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Bradby Shield Encounter

{{Short description|Annual school rugby competition between Royal and Trinity}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox sports rivalry

| wide = yes

| name = The Bradby Shield

| image =

| team1 = Royal College

| team1logo = File:Flag of Royal College, Colombo, Sri Lanka.jpg

| team2 = Trinity College

| team2logo = File:Flag of Trinity College, Kandy, Sri Lanka.jpg

| sport = Rugby union

| firstmeeting = {{Start date and age|1945}} {{plainlist|

  • Trinity 6, Royal 3}}

| mostrecent = 2024 {{plainlist|

  • Trinity 42, Royal 39}}

| nextmeeting = 79th encounter[https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/headline/79th-Bradby-Shield-dates-confirmed/419-304143 79th Bradby Shield dates confirmed] {{plainlist|

  • 23 August 2025 (first leg)
  • 6 September 2025 (second leg)}}

| total = 78

| series = Trinity leads, 40–36–2

| largestvictory = Royal, 83–0 (2002)

| longeststreak = Trinity, 6 (1952–1957)

| longestunbeatenstreak =

| currentstreak = Trinity, 1 (2024)

| currentunbeatenstreak =

| trophy = The Bradby Shield

| trophy series =

| stadiums = {{plainlist|

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/26/sports/rugby/26iht-rugby26.html?_r=0|title=A Passion for Rugby in an Unexpected Place|publisher=The New York Times|last=Stoney|first=Emma|date=25 April 2012|access-date=2 October 2023|archive-date=13 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913141408/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/26/sports/rugby/26iht-rugby26.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2011-05-25 |title=Rugby: Sri Lanka, Asia's little-known rugby haven |url=https://www.dawn.com/2011/05/25/rugby-sri-lanka-asias-little-known-rugby-haven/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327082543/https://www.dawn.com/news/631497/rugby-sri-lanka-asias-little-known-rugby-haven |archive-date=2025-03-27 |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=Dawn |language=en}}

History

Royal College and Trinity College were among the pioneers in embracing the game of rugby union in British 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.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-21 |title=Summa recalls Royal’s maiden Bradby win |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220821/sports/summa-recalls-royals-maiden-bradby-win-492354.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211111431/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/220821/sports/summa-recalls-royals-maiden-bradby-win-492354.html |archive-date=2025-02-11 |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=www.sundaytimes.lk}}{{Cite web |date=2014-05-06 |title=That coveted Bradby Shield |url=https://www.thepapare.com/that-coveted-bradby-shield/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250712051135/https://www.thepapare.com/that-coveted-bradby-shield/ |archive-date=2025-07-12 |access-date=2025-07-12 |website=ThePapare |language=en-US}}

In 1945, E. L. Bradby, the principal of Royal College,{{cite web|url=http://www.worldgenweb.org/lkawgw/rcbradby.htm|title=Sacred to the Memory of Principal E. L. Bradby|publisher=Blue & Gold|last=Dissanayaka|first=T. D. S. A.|date=13 July 2003|accessdate=6 August 2023|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312095656/http://www.worldgenweb.org/lkawgw/rcbradby.htm|url-status=live}} extended an offer to C. E. Simithraaratchy, the principal of Trinity College,{{cite web|url=http://oldtrinitywebsite.com/mr-c-e-simithraaratchy|title=Mr. C. E. Simithraaratchy|publisher=Trinity College Kandy|last=|first=|date=|accessdate=2 October 2023|archive-date=27 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527235051/http://oldtrinitywebsite.com/mr-c-e-simithraaratchy/|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.asiarugby.com/2020/07/31/the-bradby-shield/|title=The Bradby Shield – Sri Lanka Schools' Coveted Rugby Encounter|publisher=Asia Rugby|last=|first=|date=31 July 2020|accessdate=2 October 2023|archive-date=10 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710142159/https://www.asiarugby.com/2020/07/31/the-bradby-shield/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2019/05/30/sports/186974/beginnings-bradby|title=The Beginnings of Bradby|publisher=Daily News|last=Marikar|first=Hafiz|date=30 May 2019|accessdate=2 October 2023|archive-date=2 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002171106/https://archives1.dailynews.lk/2019/05/30/sports/186974/beginnings-bradby|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://royalcollege.lk/life-at-reid-avenue/identity-of-a-royalist/bradby|title=Bradby|publisher=The Royal College|last=|first=|date=|accessdate=2 October 2023|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312095656/https://royalcollege.lk/life-at-reid-avenue/identity-of-a-royalist/bradby/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://quadrangle.lk/back-mane-game/ |title=Back in the mane game |publisher=Quadrangle |last= |first= |date=18 April 2017 |accessdate=5 April 2024 |archive-date=2 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402052924/https://quadrangle.lk/back-mane-game/ |url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://archives1.sundayobserver.lk/2021/06/12/1971-bradby-%E2%80%93-%E2%80%9C-shocker-rugger%E2%80%9D|title=The 1971 Bradby – “The Shocker at the Rugger”|publisher=Sunday Observer|last=Ratnatunga|first=Janek|date=12 June 2021|accessdate=2 October 2023|archive-date=2 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002171926/https://archives1.sundayobserver.lk/2021/06/12/1971-bradby-%E2%80%93-%E2%80%9C-shocker-rugger%E2%80%9D|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2020/11/07/sports/233102/bradby-shield-no-go|title=Bradby Shield: a no-go|publisher=Daily News|last=Marikar|first=Hafiz|date=7 November 2020|accessdate=2 October 2023|archive-date=2 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002172515/https://archives1.dailynews.lk/2020/11/07/sports/233102/bradby-shield-no-go|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://quadrangle.lk/royal-in-a-runaway-victory-takes-1st-leg-of-76th-bradby|title=Royal in a Runaway Victory, Take 1st Leg of 76th Bradby|publisher=Quadrangle|last=Silva|first=Sujith|date=21 August 2022|accessdate=2 October 2023|archive-date=2 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602085935/http://quadrangle.lk/royal-in-a-runaway-victory-takes-1st-leg-of-76th-bradby/|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/365dgs/docs/bradby_shield_book |title=Behind the Shield – The history, the heroes, the hearts of 75 years: 1945–2019 |publisher= |last= |first= |date=20 August 2019 |accessdate=22 August 2024 |archive-date=22 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822081434/https://issuu.com/365dgs/docs/bradby_shield_book |url-status=live}}

