Havelock Sports Club is a Division 'A' rugby union team based in Sri Lanka that plays in the Dialog Rugby League. The club has a long history and rugby is the club's main sporting activity. The "Havies", as they are commonly known amongst its members, is situated in Colombo and the club's ground is known as Havelock Park. The club has produced some excellent players over the last few decades including Sri Lankan Nationals such as Michael Jayasekera, Hisham Abdeen, Graham Raux, Sanjeewa Jayasinghe and Rajeev Ganapathy. The club has struggled over the last decade to retain its players with their star performers crossing over to more star-powered clubs.

Havelock Sports Club
UnionSri Lanka Rugby Football Union
Founded1915
LocationSri Lanka
RegionWestern Province
Ground(s)Havelock Park (Capacity: 5,000)
PresidentRoshan Deen
Coach(es)Samoa Tavita Tugalese[1]
Captain(s)Sri Lanka Azmir Fajudeen
League(s)Dialog Rugby League
2019-20 Dialog Rugby League season3

This has changed with the help of former Sri Lanka, Ceylonese R & FC fly-half Asanga Seneviratne, who is the current head of the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union. He has changed the face of Havies Rugby over the last year by helping them find sponsors through companies he controls, which has helped lift the standards of the club on-field and off-field. A new stadium has been built with games being played under lights. Havelocks went on to win the league season in 2012 defeating the Kandy Sports Club, who were the champions for the preceding 10 years.

Havelocks have won the Clifford Cup a total of 14 times, with the latest cup victory in 2019 after a drought of 37 years.

Club Wins Seasons
Havelock Sports Club 14 1950, 1951, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970‡, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 2019

2013

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Havies came out in the 2013 rugby season as one of the favorites to win the title. They were strengthened by the inclusion of some talented school boys and alongside their experienced players from the 2012 year. They contracted the services of 4 Tongan internationals for the season, namely number 8 Paula Kaho who acted as player-coach, and who was assisted by fellow internationals Hale T-Pole, Daniel Faleafa and Viliami Hakalo (who played for Havelock in 2012). All four represented Tonga in 2013.

2013 squad

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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Rajive Perera Hooker   Sri Lanka
Anjula de Silva Hooker   Sri Lanka
Danushka Perera Hooker   Sri Lanka
Terrance Henry (c) Prop   Sri Lanka
Liston Karunanayake Prop   Sri Lanka
Dushmantha Priyadharshana Prop   Sri Lanka
Steven Nelson Prop   Sri Lanka
Ravi Jayasuriya Lock   Sri Lanka
Kavinda Jayasena Lock   Sri Lanka
Asela Dissanayake Lock   Sri Lanka
Chanaka Galappaththi Lock   Sri Lanka
Sudharshana Muthuthanthri (vc) Flanker   Sri Lanka
Hale T-Pole Flanker   Tonga
Dhiran Warnakulasuriya Flanker   Sri Lanka
Daniel Faleafa Number 8   Tonga
Paula Kaho Number 8   Tonga
Player Position Union
Andrew Benson Scrum-half   Sri Lanka
Irsadh Meedin Scrum-half   Sri Lanka
Niroshan Fernando Fly-half   Sri Lanka
Prasad Devinda Fly-half   Sri Lanka
Nimesh Perera Fly-half   Sri Lanka
Viliami Hakalo Centre   Tonga
Thusitha Samarathilaka Centre   Sri Lanka
Aisea Havea Centre   Japan
Isuru Shantha Centre   Sri Lanka
Sadun Herath Wing   Sri Lanka
Chamara Dabare Wing   Sri Lanka
Mohamed Sheriff Fullback   Sri Lanka
Methun Hapugodage Fullback   Sri Lanka

Notable expat players

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Notable former players

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References

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  • Sri Lanka RFU Official website
  • Provincial Unions
  • "Havelock Sports Club - Sri Lanka | Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.