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| sport = [[Rugby union]]
| sport = [[Rugby union]]
| firstmeeting = 1945 <br /> Trinity 6, Royal 3
| firstmeeting = 1945 <br /> Trinity 6, Royal 3
| mostrecent = 2023 <br /> Royal 37, Trinity 30
| mostrecent = 2024 <br /> Trinity 42, Royal 39
| nextmeeting = 2L – 7 September 2024
| nextmeeting = 2025
| total = 77
| total = 78
| series = Trinity leads, 39–36–2
| series = Trinity leads, 40–36–2
| largestvictory = Royal, 83–0 (2002)
| largestvictory = Royal, 83–0 (2002)
| longeststreak = Trinity, 6 (1952–1957)
| longeststreak = Trinity, 6 (1952–1957)
| longestunbeatenstreak =
| longestunbeatenstreak =
| currentstreak = Royal, 5 (2017–2023){{efn|name=2020&2021}}
| currentstreak = Trinity, 1 (2024)
| currentunbeatenstreak =
| currentunbeatenstreak =
| trophy = The Bradby Shield
| trophy = The Bradby Shield
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== Venue ==
== 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 [[CR & FC Grounds|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.
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 [[CR & FC Grounds|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.

=== Locations and key abbreviations ===
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{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3"|Venues in Colombo
|-
! rowspan=1|Venue
! rowspan=1|First match
! rowspan=1|Abbreviated as
|-
| align=center|[[University of Colombo|University of Colombo Ground]]
| align=center|1920
| align=center|Thurstan Road
|-
| align=center|[[Royal College Sports Complex]]
| align=center|1923
| align=center|Reid Avenue (1923–1949) <br /> RCSC (Since 2012)
|-
| align=center|[[CR & FC Grounds|CR & FC Ground]]
| align=center|1931
| align=center|Longden Place
|-
| align=center|[[Police Park]]
| align=center|1943
| align=center|Police Park
|-
| align=center|[[Colombo Racecourse]]
| align=center|1945
| align=center|Racecourse
|-
| align=center|[[Havelock Park]]
| align=center|1960
| align=center|Havelock Park
|-
| align=center|[[Colombo Hockey and Football Club|CH & FC Ground]]
| align=center|1973
| align=center|Maitland Crescent
|-
| align=center|[[Sugathadasa Stadium]]
| align=center|1987
| align=center|Sugathadasa
|}

{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3"|Venues in Kandy
|-
! rowspan=1|Venue
! rowspan=1|First match
! rowspan=1|Abbreviated as
|-
| align=center|[[Bogambara Stadium]]
| align=center|1922
| align=center|Bogambara
|-
| align=center|[[Nittawela Rugby Stadium]]
| align=center|1958
| align=center|Nittawela
|-
| align=center|[[University of Peradeniya|University Rugby Football Ground]], [[Peradeniya]]
| align=center|1960
| align=center|Peradeniya
|-
| align=center|[[Trinity College Rugby Stadium]], [[Pallekele]]
| align=center|1997
| align=center|TCRS
|}
{{col-end}}


== Royal vs. Trinity rugby matches: 1920–1944 ==
== Royal vs. Trinity rugby matches: 1920–1944 ==
=== Results ===
=== Results ===
'''Note'''
* Match venues have been abbreviated as follows:
* [[University of Colombo|Thurstan Road]], [[Colombo]] as Thurstan Road
* [[Bogambara Stadium]], [[Kandy]] as Bogambara
* [[Royal College Sports Complex|Reid Avenue]], Colombo as Reid Avenue
* [[CR & FC Grounds|Longden Place]], Colombo as Longden Place
* [[Police Park]], Colombo as Police Park

