Anil Jayasinghe out to improve refereeing standards

The rugby referee manager Kandy’s Anil Jayasinghe, is keen to give his best for referees. He was an outstanding sportsman; today referees are in need of good support. This is a good idea to give the referees the much needed backing. Anil Jayasinghe had his education at Vidyartha College, where he excelled in rugby and cricket, and led both teams. in 1984.

At rugby he was an outstanding player for the School, Outstation Schools, Combined Schools, Kandy Sports Club and Up-Country, He was also in the national pool and had the privilege of leading both Kandy Sports Club and Up-Country. He has made a great contribution to uplift the standard of the game in the hill capital ,by his involvement in the fields of refereeing, coaching and administration.

Anil Jayasinghe has coached his school Vidyartha College, Dharmaraja College, Trinity College both juniors and seniors and is a Bradby winning coach, Zahira College and also Kandy Sports Club. He was invited to coach Dimbulla ACC when they played in the All India tournament. He has followed coaching courses in Scotland, England,and Wales.

Anil’s contribution to uplift the game in Kandy as a coach and referee has helped many. At one time he was vice president of the Sri Lanka Rugby Referees Society, also secretary of the Central Province Rugby Football Union and ground secretary of the Kandy Sports Club for well over ten years,where he did a lot to make it a top class rugby field.

After hanging up his boots, prematurely, Anil Jayasinghe took to refereeing, in 1992 and accompanied the Sri Lanka rugby team overseas and has also blown in overseas tournaments. He is an IRB Educator and Coach Match Official (CMO) for the Referees Society of Sri Lanka and Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU).

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