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Wesley College U 15  Rugby Team 2002

  All Island Schools Champions     Premier trophy Champions  Western Province Schools Champions
Total matches played - 19 ,  points scored 689,  points against 0 (Zero)

Seated L-R : - Mr. N.J. Mudannayake(Master in charge), Mr. Dishantha Priyadarshana (coach), Samantha Lakshan, Rev. Shehan Fernando(Vice Principal), Yomal Ameratunga(Captain), Mr.M.A.P.Fernando(Principal), Shanaka Peris(Vice Captain), Mr.Nalin Nanayakkara(Master in charge juniors), Mr K.V.De Silva (Prefect of Games).

Standing Middle Row: Andrew Jegan, Amal Pathirana, Indeewara Ratnayake, Yasas Nonis, Rumesh Perera, Malinda Yapa, Danushka Navaratne, Niroshan Karunaratne, Viraj Perera.,

Standing Back Row:- Dexter Juriansz, Niranjan Wickramaratne, Mohamed Riza, Lakshitha Prabath.

" The year 2002 is certainly the best year for the U-15 team. In the Western province tournament they won all 9 matches, defecting Royal College 5/0 to emerge champions. They went one better to also clinch the all island schools championship 2002 winning all 6 matches with a convincing 22/0 win over St. Sylvesters Kandy in the finals. In both tournaments they played 15 matches and scored an amazing tally of 619 points. They also set up a record that could never be broken of not conceding a single point to their opponents in all the matches played. In November 2001 our U15 team emerged runner up at the Malaysian rugby union invitation schools tournament held in Kuala Lumpur. The fine leadership qualities of our U15 captain, Yomal Ameratunga, were recognised when he was selected captain of the western province U15 team that toured Bangkok in August 2002. Our U15 'B' team also played very well to win the western province championship in the 'B' group. Our sincere thanks for the splendid results at rugby go to Mr. Dishantha Priyadarshana - senior coach and Mr. S.W. Chang - consultant cum junior coach "

Principal's Prize Day Report Oct 4th 2002.

** After Oct 2002 our U15 team went on to win the Premier Trophy defeating Royal College 12/0 in the finals.

** Photo and details given to us by Mr. K. De. Silva
(Prefect of games, Wesley).

** Well done to Mr. N.J. Mudalnayake too, dedicated and tireless master in charge of rugby for many years.

THE WEBSITE

www.wesleycollege.org

Our website continues to grow and new features appear on a regular basis. Recent additions to the site are:

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By the time you receive the Double Blue Bulletin, the site will have received over 32,000 hits from 50 countries worldwide.

Messages of goodwill, constructive criticism and suggestions are being received from the Worldwide Wesley College Fraternity and it is now our intention to use the medium of the website to spread the aims of the OBU Australia to cover Old Boys throughout the world.

Your committee has decided to go ahead with accepting advertisements for display on the website. Old boys, who are interested in advertising are requested to contact us in the first place by e-mail obua@wesleycollege.org for details.

Comments received

From: Victor Melder

Dear Mahendra,

Many, many thanks for this. The page has been done very well. I just love it. Thank you for your comments on the library web site. It is currently being re-vamped and getting bigger and better. Is there any way please you could have the Wesley OBA post this library their newsletter, where it will be preserved for posterity along with all the other newsletters from other groups?

Thank you for taking the time to write.

Kind Regards

Victor

Monday, November 4, 2002, 10.32pm AEST

BRAVO … HATS OFF TO THE GREAT WESLEY WEBSITE.

From: Thanushka Jayasundera

Proud! Yeah! That’s the word for it. It makes me really proud to browse this website as a Wesleyite cos’ this is the best website of all schools in Sri Lanka.

I think, I am the first present Wesleyite to post a message to this website. Since I’m one of the present senior “cops” at Wesley I had the chance of attending school even after my A/L’S. But unfortunately, have just got another couple of weeks left at heaven (Wesley). I think I spent the best days in my life at Wesley. At Wesley we learnt a lot not just studies. Especially the value of commitment, sacrifice, qualities of a good leader, time management and the value of sticking together at any cost.

So as you see Wesley was not just our school it was more than that. It was our life for last couple for years. Even when I was facing a load of troubles, even when I was feeling really down, I could smile when I enter the gates because Wesley absorbed all our sorriest moments and fears, and in return gave me a smile.

So how come I have to leave this place. The whole idea is strange to me. Because each and every tree at Wesley is precious to me as they carry the messages to the future generation that we smiled with them. Each and every classroom is precious to me. They taught me how to live up to the standards of Wesley. Even the wind which blows across Wesley is precious to me as all my colleagues at Wesley and I shared the same breath. And chances are I won’t even meet them after I leave. But immaterial of these facts I have to leave Wesley, but until I die I walk with my head held high, knowing that I hail from the finest school in the universe.

