Bradby Shield Encounter

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The Bradby Shield Encounter, colloquially referred to as The Bradby, is an event within Sri Lanka's school rugby union season. This annual fixture takes place between two renowned boys’ schools in the country, namely Royal College, Colombo, and Trinity College, Kandy. The encounter involves two legs, with one currently held at the Royal College Sports Complex in Colombo and the other at the Trinity College Rugby Stadium in Pallekele. The winner of the competition is determined based on the aggregate of scores from both matches, typically played a couple of weeks apart.

This rugby fixture garners significant attention from spectators across the country. It is considered the most widely viewed rugby match in Sri Lanka, drawing larger crowds than both inter-club and international fixtures. This important event serves as a social gathering for the current and past pupils, their families, extended families and well-wishers with near-capacity attendance at venues and a significant viewership for the live broadcasts, both domestically and internationally.[1][2]

History

Royal College and Trinity College were among the pioneers in embracing the game of rugby union in Ceylon, with their maiden match held on 31 July 1920, marking a historic milestone. Subsequently, this encounter evolved into a yearly tradition, where Trinity College maintained an unbeaten streak for the first two decades, until their first defeat to Royal College in 1941.[3]

In 1945, E. L. Bradby, the principal of Royal College,[4] extended an offer to C. E. Simithraaratchy, the principal of Trinity College,[5] proposing the donation of a coveted Shield. Simithraaratchy accepted this proposal. The Shield was to be contested annually, with the victor being the college that achieved the highest total score over the two-leg series, one leg played in Colombo and the other in Kandy, as initiated in 1943.[2][6][7][8]

This annual event has persevered through the years, with the exception of the year 1971, where only the first leg was played due to the 1971 JVP insurrection. The Shield was presented to Royal College, the victors of the first leg.[9] The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the event in both 2020 and 2021, marking the only other time in which this event could not take place.[10][11]

The Shield

The shield, crafted by Kandyan silversmiths, was presented to the series by Principal E. L. Bradby before leaving Ceylon in 1945. It is a wooden disk adorned with traditional Kandyan silverwork, symbolising victory.

After the second leg of the series, the shield is awarded to the winning team's captain during an on-field ceremony. The team retains the trophy until the next year's competition.[12]

Venue

The Bradby Shield encounter is generally played in two legs, one in Colombo and the other in Kandy. Historically, the Colombo match was played at Longden Place, and since 1987, at the Sugathadasa Stadium. Matches were relocated to the Royal College Sports Complex in 2002, where they have been hosted ever since. Meanwhile, the Kandy leg of the tournament was held at the Bogambara Stadium or at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium. Since 2012, this event has been contested at Trinity College's home ground, Trinity College Rugby Stadium in Pallekele.[12]

Locations and key abbreviations

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Venues: 1920–present
No. Venue Location First match Abbreviated as Coordinates
1 University of Colombo Grounds Colombo Template:Dts Thurstan Road Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
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Royal vs. Trinity rugby matches: 1920–1944

Statistics

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Match statistics
Venue Played Won by Drawn Total points
Royal Trinity Royal Trinity
Colombo 13 2 11 – 26 247
Kandy 9 1 8 – 27 163
Overall 22 3 19 – 53 410

