Press Release

Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club (CR & FC ) abandoning the Dialog Rugby League Match Police SC Vs CR & FC Match in Progress Without the Prior Consent of the Match Referee Played on 01st March 2020 at Police Park Colombo 05.

Sanctions Imposed by the Council of Sri Lanka Rugby at the Emergency Council Meeting held on Monday 16^th March 2020 at SLR Office.

1.      CR & FC is suspended from participating in any further matches at the Dialog Rugby League 2020. They are being suspended from playing the Dialog Rugby League final round 2^nd match against CH & FC and Dialog Rugby league Super Round matches.

2.      Financial Penalty of  Rs. 350,000.00 imposed on CR & FC

 [This financial penalty has been imposed taking into consideration the gravity of the violation and the fact that if CR is imposed with a longer period of suspension it would tantamount to indirectly prejudicing the rugby future of its players including 8 National players who were not parties to this misconduct].

3.      Sheik Hussain Manager CR & FC  be suspended from participation in all forms of the game of Rugby for a period of 12 weeks (12 Matches ) commencing from 13^th March 2020.

4.      Omalka Gunaratne be suspended from participating in all forms of the game of Rugby for a period 8 weeks of (8 matches ), which term is suspended for a period of 1 year commencing from 13^th March 2020. In the event of any future misconduct committed by Omalka Gunaratne the said suspended term to become operative against Omalka Gunaratne from the date of such Misconduct.

5.      Match Commissioner Zaffarullau Rhuman to be warned to be more specific and accurate in his reporting of incidents to SLR in the future  and he has been warned to be accurate in submitting reports to the SLR in the future

6.      Assistant Coach of Police SC SP Lalith Leelarathne has been warned to corporate with the Match Officials if not action to be taken against him according to the World Rugby Regulations and the Sri Lanka Rugby Tournament Manual.

Thusitha Peiris

Hony Secretary

Sri Lanka Rugby