Wesley to the fore

Thanushka Jayasundera

From: Nanda Gunaratne

Hi Mahendra,

I have read your nicely done OB news bulletin with interest. I like Rugby but I don’t agree with your news item Rugby became the main sport at Wesley (from just one good season). If that is the case then Hockey and Badminton should have been the main sports at Wesley for the past 30 years. We won (Div1) Badminton/Hockey championships many times. Cricket is the most popular sport in the sub continent. Very few Asian schools could boast 110 years of cricket history. This is the view of the other Wesleyites in Canada too.

OB page is outstanding.

Keep in touch

Nanda Gunaratne

Trans Am Piping Products Ltd -Calgary, Alberta

From: Cynthia Vanden Driesen

Allister hi!

Ian will be in touch later today. We met Mahendra at the event in Melbourne promoting the book Celebrations. I must say I am very impressed with the drive and initiative of the Wesley College OBU in Australia!

Regards

Cynbthia Vanden Driesen

PEN PORTRAIT

Trevor was a student at Wesley college from 1939 – 1948 and had the privilege of serving under Principals, John Dalby, David Izzet, William Holden and James Cartman.

Trevor was an outstanding athlete. He was the College’s champion (Moscrop House) and held the school records for both the Hop Step and Jump and 120 yds High Hurdles.

In 1947 Wesley College was placed third for the Tarbat Challenge Cup. Trevor was placed second in both the 100yds High and 200yds low Hurdles, narrowly beaten by Walter May of STCM.

1948 was the golden year for Wesley athletics. In that year the college was placed third for the Obeysekera Challenge trophy, a remarkable performance for schoolboys participating at a national level. Other members of that champion team were Harold Matthysz (pole vault/javelin) Mohammed Sheriff (hop step/long jump), Bertus Perera (220/440yds), Norman De la Harpe (high jump/putt shot), Trevor Van Rooyen (120 yds High Hurdles and Ian Campbell (high jump).

At the National AAA meet held in 1950, Trevor established a new Ceylon record for the 120 High Hurdles in 15.6 secs. He was awarded the Wilton Bartlett cup for this achievement and was selected for the Asian Games 1951, in New Delhi.

At the Asian Games, Trevor qualified for the 120yds high hurdles final and was a certain medal hope, but unfortunately he had to pull out of the event due to an injury just prior to the running of the final. Trevor was a member of the Wesley College champion Hockey Team in 1948, he also played cricket (U 16).

Trevor is full of gratitude, praise and respect for that outstanding school master Mr Dick Honter, who was his mentor, teacher and friend. Mr Honter “had the amazing knack of motivating and producing Wesley Champions with the limited resources available to him at that time”.

Trevor was handpicked by the IGP Ceylon for a career in the Police Force and spent some time in training at the Police Academy. However, after a brief spell with the Ceylon Police, he decided to join the Shell Company and participated with great distinction at the Ceylon Mercantile Athletic meet in 1950. winning the 120-yds hurdles and the Hop Step and Jump for which he was awarded the Col. Griffith trophy for the best performance at the meet.

Trevor recollects with glee his foray into acting whilst at college. In his own words “in 1947, a revival of dramatics was orchestrated to give aspiring actors an opportunity to develop ones talent. The theory was to introduce an inter-house competition. My faction MOSCROP House under the guidance of Messrs B.R. Blaze and D.A. Weerasooria put on a modified version of “THE BISHOPS CANDLESTICK”. Moscrop easily accounted for the interlopers in the contest. My claim to fame? The judge at the contest, reported that Van Rooyen in the role of the Bishop is highly commended for his brilliant acting. For a good maximum of 60 seconds, I had this vision of playing Rhett Butler in a remake of Gone with the Wind. Oh the joys of a dreaming schoolboy. Alas the next day it was back to class. Doing the show was great fun, with the likes of Natty Prins, Pete Mendis, Shirley Rodrigo, K.D. Ahmat and others”.

In 1952 Trevor immigrated to Australia and joined the RAAF as an education officer. He continued with athletics and also played Cricket and Rugby for the RAAF whilst stationed in Victoria.

Trevor is so proud to be a WESLEYITE, in his words “what accolades I received, would not have been, if it wasn’t for the great educational institution that is Wesley College, Colombo. My love and unqualified devotion to my College goes without saying. GOD bless Wesley and all who walk through her Portals”.

WESLEY TO THE FORE

Abee

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