Trinity and Royal battle in Annual Hockey encounter
The annual Hockey encounter between Royal and Trinity for 2018 will be played on October 6 at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy.
The last time these two schools played in 2016 with the 2017 encounter not taking place.
Chief Guest for this event will be the present Vice Principal of Trinity College Rev. J. D. Shaw Wilson. Rev. Shaw Wilson taught at Trinity in the 1980s and was a Boarding House Master, cricket coach, and curator of the Asgiriya cricket grounds during his days which became a Test venue later on in 1983 when Sri Lanka played against Australia in the first encounter at the grounds.
A no-nonsense man plus a strict disciplinarian he helped the Trinitians to break the 35-year-old hoodoo against St. Anthony’s in 1986 when they won by seven wickets. Rev. Shaw Wilson was the Head Coach of the 1986 outfit.
The Under 15 encounter between the two schools will be played for Paul Jeyaraj Trophy, named after a former Trinity hockey coach, and Master In Charge for over 30 years from 1958 to 1988 and former Vice Principal of Trinity. The senior game at Under 19 segment is played for
J. C. A. Corea Memorial Trophy who was a former Royal Principal from 1946 to 1953. Meanwhile, the old boys encounter is played for the late Col Berty Dias trophy. Berty was a top class rugby coach at Trinity.
Royal Under 19: Uchitha Wasudeva (Captain), Induwara Ranathunga (Vice Capt), Keshara De Alwis, Rashmidu Bandara, Thenuka De Zoysa, Ravindu Ranasinghe, Santhush Silva, Sachithra Seshan, Vinsara Jayalath, Senuda Weliwatta, Sharala Goonetilleke, Chirayu Wijekoon, Karim Ishak, Lithira Almeida, Hejitha Almeida, Savinu Ranasinghe; M.s.h. kuthubdeen (Assistant Coach), Abdullah Shabir( secretary), M.a.m.riyaz (SGM), Ms. S.k.a.gamage (TIC), Vidura De Alwis (Secretary), Rohan Dissanayake (Coach)
Royal Under 15: Thisuka Perera (Captain), Saneth Wasudeva (Vice Captain), Gavina Wijesundara, Annston Annesley, Shamil Akbar, Yasith Silva, Aakash Wijesekara, Riveesha Marambage, Hari Prasanna, Methjaya, Rumeth Jayasinghe, Inupa Ranathunge, himsara Caldera, Lakshitha Perera, Harris Brenavan, Thaviru Alhakoon, Subath Gamage, Tharind De Silva, Mohommed Hishan, Hari Pershanth and Harris Arumugam, S.h.kuthubdeen (Assistant Coach), Mrs.s.k.a. gamage (TIC), Rohan Dissanayake (Coach) and G.M.S.C Gajanayake (Assistant Coach)
Trinity under 19: B.M. Edirisinghe (Captain), S.H. Amir Shoib (Vice Captain), M.M.M. Shihan, H.M.K.B. Hulangamuwa, V.B. Walgampaya, A.S.B. Welagedara, R. Dhanushan, I. Abinawan, M.S. Khaleelurrahman, R. Akasharan, K.A. Nawaratne, W.A.S.T.R. Wijethunga, M.A. Ashraff, S.C. Yatawara, R.V.A.G. Wijeratne, K.N. Jayalath, A.A. Jayasinghe, C.N.B. Dissanayake, I.V.B. Ekanayake, R.A.D. Thrilakshana,mr. Sumith Dissanayake (Coach), Mr. Prabath Gunaratne (MIC).
Trinity under 15: M.A. Ashraff (Captain), S. E. Yatawara (Vice Captain), R.V. A.G. Wijeratne, K.N. Jayalath, A.A. Jayasinghe, C.N.B. Dissanayake, I.V.B. Ekanayake, R.A.D. Thrilakshana, R.S. Wewalage, K.A.W. Pamunuwa, W.A.A.A.U. Wijethunga, M.K.G.S.P. Senaviratne, K.P.S. Suraweera, S.P.H.I. Nawaratne, A.H.A. Gambeera, H.M.H.M. Wijebandara, R. Karunaratne, R.M. Aaqeel, M.Y.H. Niduwara, C. Weerasooriya, Mr. Ashraff (Coach), Mrs. Malmee Karagaswewa (TIC)