Vidyartha College 1st XV Rugby team on a thrilling performance run with Closeup

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The 1st XV rugby team of Vidyartha College, Kandy, powered by Closeup the gel toothpaste from Unilever Sri Lanka, has managed to outshine many seasoned rugby playing schools in this season and secure the 5th place in the points table.

(Clockwise)- 1. Jiffry Jameel, Brand Manager, Closeup presenting the sponsorship jersey to Vidyartha College Captain Jeson DIssanayake, 2 & 3. Vidyartha players in action

Vidyartha performance throughout the season has been exceptional and they have managed to defeat rugby giants such as Kingswood, DS Senanayake, St. Anthony’s, St. Joseph’s & St. Peter’s college teams in thrilling and entertaining games of rugby during this school season. Their victories against these 5 schools have provided them with motivation and determination to become a team to reckon with in the future.

Unilever Sri Lanka’s premier gel toothpaste brand Closeup has been the power behind the phenomenal success of Vidyartha College 1st XV Rugby team. Congratulating the Vidyartha Team on their stunning performance Jiffry Jameel, Brand Manager, Closeup said, “As one of Unilever’s prominent youth brands, Closeup wishes to support the youth in creating new frontiers for them and sports sponsorships such as these provide the ideal platforms to do so. This was Closeups first ever youth sport sponsorships and we are elated with Vidyartha’s performance.”

Commenting on the college team’s glorious performance this season, Mr. W. Alwis the Principal of Vidyartha College said, “Though the College has been playing professional rugby for many years. After being in group “B” last year, the team was promoted to “A Division” this year. It is extremely encouraging to see how well they have performed and we believe that the support received from our sponsor Closeup was a crucial factor in these victories”. He also mentioned that they have ambitious plans of building their rugby team further to bring them to national level and to produce many players who could represent the national team.