{{updated|21 July 1944}}
{{updated|21 July 1944}}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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| align="center" |Bogambara
| align="center" |Bogambara
| align=center|0
| align=center|0
| align=center|'''09'''
| align=center|'''9'''
| bgcolor="#FF0000" align=center | <span style="color:#FFFFFF">'''Trinity''' <small>(9)</small></span>
| bgcolor="#FF0000" align=center | <span style="color:#FFFFFF">'''Trinity''' <small>(9)</small></span>
|-
|-
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| align="center" |Bogambara
| align="center" |Bogambara
| align=center|3
| align=center|3
| align=center|'''09'''
| align=center|'''9'''
| bgcolor="#FF0000" align=center | <span style="color:#FFFFFF">'''Trinity''' <small>(16)</small></span>
| bgcolor="#FF0000" align=center | <span style="color:#FFFFFF">'''Trinity''' <small>(16)</small></span>
|-
|-
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== Bradby Shield series: 1945–2024 ==
== Bradby Shield series: 1945–2024 ==
=== Results ===
=== Results ===
{{updated|7 September 2024}}
'''Note'''
* Match venues have been abbreviated as follows:
* [[Colombo Racecourse|Racecourse]], [[Colombo]] as Racecourse
* [[Bogambara Stadium]], [[Kandy]] as Bogambara
* [[Police Park]], Colombo as Police Park
* [[Royal College Sports Complex]], Colombo as Reid Avenue (in 1949) and as RCSC (since 2002)
* [[CR & FC Grounds|Longden Place]], Colombo as Longden Place
* [[Nittawela Rugby Stadium]], Kandy as Nittawela
* [[Havelock Park]], Colombo as Havelock Park
* [[University of Peradeniya|University Rugby Football Ground]], [[Peradeniya]] as Peradeniya
* [[Colombo Hockey and Football Club|Maitland Crescent]], Colombo as Maitland Crescent
* [[Sugathadasa Stadium]], Colombo as Sugathadasa
* [[Trinity College Rugby Stadium]], [[Pallekele]] as TCRS

{{updated|24 August 2024}}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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| rowspan="2" align="center" |2024
| rowspan="2" align="center" |2024
| rowspan="2" align="center" |T. Perera
| rowspan="2" align="center" |T. Perera
| rowspan="2" align="center" |T. Dissanayaka{{efn|The regular team captain, A. Kodithuwakku, was sidelined due to injury. Trinity was led by the vice-captain.}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |T. Dissanayaka{{efn|name=C2024|The regular team captain, A. Kodithuwakku, was sidelined due to injury. Trinity was led by the vice-captain.}}
| align=center|24 August
| align=center|24 August
| align=center|RCSC
| align=center|RCSC
| align=center| 16
| align=center| 16
| align=center| '''17'''
| align=center| '''17'''
| rowspan=2 bgcolor="" align=center | <span style="color:#">''TBD'' <small>(–)</small></span>
| rowspan=2 bgcolor="#FF0000" align=center | <span style="color:#FFFFFF">'''Trinity''' <small>(40)</small></span>
|-
|-
| align=center|7 September
| align=center|7 September
| align=center|TCRS
| align=center|TCRS
| align=center| –
| align=center|23
| align=center| –
| align=center|'''25'''
|}
|}


=== Statistics ===
=== Statistics ===
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{{updated|7 September 2024}}
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{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4"|Series statistics{{efn|Due to the JVP insurrection, only the 1st Leg was played in 1971.}}{{efn|name=2020&2021|Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series was suspended in 2020 and 2021.}}
! colspan="4"|Series statistics{{efn|Due to the JVP insurrection, only the 1st leg was played in 1971.}}{{efn|name=2020&21|Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series was suspended in 2020 and 2021.}}
|-
|-
! rowspan=2|Played
! rowspan=2|Played
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! Trinity
! Trinity
|-
|-
| align=center|77
! align=center|78
| align=center|36
! align=center|36
| align=center|39
! align=center|40
| align=center|2
! align=center|2
|}
|}


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|-
|-
| align=center|Kandy
| align=center|Kandy
| align=center|76
| align=center|77
| align=center|31
| align=center|31
| align=center|40
| align=center|41
| align=center|5
| align=center|5
| align=center|766
| align=center|789
| align=center|799
| align=center|824
|-
|-
! align=center|Overall
! align=center|Overall
! align=center|154
! align=center|155
! align=center|72
! align=center|72
! align=center|72
! align=center|71
! align=center|11
! align=center|11
! align=center|1,688
! align=center|1,711
! align=center|1,551
! align=center|1,576
|}
|}
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}


== Royal vs. Trinity rugby matches in other competitions: 1987–2024 ==
== Royal vs. Trinity rugby matches in other competitions: 1987–2024 ==
'''Note'''
* Match venues have been abbreviated as follows:
* [[Sugathadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]] as Sugathadasa
* [[Royal College Sports Complex]], Colombo as RCSC

