KitSports » Ceylon Biscuits Limited https://kitsports.com More than sports Mon, 05 Apr 2021 04:24:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.13 Land Rover and CBL power Trinity College rugby https://kitsports.com/?p=3938 https://kitsports.com/?p=3938#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2016 05:04:14 +0000 http://kitsports.com/?p=3938 Land Rover has once again committed its support to school rugby as the principal sponsor and Munchee the flagship brand of Ceylon Biscuits Limited (CBL), has joined as an associate sponsor for the first time to sponsor Trinity College Kandy during the ongoing schools rugby season.

Land Rover is committed to provide support to help stimulate sustainable growth and success of top flight rugby. They were the worldwide partner of the Rugby World Cup 2015. Similarly, in Sri Lanka, SML Frontier is committed to support and nurture schools rugby.

“Land Rover and Rugby have shared values – integrity, courage, pride, composure and capability. These values are required to create great competitive rugby and world class all terrain Vehicles. SML Frontier wishes Trinity College and the Lions all the very best of luck in their upcoming matches,” said Sheran Fernando, Managing Director, SML Frontier Automotive.

The sponsorship was unveiled during a press conference held on Wednesday at the Land Rover show rooms at Flower Road, Colombo 7 attended by the Vice Principal of Trinity College T.B. Jeganathan, Sheran Fernando – Managing Director SML Frontier Automotive (Pvt) Ltd, Theja Peiris, Group General Manager Marketing, Ceylon Biscuits Limited, Rohan Abeykoon. chairman of the Trinity Rugby Scrummage and Rahul Karunatilaka- 1st XV rugby captain of Trinity College, Kandy.

Trinity College vice principal Jeganathan said, “In sports two things are very important which is to be modest in victory and to be generous in defeat.”

He thanked both the main sponsor and the associate sponsor for coming forward this year to sponsor Trinity College rugby.

Rohan Abeykoon, chairman OTRC welcomed the gathering and complimented the two sponsors Land Rover and CBL for their generocity to uplift Trinity rugby and confirmed that Trinity College rugby will be on a high and definitely grow up in the future.

Captain of Trinity College 1st XV rugby Rahul Karunatilaka expressing his views said, “In Trinity rugby history this is the 110th year and I am really proud to be appointed as the 100th captain to lead the College rugby team.

“We expect to have a grand rugby season ahead of us this year and want to play the game in true spirit and sportsmanship, Lion heart and Lions pride.”

Theja Peiris also addressed the large gathering present at the event.

Trinity College Kandy, which was founded in 1872, has an unparalleled rugby tradition in Sri Lankan schools rugby history where old boy L.E. Blaze is credited for having introduced the game to the island schools in 1906, the year in which Trinity played Kingswood College in the very first schoolboy rugby encounter. WAI

]]> https://kitsports.com/?feed=rss2&p=3938 0 Senior C’ship starts today https://kitsports.com/?p=2056 https://kitsports.com/?p=2056#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2015 02:16:01 +0000 http://kitsports.com/?p=2056 he 85th Sir John Tarbet Schools Senior Athletic Championship organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Athletic Association (SLAA) will commence from 17 to 19 June at Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Diyagama. Ritzbury, the leading chocolate brand of Ceylon Biscuits Limited, has stepped forward for the fourth consecutive year as sponsor.
Over 3,000 athletes are expected to participate in the senior championship. Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam will grace the opening ceremony as the Chief Guest, while at the closing ceremony the Chief Guest will be Nandana Wickramasinghe, Group Director (Head of Marketing and Sales).
Speaking at the press briefing held at OZO Colombo yesterday, Group Director Theja Peiris stated that “sponsoring and being part of the country’s oldest school athletic championship for the fourth consecutive year has given us the opportunity to extend our support to young athletes around the country.”
“At present, participation of children in sports, and especially in athletics, is at a very low level. It’s our duty to educate and financially support them to participate in sports at school level,” said Theja Peiris. “Sir John Tarbet Athletic Championship is an opportunity for many budding school athletes to showcase their talent at National level. Ritzbury has contributed towards the improvement of various sports and we do this to encourage and provide opportunities to our athletes to reach their full potential while keeping in line with our CSR initiative,” said Nilupul De Silva, Marketing Manager of CBL.
The junior championship will be held in September at Anuradhapura Public Grounds

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