Chethiya Wadugodapitiya

Chethiya Wadugodapitiya
Birth name	Chethiya Prabhath Bandara Wadugodapitiya
Date of birth	2 August 1991 (age 33)
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
School	Kingswood College
University	University of London, Royal Institute Colombo, University of California, Los Angeles (school of law)
Notable relative(s)	Ananda Wadugodapitiya (father); Ajantha Godaliyadda Wadugodapitiya (mother); Anupiya Wadugodapitiya (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker, Number eight, Second Row
Senior career
Years	Team
2010–12; 2013–14; 2017-2021	Air Force SC ; Police SC ; CH & FC SC
	Correct as of 21 March 2015
International career
Years	Team
2010; 2013; 2017	Sri Lanka ; United States
	Correct as of 21 March 2015

Last updated November 11, 2024

Chethiya Wadugodapitiya (born 2 August 1991) is a Sri Lankan international rugby union player whose favoured position is at Flanker.

Wadugodapitiya grew up in Kandy, his father is a businessman (who also played for Army SC) and his mother was a lawyer.^[1] The oldest of two boys Wadugodapitiya received his primary and secondary education at Kingswood College, where he excelled at sports from a young age. At thirteen Wadugodapitiya lost his mother when the family was caught in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.^[2]^[3]

Wadugodapitiya played for Kingswood College 2007 - 2010, competing in the Singer schools rugby league. In 2010 he was selected to play in the Sri Lanka U19 national team competing at Asian Youth Rugby Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.^[4] In 2010 he was selected to play for the Sri Lanka national rugby union team, competing between 2010 and 2014. In 2011 and 2012 Wadugodapitiya played in the Dialog Rugby League League for Air Force SC ^[5]^[6] before switching to Police SC in 2013.^[7]

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References

↑ Malalasekera, Sarath (3 January 2005). "BASL establishes a fund to assist tidal wave victims". Daily News . Retrieved 23 March 2015.
↑ "A Day in the life of Rugby player". Ceylon Today . 5 January 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
↑ "BASL to raise Rs. 80m for Tsunami relief". The Island . 3 January 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
↑ "Under 20 Asian Rugby Championships in Thailand - SLRFU predicts toughest ever rugby challenge for Sri Lanka". The Island . 19 August 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
↑ Seneviratne, Ranjeeva (11 January 2011). "Airmen out to fly high this year". Daily News . Retrieved 23 March 2014.
↑ "Schoolboy Rugby stars for Navy and Air Force". Tops Sri Lanka. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
↑ Wijewickrama, Navod (11 November 2013). "Mission to bring back glory days to Police SC". The Papare. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

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[1] Malalasekera, Sarath (3 January 2005). "BASL establishes a fund to assist tidal wave victims". Daily News . Retrieved 23 March 2015.

[2] "A Day in the life of Rugby player". Ceylon Today . 5 January 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

[3] "BASL to raise Rs. 80m for Tsunami relief". The Island . 3 January 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

[4] "Under 20 Asian Rugby Championships in Thailand - SLRFU predicts toughest ever rugby challenge for Sri Lanka". The Island . 19 August 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

[5] Seneviratne, Ranjeeva (11 January 2011). "Airmen out to fly high this year". Daily News . Retrieved 23 March 2014.

[6] "Schoolboy Rugby stars for Navy and Air Force". Tops Sri Lanka. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

[7] Wijewickrama, Navod (11 November 2013). "Mission to bring back glory days to Police SC". The Papare. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

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