The Central Province Rugby Football Union (CPRFU) is the governing body for rugby union in Central Province , Sri Lanka .
6-809: The CPRFU was established in 1992 and is conducted in accordance with the SLRFU guidelines and constitution. At its peak in 2002 the CPRFU included top clubs Kandy SC , Dimbula Athletic & Cricket Club , Dickoya Maskeliya CC , Peradeniya University , OTSC and Kandy Youth, all of whom have at one time or another competed in the SLRFU ‘A’ Division competition. The CPRFU also embarked in forming 'B' division clubs, which included Katugastota Rugby Football Club, Polgolla Rugby Football Club, Mawilmada Rugby Football Club, Matale Rugby Football Club, Nuwra Eliya Rugby Football Club and Pilimatalawa Rugby Football Club and by 2008 had 18 clubs playing in
12-542: A sports-related organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union Sri Lanka Rugby is the governing body for rugby union in Sri Lanka . It is one of the oldest governing bodies in the world, being founded as the Ceylon Rugby Football Union in 1908. The Ceylon Rugby Football Union was founded in 1908. The Ceylon Rugby Football Union (Ceylon RFU)
18-561: The Union’s Annual General Meeting and Board elections. In 2016 the SLRFU resolved to rename the organisation to Sri Lanka Rugby, following recent changes to other major rugby sporting bodies across the world. Sri Lanka Rugby has several teams under its control. Former teams Member Unions This rugby union article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to sport in Sri Lanka
24-652: The centre of the Union and that J. G. Cruikshank be elected as honorary secretary. The Ceylon RFU became the first Rugby Union in Asia. The SLRFU joined the IRB in 1988. In March 2011 the IRB stripped the SLRFU of full member status after it failed to conduct board elections in accordance with the By-Laws, the SLRFU's full membership however was subsequently re-instated follows the successful completion of
30-547: The up-country rugby league. There were 52 schools in the Central Province engaged in rugby apart from the Schools Association schools teams, Trinity , Kingswood , St. Anthony's , Dharmaraja and Vidyartha . This rugby union article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to sport in Sri Lanka is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
36-741: Was founded on 10 August 1908 at a meeting between representatives from Uva, Dimbula, Kelani Valley, Dickoya, Kandy and Colombo at the Grand Orient Hotel (now known as Hotel Taprobane) in Colombo. At the meeting H. B. T. Boucjer (from Uva) was elected as chairman with the representatives unanimously resolving to form the Ceylon Rugby Football Rugby Union and to apply to be affiliated with the English Rugby Football Union . The Ceylon RFU also resolved that Kandy be selected as
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