{{updated|17 August 2024}}
{{updated|17 August 2024}}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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| align=center|2024
| align=center|2024
| align=center|T. Perera
| align=center|T. Perera
| align=center|T. Dissanayaka
| align=center|T. Dissanayaka{{efn|name=C2024}}
| align=center|17 August
| align=center|17 August
| align=center|Sugathadasa
| align=center|Sugathadasa
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== Royal vs. Trinity – A head-to-head comparison: 1920–2024 ==
== Royal vs. Trinity – A head-to-head comparison: 1920–2024 ==
=== Statistics ===
=== Statistics ===
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{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}
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| align=center|Bradby Shield
| align=center|Bradby Shield
| align=center|1945–2024
| align=center|1945–2024
| align=center|154
| align=center|155
| align=center|72
| align=center|72
| align=center|72
| align=center|71
| align=center|11
| align=center|11
| align=center|1,688
| align=center|1,711
| align=center|1,551
| align=center|1,576
|-
|-
| align=center|Other competitions
| align=center|Other competitions
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! align=center|Overall
! align=center|Overall
! align=center|1920–2024
! align=center|1920–2024
! align=center|181
! align=center|182
! align=center|77
! align=center|77
! align=center|93
! align=center|94
! align=center|11
! align=center|11
! align=center|1,825
! align=center|1,848
! align=center|2,049
! align=center|2,074
|}
|}
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}
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=== Bradby golf ===
=== Bradby golf ===
Former Royal and Trinity students compete for the G. C. Wickremesinghe Challenge Trophy, a golf tournament hosted at the [[Victoria Golf Course|Victoria Golf & Country Resort]] since 2016 before the Kandy leg of the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.lk/sports/Old-Trinitians-clinch-Bradby-Golf-2023/23-750803|title=Old Trinitians clinch Bradby Golf 2023|publisher=[[Daily FT]]|last=Jaleel|first=Shamseer|date=20 July 2023|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=22 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722080458/https://www.ft.lk/sports/Old-Trinitians-clinch-Bradby-Golf-2023/23-750803|url-status=live}}</ref>
Former Royal and Trinity students compete for the G. C. Wickremesinghe Challenge Trophy, a golf tournament hosted at the [[Victoria Golf Course|Victoria Golf & Country Resort]] since 2016 before the Kandy leg of the Bradby Shield encounter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themorning.lk/articles/O8OEVH3VntuJoeoR57PZ |title=Bradby Golf 2024: Old Trinitians and old Royalists at Golf |publisher=The Morning |last= |first= |date=5 September 2024 |accessdate=12 September 2024 |archive-date=12 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912075728/https://www.themorning.lk/articles/O8OEVH3VntuJoeoR57PZ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/sports/Old-Trinitians-regain-Bradby-Golf-2024/244-291593 |title=Old Trinitians regain Bradby Golf 2024 |publisher=Daily Mirror |last=Jaleel |first=Shamseer |date=12 September 2024 |accessdate=12 September 2024 |archive-date=12 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912075444/https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/sports/Old-Trinitians-regain-Bradby-Golf-2024/244-291593 |url-status=live}}</ref>


