Dilroy appointed as CMO for Asian Games in South Korea
Monday, 22 September 2014 00:00
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By Shamseer Jaleel
Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) appointed the former Isipathana and CR & FC and Sri Lanka leading referee, Dilroy Fernando as Coach of Match Officials (CMO) for the Asian Games Rugby in Incheon, South Korea which will be held from 30 September to 2 October. Fernando’s appointment at the 17th Asian Games follows the assignment he completed as CMO at the Asian Sevens Series held in Malaysia recently.
He has also been appointed as Referee Manager for the ARFU Under-19 Junior World Rugby Tournament games which commenced yesterday in Colombo. He will be the Referees’ Manager for the first four games before his departure for the Asian Games.
Shamrath Fernando and Anil Jayasinghe have been appointed as CMOs for the remaining four games.
Local referee, Irshad Cader will be the only referee appointed for the JWRT. Irshard who officiated the opening game against Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong will also referee the last game of the tournament between Hong Kong and Korea.