Results

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Royal vs. Trinity rugby matches: 1920–1944
Match Year Captains Date Venue Score Winner
Royal Trinity Royal Trinity
1 1920 C. G. A. Perera H. Ellis 31 July Thurstan Road 0 26 Trinity
- 1921 Not played
2 1922 G. H. Senarathne A. P. Maralande 4 August Bogambara 0 34 Trinity (2)
3 1923 W. P. L. Abeyratne P. A. Buultjens 28 July Reid Avenue 0 17 Trinity (3)
4 1924 J. R. Jayewardene P.A. Buultjens 1 August Bogambara 3 37 Trinity (4)
5 1925 D. W. L. Lieversz (Snr.) A. N. Myanga 18 July Thurstan Road 0 46 Trinity (5)
- 1926 Not played
- 1927 Not played
6 1928 H. S. Roberts M. Khin Maung 4 August Reid Avenue 6 23 Trinity (6)
- 1929 Not played
7 1930 R. C. W. Paulusz J. Duncan 5 August Bogambara 0 29 Trinity (7)
8 1931 G. A. K Rockwood J. Duncan 25 July Longden Place 0 27 Trinity (8)
9 1932 S. A. Dissanyake S. Ratwatte 30 July Bogambara 0 9 Trinity (9)
10 1933 M. S. Ahamath E. W. A. Buultjens 15 July Reid Avenue 0 19 Trinity (10)
- 1934 Not played
11 1935 W. B. V. Thiedeman R. Breckenridge 13 July Reid Avenue 0 19 Trinity (11)
12 1936 C. de S. Illesinghe O. L. Izzadeen 11 July Bogambara 3 11 Trinity (12)
13 1937 E. I. Grey O. L. Izzadeen 17 July Reid Avenue 0 16 Trinity (13)
14 1938 R. H. Aldons W. Molegoda 25 June Bogambara 13 14 Trinity (14)
15 1939 S. E. Toussaint V. K. Vellayan 29 July Reid Avenue 3 14 Trinity (15)
16 1940 R. Kadiragamar S. B. Dissanayake 20 July Bogambara 3 9 Trinity (16)
17 1941 M. N. Jilla S. B. Dissanayake 12 July Reid Avenue 11 3 Royal
18 1942 A. R. Demmer W. Jenkins 25 July Reid Avenue 0 22 Trinity (17)
19 1943 C. O. Foenander W. Jenkins 11 July Police Park 6 0 Royal (2)
20 1943 S. Navaratnam W. Jenkins 24 July Bogambara 5 3 Royal (3)
21 1944 N. Vancuylenberg M. G. Wright 7 July Thurstan Road 0 15 Trinity (18)
22 1944 N. Vancuylenberg M. G. Wright 21 July Bogambara 0 17 Trinity (19)

Bradby Shield series: 1945–present

Statistics

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Results of the last encounter

78th Bradby Shield (first leg)

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78th Bradby Shield (second leg)