== Notable moments in Bradby Shield history ==
== Notable moments in Bradby Shield history ==
=== Match and series records ===
=== Match and series records ===
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{{updated|7 September 2024}}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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| rowspan="2"|Longest winning streak
| rowspan="2"|Longest winning streak
| align="center"|Royal
| align="center"|Royal
| 05 – From 2017 to 2023 (series suspended in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic).
| 5 – From 2017 to 2023.{{efn|name=2020&21}}
|-
|-
| align="center"|Trinity
| align="center"|Trinity
| 06 – The longest winning streak in the series, between 1952 and 1957.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://quadrangle.lk/david-and-his-lionhearts|title=David and His Lionhearts|publisher=Quadrangle|last=de Joodt|first=Ken|date=26 October 2015|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=9 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609170535/https://quadrangle.lk/david-and-his-lionhearts/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 6 – The longest winning streak in the series, between 1952 and 1957.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://quadrangle.lk/david-and-his-lionhearts|title=David and His Lionhearts|publisher=Quadrangle|last=de Joodt|first=Ken|date=26 October 2015|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=9 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609170535/https://quadrangle.lk/david-and-his-lionhearts/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|The highest aggregate score by a team in an encounter
| rowspan="2"|The highest aggregate score by a team in an encounter
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* '''1983''' – Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bradby travelled to Sri Lanka as guests of The Royal College Union for the 2nd leg of the 39th encounter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/200531/sports/spirit-of-bradby-is-just-amazing-sriyan-cooray-403950.html|title=Spirit of the Bradby is Just Amazing|publisher=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]]|last=Cooray|first=Sriyan|date=31 May 2020|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=10 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310202245/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/200531/sports/spirit-of-bradby-is-just-amazing-sriyan-cooray-403950.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''1983''' – Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bradby travelled to Sri Lanka as guests of The Royal College Union for the 2nd leg of the 39th encounter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/200531/sports/spirit-of-bradby-is-just-amazing-sriyan-cooray-403950.html|title=Spirit of the Bradby is Just Amazing|publisher=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]]|last=Cooray|first=Sriyan|date=31 May 2020|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=10 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310202245/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/200531/sports/spirit-of-bradby-is-just-amazing-sriyan-cooray-403950.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''1987''' – J. R. Jayewardene, the [[President of Sri Lanka]] at the time, attended the 2nd 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://quadrangle.lk/invincible-87/ |title=Invincible '87 |publisher=Quadrangle |last=Silva |first=Sujith |date=1 June 2018 |accessdate=26 August 2024 |archive-date=26 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826052840/https://quadrangle.lk/invincible-87/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''1987''' – J. R. Jayewardene, the [[President of Sri Lanka]] at the time, attended the 2nd 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://quadrangle.lk/invincible-87/ |title=Invincible '87 |publisher=Quadrangle |last=Silva |first=Sujith |date=1 June 2018 |accessdate=26 August 2024 |archive-date=26 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826052840/https://quadrangle.lk/invincible-87/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''2013''' – The 1st leg of the 69th Bradby Shield encounter, held on 1 June 2013 at the Trinity College Rugby Stadium, was officiated by [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]], a renowned international rugby union referee with four [[Rugby World Cup]] appearances to his credit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2013/06/02/spo03.asp |title=Trinity in superb fight back – beat Royal 37–25 |publisher=Sunday Observer |last=Abdeen |first=S. M. Jiffey |date=2 June 2013 |accessdate=22 August 2024 |archive-date=22 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822145734/https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2013/06/02/spo03.asp |url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''2013''' – The 1st leg of the 69th encounter, held on 1 June 2013 at the Trinity College Rugby Stadium, was officiated by [[Jonathan Kaplan (rugby union)|Jonathan Kaplan]], a renowned international rugby union referee with four [[Rugby World Cup]] appearances to his credit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2013/06/02/spo03.asp |title=Trinity in superb fight back – beat Royal 37–25 |publisher=Sunday Observer |last=Abdeen |first=S. M. Jiffey |date=2 June 2013 |accessdate=22 August 2024 |archive-date=22 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822145734/https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2013/06/02/spo03.asp |url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trinitycollege.lk/2019/05/01/the-2019-bradby-shield/|title=The 2019 Bradby Shield|publisher=[[Trinity College, Kandy|Trinity College]]|last=Fowler-Watt|first=Andrew|date=1 May 2019|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312100006/https://trinitycollege.lk/2019/05/01/the-2019-bradby-shield/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://trinitycollege.lk/2019/06/12/75th-bradby-shield-2019-1st-leg|title=75th Bradby Shield, 2019 – 1st Leg|publisher=[[Trinity College, Kandy|Trinity College]]|last=Jameel|first=Abidh|date=12 June 2019|accessdate=6 February 2024|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206033343/https://trinitycollege.lk/2019/06/12/75th-bradby-shield-2019-1st-leg/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trinitycollege.lk/2019/05/01/the-2019-bradby-shield/|title=The 2019 Bradby Shield|publisher=[[Trinity College, Kandy|Trinity College]]|last=Fowler-Watt|first=Andrew|date=1 May 2019|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312100006/https://trinitycollege.lk/2019/05/01/the-2019-bradby-shield/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://trinitycollege.lk/2019/06/12/75th-bradby-shield-2019-1st-leg|title=75th Bradby Shield, 2019 – 1st Leg|publisher=[[Trinity College, Kandy|Trinity College]]|last=Jameel|first=Abidh|date=12 June 2019|accessdate=6 February 2024|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206033343/https://trinitycollege.lk/2019/06/12/75th-bradby-shield-2019-1st-leg/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''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.<ref name="B2020"/><ref name="B2022"/>
* '''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.<ref name="B2020"/><ref name="B2022"/>
* '''2024''' – 1st leg of the 78th Bradby, held on 24 August 2024 at the Royal College Sports Complex, was officiated by Jaco de Wit, a [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] based [[World Rugby]] Level 3 referee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepapare.com/foreign-referee-to-officiate-at-78th-bradby-shield/ |title=Foreign Referee to officiate at 78th Bradby Shield |publisher=ThePapare |last=Weerasinghe |first=Damith |date=24 August 2024 |accessdate=24 August 2024 |archive-date=24 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824160619/https://www.thepapare.com/foreign-referee-to-officiate-at-78th-bradby-shield/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''2024''' – The 1st and 2nd legs of the 78th encounter, held on 24 August 2024 and 7 September 2024, respectively, were officiated by UAE-based referees Jaco de Wit and Brayden Hudson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepapare.com/foreign-referee-to-officiate-at-78th-bradby-shield/ |title=Foreign Referee to officiate at 78th Bradby Shield |publisher=ThePapare |last=Weerasinghe |first=Damith |date=24 August 2024 |accessdate=24 August 2024 |archive-date=24 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824160619/https://www.thepapare.com/foreign-referee-to-officiate-at-78th-bradby-shield/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepapare.com/youngster-brayden-hudson-set-to-take-charge-of-bradby-2nd-leg/ |title=Youngster Brayden Hudson set to take Charge of Bradby 2nd Leg |publisher=ThePapare |last=De Silva |first=Romario |date=5 September 2024 |accessdate=7 September 2024 |archive-date=6 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906091918/https://www.thepapare.com/youngster-brayden-hudson-set-to-take-charge-of-bradby-2nd-leg/ |url-status=live}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [https://rcu.lk/ Royal College Union]
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* [https://royalcollegerugby.lk/ Royal Rugby]
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* [https://trinitycollege.lk/ Trinity College, Kandy, Sri Lanka]
* [https://trinitycollege.lk/ Trinity College official website]
* [https://history.trinitycollege.lk/home Trinity Digital History]
* [https://history.trinitycollege.lk/home Trinity Digital History]
* [https://worldrugbymuseum.com/from-the-vaults/evolution-of-rugby/points-scoring-through-the-ages World Rugby Museum: Points scoring through the ages]
* [https://worldrugbymuseum.com/from-the-vaults/evolution-of-rugby/points-scoring-through-the-ages World Rugby Museum: Points scoring through the ages]

