Rugby coaching clinic at Ruwanwella

RUGBY: A Rugby coaching clinic was held at the Ruwanwella Rajasinghe Central College grounds recently.

This programme was organised by the Sabaragamuwa Rugby Football Union and conducted by SLRFU Development Committee, under the watchfull eyes of Rob Yule, National Rugby Coach assisted by Sarath Ranaweera (National Development Manager SLRFU) and Ajith Fernando (Technical Officer SLRFU).

Rob Yule assessing SLRFU Technical Officers conducting skill development programmes to observe the way things are being done in order to establish what requirements, support and resources will be needed in future to improve the individual skills of players they are working with.

According to K.S.P. Karunaratne (Secretary-Sabaragamuwa RFU) most of the coaches who attended this programme came from Embilipitiya travelling 123 Km to Ruwanwella starting from 3.00 a.m. Rob was delighted and commended these lads for the great interest shown to attend this coaching programme.

More than 35 participants (Girls and Boys) took part in this programme who showed their skills and at the end, Rob demonstrated the correct way of positioning to pass a rugby ball and also how to receive a pass.

At the end of the programme a lecture was given to the trainee coaches, by Rob Yule.