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Results

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Bradby Shield Encounter: 1945–present
Series Year Captains Date Venue Score Winner
Royal Trinity Royal Trinity
1 1945 C. D. L. Fernando R. G. Sourjah (1L)
S. B. Pilapitiya (2L) 		13 July Racecourse 3 0 Trinity
20 July Bogambara 0 6
2 1946 M. Rodrigo S. B. Pilapitiya 6 July Police Park 3 0 Trinity (2)
20 July Bogambara 0 8
3 1947 N. W. Karunaratne G. Sanmugam 12 July Bogambara 0 6 Trinity (3)
9 August Police Park 0 0
4 1948 A. A. Cader A. R. A. Mohomed 3 July Police Park 6 3 Royal
17 July Bogambara 8 6
5 1949 G. C. Weinman K. Arumugam 3 July Reid Avenue 5 3 Royal (2)
16 July Bogambara 8 3
6 1950 T. St. C. Anghie S. S. Bambaradeniya 8 June Bogambara 0 6 Trinity (4)
24 July Racecourse 3 5
7 1951 H. E. Wijesinghe M. S. Panditharatne 4 July Longden Place 19 3 Royal (3)
21 July Bogambara 13 5
8 1952 A. B. Van Twest M. S. Panditharatne 5 July Police Park 0 6 Trinity (5)
19 July Bogambara 0 12
9 1953 T. S. Almeida (1L)
T. L. K. Mendis (2L) 		D. Madugalle 4 July Bogambara 0 13 Trinity (6)
22 July Longden Place 0 3
10 1954 K. W. W. Edwards L. L. Vitharana 10 July Longden Place 0 5 Trinity (7)
24 July Bogambara 5 6
11 1955 C. V. Gunaratne M. G. Ratwatte 11 July Bogambara 0 6 Trinity (8)
20 July Longden Place 0 0
12 1956 T. L. Almeida D. N. Frank 4 July Racecourse 0 15 Trinity (9)
28 July Bogambara 0 11
13 1957 R. Sivaratnam K. B. de Joedt 6 July Bogambara 0 8 Trinity (10)
19 July Longden Place 8 9
14 1958 D. N. Fernando K. B. de Joedt 12 July Longden Place 6 0 Royal (4)
26 July Nittawela 0 0
15 1959 M. L. Anghie D. L. Kobbekaduwa 4 July Bogambara 5 0 Royal (5)
18 July Longden Place 6 0
16 1960 H. S. de Silva E. D. K. Roles 2 July Havelock Park 3 5 Trinity (11)
16 July Peradeniya 0 8
17 1961 J. V. P. Samarasekara J. W. Jayawardena 1 July Bogambara 6 3 Royal (6)
15 July Longden Place 8 0
18 1962 U. L. Kaluaratchi N. T. E. Brohier 14 July Longden Place 5 0 Trinity (12)
28 July Bogambara 0 9
19 1963 M. Jayakumar B. D. A. Piyasena 11 July Bogambara 6 6 Trinity (13)
27 July Longden Place 3 5
20 1964 K. D. T. Paul M. T. Sahayam 11 July Longden Place 3 0 Royal (7)
25 July Nittawela 14 6
21 1965 U. P. Wickramasinghe M. T. M. Zarook 10 July Nittawela 8 3 Royal (8)
24 July Longden Place 3 3
22 1966 I. R. Thurairatnam E. G. Van Langenberg 9 July Longden Place 3 3 Trinity (14)
23 July Bogambara 3 8
23 1967 D. J. Perera (1L)
N. B. L. Lieversz (2L) 		A. L. Abeyratne 4 July Peradeniya 3 17 Trinity (15)
20 July Longden Place 3 16
24 1968 C. R. de Silva A. L. Abeyratne 9 July Longden Place 19 0 Royal (9)
24 July Peradeniya 5 3
25 1969 M. H. C. Malwatte M. S. Jainudeen 5 July Peradeniya 0 8 Trinity (16)
18 July Longden Place 3 9
26 1970 C. J. Fernando S. P. Samarasekara 4 July Longden Place 3 19 Trinity (17)
21 July Nittawela 12 16
27 1971 F. R. Perera Y. S. Ping 29 July Longden Place 22 3 Royal (10)
second leg not played due to 1971 JVP insurrection
28 1972 G. D. S. Gunasekara A. E. Unantenne 1 July Longden Place 9 8 Trinity (18)
15 July Nittawela 3 10
29 1973 M. G. Muller J. K. Yu 9 July Nittawela 18 4 Royal (11)
21 July Maitland Crescent 4 12
30 1974 M. B. Akbar C. Y. Ching 6 July Longden Place 3 18 Trinity (19)
20 July Nittawela 9 12
31 1975 H. A. I. Hassen M. R. Sourjah 12 July Nittawela 13 11 Royal (12)
19 July Longden Place 21 3
32 1976 M. Weerakumar S. V. Ranasinghe 3 July Longden Place 36 0 Royal (13)
17 July Bogambara 25 6
33 1977 S. S. Hashim R. N. Balasuriya 2 July Bogambara 6 12 Trinity (20)
16 July Longden Place 4 10
34 1978 K. R. T. Peiris J. R. Kiridena 3 July Longden Place 0 0 Royal (14)
15 July Bogambara 8 4
35 1979 R. P. Gunasekara J. V. Tissera 7 July Bogambara 3 4 Royal (15)
21 July Longden Place 18 0
36 1980 S. Sujanthakumar T. B. Ellepola 5 July Longden Place 7 3 Royal (16)
19 July Nittawela 16 3
37 1981 N. S. Cooray R. Bandaranayake 4 July Nittawela 3 16 Trinity (21)
18 July Longden Place 10 3
38 1982 H. Muttiah B. S. J. Fernando 3 July Longden Place 6 9 Trinity (22)
17 July Nittawela 4 6