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The Bradby Shield
Royal College
Trinity College
SportRugby union
First meeting1945
Trinity 6, Royal 3
Latest meeting2024
Trinity 42, Royal 39
Next meeting2025
StadiumsRoyal College Sports Complex
Trinity College Rugby Stadium
TrophyThe Bradby Shield
Statistics
Meetings total78
All-time seriesTrinity leads, 40–36–2
Largest victoryRoyal, 83–0 (2002)
Longest win streakTrinity, 6 (1952–1957)
Current win streakTrinity, 1 (2024)
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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]

History

Royal College and Trinity College, two distinguished institutions of Sri Lanka, were among the pioneers to embrace the game of rugby union, with their maiden match held on the 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. Notably, in 1945, Mr. E. L. Bradby, the Principal of Royal College,[2] extended an offer to Mr. C. E. Simithraaratchy, the Principal of Trinity College,[3] proposing the donation of a coveted Shield. Mr 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.[4][5][6][7]

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.[8] 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.[9][10]

The Shield

The Shield, a product of Kandyan silversmiths, was bestowed upon the series by Principal E.L. Bradby before his departure from Ceylon in 1945. A wooden disk of exquisite design, it is embellished with intricate, traditional Kandyan silverwork, serving as a symbol of victory and an enduring testament to this encounter.

Following the conclusion of the second leg of the series, the Shield is ceremoniously presented to the captain of the triumphant team in an award ceremony conducted on the playing field. The winning team is then afforded the privilege of retaining possession of the trophy until the following year's contest.

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.

Locations and key abbreviations

As of 7 September 2024

Royal vs. Trinity rugby matches: 1920–1944

Results

As of 21 July 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)

Statistics

As of 21 July 1944

Bradby Shield series: 1945–2024

Results

As of 7 September 2024
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)
2nd 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 – –
–
– 2021 Not played due to COVID-19 pandemic – –
–
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. Dissanayaka[a] 24 August RCSC 16 17 Trinity (40)
7 September TCRS 23 25

Statistics

As of 7 September 2024

Royal vs. Trinity rugby matches in other competitions: 1987–2024

As of 17 August 2024
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
Quarter-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. Dissanayaka[a] 17 August Sugathadasa 22 19 Royal

