Sri Lanka Insurance kicks off “Carlton Super 7s Rugby Tournament 2013” promotional campaign

Sri Lanka Insurance has stepped forward yet again to power a spectacular sporting event in the country, the Carlton Super 7s Rugby Tournament 2013, which aims at inculcating the habit of sport among Sri Lankan youth and to elevate Sri Lankan Rugby beyond the local shores.

Carlton Super 7s a brain child of Parliamentarian Namal Rajapakse is being organised for the fourth consecutive year by ‘Tharunyata Hetak’ the largest youth organisation in Sri Lanka together with its sports wing ‘Carlton’, under the supervision of the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU), the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) and the International Rugby Union.

The Carlton 7s will bring together youth from all corners of the country with 10 teams representing the ten provinces of the country; namely the Uva Vipers, Southern Sharks, Northern Gladiators, Jaffna Challengers, Western Warriors, Eastern Eagles, North Central Typhoons, Sabaragamuwa Stallions and the Central Kings. Each team will include three international players, three ‘A’ grade Sri Lankan club players and one under-21 schools player.

The tournament will be played in four sessions where in the 1st leg, the local matches will be played in Nuwara Eliya on 29 and 30 June and in Nawalapitiya on 6 and 7 July while the 2nd leg will host the international matches played on 27 and 28 July at the Galle International Cricket Stadium and on 2 and 3 August at the Racecourse Grounds in Colombo.

The key feature of the tournament is that world renowned rugby players will be playing together with local players sharing their experiences and talent, which will no doubt contribute to moulding Sri Lankan rugby players to enter the international rugby arena.

Sri Lanka Insurance, the nation’s largest and strongest insurer, always strives to uplift and enhance the environment within which it operates and strongly believes in its contribution towards developing a future generation of holistic individuals with sound personalities. The company acknowledges that sports play a main role in developing a child physically, mentally and emotionally to become healthy well-rounded adults. The Carlton 7s project will instil in children’s minds the right values while encouraging teamwork and a positive outlook.

Sri Lanka Insurance, the largest government-owned composite insurance provider in Sri Lanka is the first insurance company to have been assigned a global rating for financial stability of AA (lka) from Fitch Ratings, London which is an assurance of the company’s long term financial sustainability. Sri Lanka Insurance is the only insurer who was awarded a RAM Rating of AAA for its ‘long term claim paying ability’, which further affirms the corporation’s capacity to meet financial obligations to policyholders. The corporation has also been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification for correct governance and operational procedures in line with accepted global standards.