ZOBRA to hold Zahira Mini Rugby Carnival on 4 Nov.

Text and pic by Mohamed R. Farook

The Zahira Old Boys Rugby Association (ZOBRA) is organising the Zahira Mini Rugby Carnival 2012, which will kick off on 4 November 2012.

In celebration of 120 years of college excellence, the Zahira Old Boys Rugby Association takes honour in organising this gala event for the first time. This is an interschool rugby tournament with 12 under-12 teams participating this year.

Zahira College is a one of the pioneer rugby playing schools in the island. ZOBRA is a neutral college body established in 2010 by old ruggerites of the college. The President of ZOBRA is Nazeem Ghaffoor. The main objective of the association is to regain the college’s rugby glory.

ZOBRA initiated a project titled ‘ZOBRA Rugby Nursery’ in 2010, which was a huge success. ZOBRA was able to pick some talented players and now they represent the college Under-12 rugby team. These talented players will display their skills at the Zahira Mini Rugby Carnival 2012.

The 12 teams will be divided into four groups in the first round and, based on the first round, the teams will be drawn in to three categories as Cup, Plate and Bowl championship. The champions will walk away with the trophy and medals and other gifts. The Project Chairman is Irfan Lye.

The main sponsors to make this event a reality are Q.P. Employment, M.Z.M. Anver & Sons, and Unixsigns, while KiK Cola will be the Official Beverage Partner for the event. Participating schools are Ananda College, C.W.W. Kannangara, Wesley College, S. Thomas’ Prep, Mahanama College, Carey College, D.S. Senanayake College, Nalanda College, Hindu College, Prince of Wales, and Zahira College Colombo.