Statistics

As of 17 August 2024

Royal vs. Trinity – A head-to-head comparison: 1920–2024

Statistics

As of 7 September 2024

Notable people who have played

Community engagement programmes

The souvenir

Since 1977, the Royal College Interact Club has published the Bradby Souvenir to commemorate the encounter's Colombo leg.[17]

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 Sri Lankan Civil War, a chartered train dubbed as The Bradby express has served this role, transporting Royal supporters to and from Kandy for the event.[18]

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.[19][20]

Notable moments in Bradby Shield history

Match and series records

As of 7 September 2024
Winning the encounter after losing the 1st leg Royal 3 (1979, 1998 and 2023)
Trinity 5 (1945, 1946, 1962, 1972 and 2011)
Winning the encounter after drawing the 1st leg Royal 1 (1978)
Trinity 2 (1963 and 1966)
The biggest comeback win Royal Lost the 1st leg 18–20 in 1998, but won the 2nd leg 42–11 and the encounter by a margin of 29 points.[21]
Trinity Lost the 1st leg 25–33 in 2011, but won the 2nd leg 40–5 and overturned a deficit of 8 points to win the encounter by a margin of 27 points.[22]
Longest winning streak Royal 5 – From 2017 to 2023.[c]
Trinity 6 – The longest winning streak in the series, between 1952 and 1957.[23]
The highest aggregate score by a team in an encounter Royal 83 points in 2002 is the record for the highest aggregate score by a team in the series over two legs.[24]
Trinity 70 points in 2012.[25]
The highest margin of victory in an encounter Royal 83 points in 2002 (83–0) is the highest recorded victory margin in the series over two legs.[24]
Trinity 56 points in 2005 (69–13).[26]
The record for the highest score achieved by a team in a single match Royal 49 points in 2015 2nd leg, is the highest recorded in a single match.[27]
Trinity 40 points in 2011 2nd leg.[22]
The highest aggregate score achieved by both teams in a single match 75 points in 2010 1st leg, with Royal winning 38–37.[28]
The highest aggregate score achieved by both teams in an encounter 126 points in 2010, with Royal winning 72–54.[29]
Drawn encounters In 1992, the Bradby encounter ended in a draw as both legs concluded with scores of 3–3 in the 1st leg and 0–0 in the 2nd leg. This marked the first time such an outcome had occurred in Bradby history.

The second drawn encounter took place in 2016, with Royal winning the 1st leg 22–17 and Trinity winning the 2nd leg 18–13.[30]

Other interesting events

  • 1971 – Due to security concerns stemming from the 1971 JVP Insurrection, only the 1st leg of the 27th encounter was staged between the schools. The Shield was awarded to Royal College as a result of the 1st leg at an assembly by Mr E. L. Fernando, the then-principal of Trinity College.[8]
  • 1983 – Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bradby travelled to Sri Lanka as guests of The Royal College Union for the 2nd leg of the 39th encounter.[31]
  • 1987 – J. R. Jayewardene, the President of Sri Lanka at the time, attended the 2nd 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.[32]
  • 2013 – The 1st leg of the 69th encounter, held on 1 June 2013 at the Trinity College Rugby Stadium, was officiated by Jonathan Kaplan, a renowned international rugby union referee with four Rugby World Cup appearances to his credit.[33]
  • 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.[34][35]
  • 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.[9][10]
  • 2024 – The 1st and 2nd legs of the 78th encounter, held on 24 August 2024 and 7 September 2024, respectively, were officiated by UAE-based referees Jaco de Wit and Brayden Hudson.[36][37]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b The regular team captain, A. Kodithuwakku, was sidelined due to injury. Trinity was led by the vice-captain.
  2. ^ Due to the JVP insurrection, only the 1st leg was played in 1971.
  3. ^ a b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series was suspended in 2020 and 2021.

References

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  3. ^ "Mr. C. E. Simithraaratchy". Trinity College Kandy. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. ^ "The Bradby Shield – Sri Lanka Schools' Coveted Rugby Encounter". Asia Rugby. 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. ^ Marikar, Hafiz (30 May 2019). "The Beginnings of Bradby". Daily News. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Bradby". The Royal College. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Back in the mane game". Quadrangle. 18 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b Ratnatunga, Janek (12 June 2021). "The 1971 Bradby – "The Shocker at the Rugger"". Sunday Observer. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  9. ^ a b Marikar, Hafiz (7 November 2020). "Bradby Shield: a no-go". Daily News. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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