🏉🇱🇰 SLR Elections: Can Rugby Break Free from the Godfathers’ Grip?
It’s showdown time in Sri Lanka Rugby. Two presidential hopefuls with deep rugby roots are on the ballot — but their records tell very different stories.
🔹 Candidate A: Backed by top-tier education and world-class sports qualifications, he promises vision, structure, and good governance to steer rugby into a new era.
🔹 Candidate B: A former president who left behind an 18 million rupee deficit. His comeback is fueled not by fresh ideas, but by the backing of two “godfathers”:
- One from Kandy, who has been pulling rugby’s strings for 30 years.
- Another from cricket, now angling to play kingmaker in rugby.
The choice is simple: a future built on governance and progress, or a past clouded by deficits and hidden agendas.
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