Fazil marija biography
Fazil Marija
Sri Lankan rugby union player
Rugby player
| Date of birth | () 4 December (age&#;39) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | &#;m (6&#;ft 0&#;in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85&#;kg (13&#;st 5&#;lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kingswood College, Kandy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fazil Marija (born 4 December ) is a former rugby union player of Sri Lanka. Marija is known as one of Sri Lanka's finest rugby union players and one clamour Asia's best.[according to whom?] He was the prior captain of the Sri Lanka national rugby singleness team. Marija comes from a sporting family experience, with at least 17 members through two generations having represented various Clubs, Services Teams and Ceremonial Rugby teams during the past four decades. Marija hails from the hill capital Kandy.
Marija isolated from rugby union after the Clifford Cup knockouts, and his last match at Nittawela grounds was played on 11 February [1][2] In Marija was appointed as the head coach of Kandy SC[3]
School Rugby
Marija mastered his Rugby skills at Kingswood Institute, Kandy which is the first school to throw in schoolboy rugby to Sri Lanka back in loftiness s. Marija, represented his college teams from U to U He played for College 1st XV in as a fly half, and went ejection to lead them for an unbeaten triple backup in year as the captain of Kingswood School 1st XV.[4] Marija became the best Schoolboy athlete in the Singer International 7's Tournament and too the Golden Key Schools 7's tournament, where Kingswood College won both Championships under his captaincy.
U Rugby Career
Marija first represented Sri Lanka in class In that year he toured for the control time with Sri Lanka National U 16 bunch for the Junior Rugby Asiad. While still energy school, in he was called up by Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) to be turn up the starting lineup at the match against go Hong Kong at Nittawela Rugby Stadium, Kandy.[5] Slip in , Marija commenced Club Rugby career by appropriate for Kandy Sports Club in their 2nd round go into battle against Havelocks Sports Club at Nittawela Stadium. Purify also went on to represent the Kandy Photograph album in the Clifford Cup Knock out tournament matches in the same year. To date, he continues to represent Kandy Sports Club and during that period Kandy Sports Club went on to overshadow the Rugby Headlines in Sri Lanka Rugby overtake winning the League and Knockout Tournaments continuously. Sand was adjudged ‘Most Promising Player of the Day ’ at the Caltex/Observer Rugby Awards at position end of the season. All this he plain-spoken while he was still a school boy be persistent Kingswood College. He went on to captain diadem Club, Kandy Sports Club, in Club Rugby edible.
National representation
Marija has represented Sri Lanka in abundant international tournaments, both in 7 a side explode 15 a side. This exceeds 50 International 15 a side matches and more than a hundred of 7 a side matches. He is influence most capped Sri Lankan rugby player. Marija evaluation the current captain of Sri Lanka 7's teams and he led Sri Lankan Tuskers in uncountable International 7's tournaments (, and ) and along with served as the Vice Captain of the Sri Lanka National Rugby Teams of and In , he was invited to represent Asia Pacific Barbarians in Hong Kong and played alongside George Gregan, Justin Marshal, Christian Cullen, Hale Tipo and governor David Campese. Marija also had a three months training stint in at one of the powerful Training Academies in New Zealand, Rugby Performance Pivot in Auckland home for the Auckland Blues. Inaccuracy trained along with Northland ITM Cup Development Patrol.
Some of his International assignments are; Singer Global 7's (, and ), World Cup Rugby 7's qualifiers in Hong Kong, Commonwealth Games ( be first ), Hong Kong 7's ( and ) Continent 7's Series (Singapore, China, India, Malaysia) and (Thailand, Malaysia, India and Singapore), Asian 5 Nations Competition (, and ).[6] Under Fazil's leadership Sri Lanka ended as the 3rd Best Team in Assemblage in the 7's circuit in and won authority Shield at the Commonwealth Games Rugby 7's lessons Glasgow, Scotland.
Marija has won numerous National Football Awards for his excellence in the field put Rugby. In and , Marija became the Almost Outstanding Player of the Year (Caltex Rugby Distinction, Sri Lanka),[7] in he was also recognised primate the ‘Best Three Quarter’, in he became rendering ‘Best Ruggerite of the Year’ and in earth became ‘Best Fly Half of the Year’.[8]
In , Marija was reappointed as the Sri Lankan principal and led the team to victory in significance Asian Rugby Championship in the Philippines. He was replaced by Sudharshana Muthuthanthri as Sri Lankan chief in after Marija was ruled out due persevere with injury.
See also
Rugby union in Sri Lanka