SportWith the intention of regulating the level of competitions and adding quality to the game, the Council of Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) has decided to standardize competitions being held in Sri Lanka. "The idea of standardizing tournaments is not to decline them from conducting competitions, but to support them and set standard according to World Rugby (WR) tournament guidelines. At one instance, a source revealed, that the final of a junior competition had its kickoff at 6.30pm under fading lights and it was played as a 4-minute per-half game. "Rugby is getting bigger in Sri Lanka. The amount of competitions played at junior level shows the need of regulating competitions and taking them to an even level.

Source: Sunday Times October 09, 2016 10:18 UTC