Petes edged out Joes 25-24 at the 62nd Josephian-Peterite encounter as Vindya De Mel scored the match-winning drop goal. By Jason Perera St. Peter’s College registered a shocking win in their 62nd Rev.Basil Wiratunga shield encounter by overcoming fancied St. Joseph’s College by 25 (3 tries, 2 conversions, 1 …
Read More »S.Thomas’ edges out Peterites 23-22
Thomians retain Archibald Perera Memorial Trophy By Jason Perera The firm favourites S.Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia edged out a fighting St.Peter’s College Bambalapitiya by 23 points (4 tries, 1 penalty) to 23 (3 tries, 2 conversions, 1 penalty) in their 62nd Traditional encounter played for Archibald Perera Memorial Trophy at St.Peter’s …
Read More »Peterites failed the Science test at Ratmalana. Science 12 – Petes 10
Schools Rugby League 2022, 1st Round Division 01 By Jason Perera Young forward S.Aloka scored a superb try which enabled Science College to edge out favourites St.Peters College by 2 points (2 tries, 1 conversion) to 10 (2 tries), in their ‘A’ Division inter-schools Rugby League match played at Air …
Read More »Peters scored a thrilling last minute try, 17 all draw over Wesley
Schools Rugby League 2022 – 1st Round Div 1, Group A By Jason Perera The last-minute try scored by Peterite winger Chathumina Nethsara secured a thrilling 17(3 tries, 1 conversion) to 17 (2 tries, 1 penalty) draw for St.Peter’s College Bambalapitiya over Wesley College Colombo in their Inter-School’s Rugby League …
Read More »Maurice scissorhands
Lawrence Heyn was sports editor of the SUN and WEEKEND newspapers in Colombo in the 1970s and early ’80s. He migrated to Australia in 1984 and worked for 27 years as an editor and production editor for a newspaper group in Brisbane. He is a partner in a design company, …
Read More »Ronnie & the merry men of Bambalapitiya
Down memory lane with Ronnie Guneratne By Algi Wijewickrema Ronnie Guneratne perhaps is not a household name in Sri Lanka. It’s no fault of his as he was a sportsman in an era when there was no TV, no email, Facebook, Twitter, etc. and only the newspapers carried news, …
Read More »PATERNOTT DYNASTY
By LAWRENCE HEYN There is a saying: an apple does not fall far from the tree. In this instance, three “apples” fell close to the tree – the Paternott family tree that is. In very much a case of like father, like sons, Norman Paternott, and his three boys Aubrey, …
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