Vice President- Nazeem Mohamed
Vice President- Susantha Mendis (SLSRFA)
Secretary - Thusitha Peiris
Treasurer - Dinesh Perera

Elected eight council members

Fazal Mohamed
Jude Pillai
Roshan Deen
Maj. Gen. Sathyappriya Liyanage
Shamrath Fernando
Brg. Sunil Ranasinghe
Tuan Dole
Thilangani Warakagoda

Appeal Board

Chairman

Neil Wijeratne (Attorney at Law)

Members

Brg. Japana Jayawardane
Lal Silva
Dr. Miyah Gunasekera
Jayaprakash Rudra
S.P. De Silva
Jayantissa Ratwatte

Executive Committee

Chairman

Lasitha Gunaratne

Members

Rizly Illyas
Susantha Mendis (SLSRFA)
Dinesh Perera
Nazeem Mohamed
Tuan Dole
Fazal Mohamed
Maj. Gen. Sathyappriya Liyanage
Jude Pillai

Secretary Executive Committee

Thusitha Peiris

Technical Committee

Chairman

Ajith Abeyratne

Members

Roshan Deen
S.W. Chang
Sanath Martis
Dilroy Fernando

Disciplinary Committee

Chairman

SSP Ibrahim Hameed (Rtd)

Members

Shahid Sangani (Attorney at Law)
Maj Gen H M N Krishnaratne (Rtd)

National Selection Committee

Chairman

Rohan Abayakoon

Members

L V Ekanayake
Kapila Knowlton
Leslie De Silva
Nishantha Chanaka

Trustees

Y.C. Chang
Hemaka Amarasuriya
Anton Benedict

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