39 1983 S. Cooray A. D. Ratwatte 2 July Bogambara 6 14 Trinity (23)
16 July Longden Place 10 6
40 1984 S. Agalawatte D. M. Wijesinghe 7 July Longden Place 6 3 Royal (17)
21 July Bogambara 0 0
41 1985 C. Nanayakkara M. Jayatissa 6 July Bogambara 9 18 Trinity (24)
20 July Longden Place 4 3
42 1986 M. J. Peiris S. N. Gunaratne 5 July Longden Place 3 6 Trinity (25)
19 July Bogambara 3 9
43 1987 H. A. S. Madanayake (1L)
R. de Z. Gunarathne (2L) 		T. Rajapakse 2 July Bogambara 3 7 Trinity (26)
18 July Sugathadasa 3 19
44 1988 L. W. de Z. Gunarathne B. Dandeniya 2 July Sugathadasa 24 0 Royal (18)
16 July Bogambara 13 0
45 1989 J. H. A. Dhammika R. Ranaraja 5 August Bogambara 9 6 Royal (19)
14 August Sugathadasa 9 8
46 1990 R. Jayasuriya W. D. S. Premaratne (1L)
R. Kalpage (2L) 		6 July Sugathadasa 23 8 Royal (20)
21 July Bogambara 0 6
47 1991 M. Dahanayake M. A. Deen 6 July Bogambara 4 12 Trinity (27)
20 July Sugathadasa 10 25
48 1992 H. Wijesinghe H. M. Goonetileke 4 July Sugathadasa 3 3 Draw
19 July Nittawela 0 0
49 1993 C. R. A. Abeysuriya N. Muhandiramge 26 June Nittawela 3 0 Royal (21)
10 July Sugathadasa 10 3
50 1994 R. Malalasekara A. M. Rally 18 June Sugathadasa 10 3 Royal (22)
2 July Nittawela 8 8
51 1995 A. Assen M. A. H. Omar 17 June Nittawela 3 6 Trinity (28)
1 July Sugathadasa 6 22
52 1996 R. Gunatilake S. Amarasinghe 22 June Sugathadasa 3 30 Trinity (29)
6 July Nittawela 3 12
53 1997 A. Yusuf N. S. Fernando 21 June TCRS 6 14 Trinity (30)
5 July Sugathadasa 18 11
54 1998 W. S. S. R. Perera P. Jayawardena 20 June Sugathadasa 18 20 Royal (23)
4 July Bogambara 42 11
55 1999 D. R. Rahim R. Wickramasiri 19 June Bogambara 10 19 Trinity (31)
3 July Sugathadasa 7 13
56 2000 S. Perera H. A. Luchow 17 June Sugathadasa 25 32 Trinity (32)
1 July Bogambara 20 17
57 2001 H. Kaluaratchi T. Jayawardena 23 June Bogambara 12 6 Royal (24)
7 July Sugathadasa 16 0
58 2002 Z. Hamid N. S. A. Mendis 13 July RCSC 39 0 Royal (25)
27 July Bogambara 44 0
59 2003 R. Jayasundara M. Maddumapatabendi 19 July Bogambara 13 11 Royal (26)
2 August RCSC 13 8
60 2004 A. L. Dissanayake D. Senarath 7 August RCSC 41 6 Royal (27)
21 August Bogambara 10 0
61 2005 V. Wijewardene B. N. R. Fernando 10 September Bogambara 6 36 Trinity (33)
24 September RCSC 7 33
62 2006 C. S. Gamage I. Maddumapatabendi 9 September RCSC 10 21 Trinity (34)
23 September TCRS 5 26
63 2007 M. Abeyratne M. Wickramasiri (1L)
S. Wanigasekara (2L) 		9 June Bogambara 20 12 Royal (28)
23 June RCSC 15 11
64 2008 S. Lenaduwa M. N. Gunawardena 14 June RCSC 12 24 Trinity (35)
28 June TCRS 8 0
65 2009 N. Dhason V. Wijesinghe 30 May TCRS 22 12 Royal (29)
13 June RCSC 31 15
66 2010 D. Attygalle D. Dissanayake 12 May RCSC 38 37 Royal (30)
26 May Bogambara 34 17
67 2011 S. Pathirana M. Ramzeen 28 May Bogambara 33 25 Trinity (36)
11 June RCSC 5 40
68 2012 A. Jamaldeen K. Seneviratne 16 June RCSC 11 34 Trinity (37)
30 June TCRS 20 36
69 2013 R. Jamaldeen S. Singalaxana (1L)
H. Wadood (2L) 		1 June TCRS 25 37 Trinity (38)
15 June RCSC 13 9
70 2014 N. Jayawardena T. Ratwatte 10 May RCSC 16 28 Trinity (39)
24 May TCRS 18 19
71 2015 B. Gamage I. Rangala 9 May TCRS 23 22 Royal (31)
24 May RCSC 49 0
72 2016 N. Gunadheera R. Karunanayake 30 April RCSC 22 17 Draw (2)
14 May TCRS 13 18
73 2017 O. Askey N. Yee 20 May TCRS 22 17 Royal (32)
3 June RCSC 13 8
74 2018 S. Feroze A. Shiek 21 April RCSC 39 7 Royal (33)
5 May TCRS 27 19
75 2019 T. Hassen R. Bandaranayake 1 June TCRS 34 17 Royal (34)
15 June RCSC 13 24
– 2020 Not played due to COVID-19 pandemic – –
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– 2021 Not played due to COVID-19 pandemic – –
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76 2022 H. Peiris L. Moragoda 20 August RCSC 29 0 Royal (35)
3 September TCRS 21 26
77 2023 R. Senanayake A. Manzil 22 July TCRS 10 13 Royal (36)
5 August RCSC 27 17
78 2024 T. Perera T. DissanayakaTemplate:Efn 24 August RCSC 16 17 Trinity (40)
7 September TCRS 23 25
79 2025 A. Samarasinghe M. U. Shafraz 23 August TCRS TBD TBD TBD (TBD)
6 September RCSC TBD TBD

