{"id":141951,"date":"2024-09-17T08:35:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T08:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=141951"},"modified":"2024-09-17T08:36:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T08:36:34","slug":"rugby-union-greats-of-the-70s-plan-a-night-of-reminiscing-at-crfc-on-november-23-by-trevine-rodrigo-in-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/rugby-union-greats-of-the-70s-plan-a-night-of-reminiscing-at-crfc-on-november-23-by-trevine-rodrigo-in-melbourne\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby Union greats of the 70&#8217;s plan a night of reminiscing at CR&#038;FC on November 23.  &#8211; By Trevine Rodrigo in Melbourne.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Rugby Union greats of the 70&#8217;s plan a night of reminiscing at CR&amp;FC on November 23. &#8211; By Trevine Rodrigo in Melbourne.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-134630 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Trevine-Rodrigo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"166\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-141952 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rugby-Union-greats-of-the-70s-plan-a-night-of-reminiscing-at-CRFC-on-November-23.-By-Trevine-Rodrigo-in-Melbourne-2-e1726561758967.jpg\" alt=\"Rugby Union greats of the 70's plan a night of reminiscing at CR&amp;FC on November 23. - By Trevine Rodrigo in Melbourne (2)\" width=\"600\" height=\"306\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">As the decades pass by, and memories of Sri Lanka&#8217;s illustrous Rugby Union history fades from modern memory, a plot has been hatched to gather and recount those days of guts glory of our greats of that era took on and made an indelible mark against the best in Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Aimed to celebrate 52 years of our participation, the battle hardened veterans led by outstanding fly half Hafi Abdeen, have planned to bring together some of rugby&#8217;s finest who donned the Sri Lanka Rugby jersey with pride in 1972 and &#8217;74 and invitees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-141953 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rugby-Union-greats-of-the-70s-plan-a-night-of-reminiscing-at-CRFC-on-November-23.-By-Trevine-Rodrigo-in-Melbourne-3-e1726561745404.jpg\" alt=\"Rugby Union greats of the 70's plan a night of reminiscing at CR&amp;FC on November 23. - By Trevine Rodrigo in Melbourne (2)\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Rugby Asiad or Asian Five Nations as it was referred to was launched in 1969 from memory and Sri Lanka and other Asian nations became part of it around six years later, joining Japan, Chinese Taipei, South Korea, Hong Kong And Malaysia who were the pioneers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lanka have tasted limited success in it&#8217;s history with their highlight being finalists against Japan in 1974 when Indrajith Coomaraswamy&#8217;s men shocked the competition, backed by a raucous home crowd, to reach the final at Longden Place in Colombo. Sri Lanka overcame Singapore,\u00a0 Laoos and Malaysia along the way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Aimed specifically to celebrate that success, current survivors of that squad have planned a reunion at the CR&amp; FC\u00a0 that holds that special memory close to their hearts, and hope to draw members of that team from all round the world to meet and reminisce their glory days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-141954 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rugby-Union-greats-of-the-70s-plan-a-night-of-reminiscing-at-CRFC-on-November-23.-By-Trevine-Rodrigo-in-Melbourne-4-scaled-e1726561729495.jpg\" alt=\"Rugby Union greats of the 70's plan a night of reminiscing at CR&amp;FC on November 23. - By Trevine Rodrigo in Melbourne (2)\" width=\"600\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Former Sri Lanka great Hafi Abdeen heads a select number of invitees to the event planned for November 23 and there has already a wide clamour from players from that era and others wanting to be part of the celebration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;It promises to be a great get-together and we can&#8217;t wait to be reunited with our buddies and team-mates from that special time in our sporting lives&#8221; said an excited Hafi Abdeen whose brainchild, originally initiated by Indrajith Coomaraswamy, (CR&amp;FC) and Harendra (Boga) Gunasekera\u00a0 ( CH&amp;FC),\u00a0 promises another memorable chapter of their sporting brotherhood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">There will be more precious memories to take home from this special occasion without doubt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-141955 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rugby-Union-greats-of-the-70s-plan-a-night-of-reminiscing-at-CRFC-on-November-23.-By-Trevine-Rodrigo-in-Melbourne-1-scaled-e1726561715948.jpg\" alt=\"Rugby Union greats of the 70's plan a night of reminiscing at CR&amp;FC on November 23. - 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