| Full name | Kandy Athletic, Boating, Cricket, Football and Dancing Club (formally) | |
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| Union | Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union | |
| Founded | 1874 | |
| Location | Kandy, Sri Lanka | |
| Ground(s) | Bogambara stadium (until 1939) Nittawela rugby stadium |
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| Chairman | Lasantha Wijesuriya | |
| President | Dr. Sarath Kapuwatte | |
| Captain(s) | Saliya Kumara/Buddhika Thalagampola(Actg) | |
| League(s) | Caltex League Caltex Clifford Cup Knockout Tournament |
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Kandy Sports Club (better known as Kandy SC) is a rugby union team based in Kandy, Sri Lanka that plays in the Caltex League, of which they are the current champions. The club has been the most successful Sri Lankan club in the Caltex League, winning ? titles, as well as the Caltex Clifford Cup Knockout Tournament, winning 16 titles in 18 years, which is the most number of win by any club since it was inaugurated in 1950. Kandy SC never lost a final since 1995, where on one occasion they did not take part while there was no tournament in another instance.[2] By 2009 Kandy SC has won the league title for a record nine consecutive years.[3]
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The Kandy Sports Club was founded in 1874 by a group expatriate coffee planters and others working in the plantations in and around Kandy, as the Kandy Athletic, Boating, Cricket, Football and Dancing Club.[4] The name was changed to Kandy Sports Club, 14 years later in 1888, when the club also started playing rugby, hockey and polo. The home grounds was Bogambara grounds and it stayed thus until 1939 when the British Colonial Army took it over during the Second World War. Later it was turned over to the General Hospital to house their offices, however Kandy SC continued to play rugby at Bogambara while there was no club house. In 1949 the Municipal Council released the garbage dumping ground area at Nittawela the club.[5]
From 1997 to 2009 Kandy SC has won each President's Trophy Knockout Tournament with the exception of the 1998 series, losing by 26-30 in the final to Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club.[6][7]
On March 10, 2010 Kandy Sports Club left for a 15 day two legged tour of Dubai and South Africa where they played a few matches. The club played one match in Dubai and two in South Africa. This was the first time Kandy SC toured two different countries on one tour.[8]
The Kandy Sports Club was founded by a group expatriate coffee planters, however it has mainly had local players coming in from Kandyan school teams, especially Trinity College, Kandy which was at that time was the only rugby playing school in Kandy until St. Anthony’s College joined in as a progressive force. Other schools like Vidyartha College and Dharmaraja College and Kingswood College and St. Sylvester's College have also had a long history in the sport while producing many players.[9]
The squad as of June 2011:
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.
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ģ===Notable players=== The Kandy Sports Club has had some notable players including players who have played internationally and internationals who have played for Kandy. Some notable players include: Sri Lanka skipper and dynamic Anthonian Priyantha Ekanayake with Lakshaman Ekanayake , Leroy Fonseka, Manjula Pathirana, Shyam Sideek, Rizvi Suhaib, Imthisan Marikkar, Lasantha Wijesuriya, Fijians Kitioni Ratrudradra, Bati Penaia, Tony Greanny and Satala Vallimoni.[10]
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