In other competitions: 1987–present

Statistics

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Match statistics
Venue Played Won by Drawn Total points
Royal Trinity Royal Trinity
Colombo 5 2 3 – 84 88
Kandy
Overall 5 2 3 – 84 88

Results of the last match

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Results

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Royal vs. Trinity rugby matches in other competitions: 1987–present
Tournament Year Captains Date Venue Score Winner
Royal Trinity Royal Trinity
R. Premadasa Trophy
Quarter-finals 		1987 H. A. S. Madanayake T. Rajapakse 30 August Sugathadasa 6 10 Trinity
R. Premadasa Trophy
Quarter-finals 		1993 C. R. A. Abeysuriya N. Muhandiramge 6 September Sugathadasa 6 9 Trinity
Milo President's Trophy
Semi-finals 		2014 N. Jayawardena T. Ratwatte 3 July RCSC 30 29 Royal
Dialog Schools Rugby League
Game week 3 		2022 H. Peiris L. Moragoda 8 July RCSC 20 21 Trinity
Dialog Schools Rugby League
Super Round – Week 2 		2024 T. Perera T. DissanayakaTemplate:Efn 17 August Sugathadasa 22 19 Royal
Dialog Schools Rugby League
Game week 5 		2025 A. Samarasinghe M. U. Shafraz 5 July TCRS TBD TBD TBD

Head-to-head summary: 1920–present

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Royal vs. Trinity – A head-to-head comparison: 1920–present
Tournament Span Played Won by Drawn Total points
Royal Trinity Royal Trinity
Inter-school 1920–1944 22 3 19 – 53 410
Bradby Shield 1945–present 155 72 72 11 1,711 1,576
Other competitions 1987–present 5 2 3 – 84 88
Overall 1920–present 182 77 94 11 1,848 2,074

Notable people who have played

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Community engagement programmes

The souvenir

Since 1977, the Royal College Interact Club has published the Bradby Souvenir to commemorate the encounter's Colombo leg.[19][20]

Bradby express

The Bradby express was the name given to the regular Intercity Express train service offered by the Sri Lanka Railways that was packed with students and old boys from both schools on their way to the Kandy leg of the encounter - hence the name Bradby Express. It started off in the 1950s and was held yearly until the mid-1980s, when it was halted due to security concerns resulting from the intensification of the Sri Lankan civil war and the Insurrection 1987-89.

