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Sri Lanka Cricket to award US$30,000 to rugby team
Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to award US$30,000 to the national rugby team in recognition of their achievement at the Asia Rugby Division 1 Championship in Colombo.
“The decision to recognize the players and coaches who were involved in achieving this
excellent win was taken by the President of Sri Lanka Cricket, Shammi Silva, and the Executive Committee, keeping in line with Sri Lanka Cricket’s continuous policy of recognizing sporting excellence in the country.
Sri Lanka Cricket is extremely happy with this achievement, as it promotes the national rugby team into the top tier of the Asian Rugby circle, which augurs well for the country’s sport arena.” a statement from Sri Lanka Cricket said.