Since the end of the conflict, a chartered train dubbed as The Bradby express has served this role, transporting Royal supporters to and from Kandy for the event.[21]

Bradby golf

Former Royal and Trinity students compete for the G. C. Wickremesinghe Challenge Trophy, a golf tournament hosted at the Victoria Golf & Country Resort since 2016 before the Kandy leg of the Bradby Shield encounter.[22][23]

Notable moments in Bradby Shield history

Match and series records

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Records: 1945–present
Record Royal Trinity Ref.
Winning the encounter after losing the first leg 3 (1979, 1998 and 2023) 5 (1945, 1946, 1962, 1972 and 2011)
Winning the encounter after drawing the first leg 1 (1978) 2 (1963 and 1966)
The biggest comeback win Lost the first leg 18–20 in 1998, but won the second leg 42–11 and the encounter by a margin of 29 points. Lost the first leg 25–33 in 2011, but won the second leg 40–5 and overturned a deficit of 8 points to win the encounter by a margin of 27 points. [24]
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Longest winning streak 5 (between 2017 and 2023)Template:Efn 6 (1952–1957) Template:Plainlist [26]
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The highest aggregate score by a team in an encounter 83 points in 2002. Template:Plainlist 70 points in 2012. [28]
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The highest margin of victory in an encounter 83 points (83–0) in 2002. Template:Plainlist 56 points (69–13) in 2005. [28]
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The record for the highest score achieved by a team in a single match 49 points in 2015 second leg. Template:Plainlist 40 points in 2011 second leg. [31]
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The highest aggregate score achieved by both teams in a single match 75 points in 2010 first leg, with Royal winning 38–37. [32]
The highest aggregate score achieved by both teams in an encounter 126 points in 2010, with Royal winning 72–54. [33]
Drawn encounters
  • In 1992, the Bradby encounter ended in a draw as both legs concluded with scores of 3–3 in the first leg and 0–0 in the second leg. This marked the first time such an outcome had occurred in Bradby history.
  • In 2016, Royal won the first leg 22–17, while Trinity won the second leg 18–13. The encounter ended in a draw, with both teams scoring 35 points each.
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Other interesting events

  • 1971: Due to security concerns stemming from the 1971 JVP Insurrection, only the first leg of the 27th encounter was staged between the schools. The Shield was awarded to Royal College as a result of the first leg at an assembly by Mr E. L. Fernando, the then-principal of Trinity College.[9]
  • 1983: Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bradby travelled to Sri Lanka as guests of The Royal College Union for the second leg of the 39th encounter.[35]
  • 1987: J. R. Jayewardene, the President of Sri Lanka at the time, attended the second leg of the 43rd encounter as the chief guest. He had previously captained the Royal College team in 1924 against Trinity College, where they lost 3–37.[36]
  • 2013: Sir Graham Henry, former head coach of the All Blacks and winning coach of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, attended as the guest of honour for the first leg of the 69th encounter, held on 1 June 2013 at the Trinity College Rugby Stadium. The match was officiated by Jonathan Kaplan, a renowned international rugby union referee with four Rugby World Cup appearances to his credit.[37][38]

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To cap the journey I refereed the annual Bradby Shield Encounter between Trinity College and Royal College in the beautiful mountain city of Kandy. The crowd of 14 000 included none other than Graham Henry, the guest of honour, and former pupils from around the world who converged on Kandy for the match. It was an experience that, for me, ranks right up there with the best schoolboy fixtures anywhere in the world.

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  • 2019: The 2019 encounter marked the 75th anniversary of the series. The matches were postponed numerous times in the aftermath of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings and was played under heightened security.[40][41]
  • 2020 and 2021: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series was suspended in 2020 and 2021, marking the first time in its history that the Bradby series was totally halted.[10][11]
  • 2024: The first and second legs of the 78th encounter, held on 24 August and 7 September 2024, respectively, were officiated by UAE-based referees Jaco de Wit and Brayden Hudson.[42][43]

See also

Notes

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Match reports


References

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Further reading

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