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.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-27 |title=Sri Lanka Rugby was built around the Bradby Shield – Asanga Seneviratne |url=https://www.thepapare.com/sri-lanka-rugby-built-around-bradby-shield/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031110240/https://www.thepapare.com/sri-lanka-rugby-built-around-bradby-shield/ |archive-date=2023-10-31 |access-date=2025-07-12 |website=ThePapare |language=en-US}}

= Locations and key abbreviations =

{{updated|7 September 2024}}

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! colspan=6 style="color:; background:;" | List of venues (1920–present)

{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! class="unsortable" |Venue

! Location

! First match

! class="unsortable" |Abbreviated as

! class="unsortable" |Coordinates

1

| style=text-align:left |University of Colombo Grounds

| Colombo

| {{dts|1920|7|31|format=dmy}}

| style=text-align:left |Thurstan Road

| {{coord|6.90274|79.86474|type:landmark_region:LK|display=inline|format=dms}}

2

| style=text-align:left |Bogambara Stadium

| Kandy

| {{dts|1922|8|4|format=dmy}}

| style=text-align:left |Bogambara

| {{coord|7.28900|80.63543|type:landmark_region:LK|display=inline|format=dms}}

3

| style=text-align:left |Royal College Sports Complex

| Colombo

| {{dts|1923|7|28|format=dmy}}

| style=text-align:left |Reid Avenue (1923–1949)
RCSC (since 2012)

| {{coord|6.90274|79.86474|type:landmark_region:LK|display=inline|format=dms}}

4

| style=text-align:left |CR & FC Grounds

| Colombo

| {{dts|1931|7|25|format=dmy}}

| style=text-align:left |Longden Place

| {{coord|6.90042|79.87093|type:landmark_region:LK|display=inline|format=dms}}

5

| style=text-align:left |Police Park

| Colombo

| {{dts|1943|7|11|format=dmy}}

| style=text-align:left |Police Park

| {{coord|6.89414|79.86258|type:landmark_region:LK|display=inline|format=dms}}

6

| style=text-align:left |Colombo Racecourse

| Colombo

| {{dts|1945|7|13|format=dmy}}

| style=text-align:left |Racecourse

| {{coord|6.90504|79.86391|type:landmark_region:LK|display=inline|format=dms}}

7

| style=text-align:left |Nittawela Rugby Stadium

| Kandy

| {{dts|1958|7|26|format=dmy}}

| style=text-align:left |Nittawela

| {{coord|7.31644|80.63432|type:landmark_region:LK|display=inline|format=dms}}

8

| style=text-align:left |Havelock Park

| Colombo

| {{dts|1960|7|2|format=dmy}}

| style=text-align:left |Havelock Park

| {{coord|6.88724|79.86674|type:landmark_region:LK|display=inline|format=dms}}

9

| style=text-align:left |University Rugby Football Grounds

| Peradeniya

| {{dts|1960|7|16|format=dmy}}

| style=text-align:left |Peradeniya

| {{coord|7.25829|80.59582|type:landmark_region:LK|display=inline|format=dms}}

10

| style=text-align:left |CH & FC Grounds

| Colombo

| {{dts|1973|7|21|format=dmy}}

| style=text-align:left |Maitland Crescent

| {{coord|6.90779|79.86587|type:landmark_region:LK|display=inline|format=dms}}

11

| style=text-align:left |Sugathadasa Stadium

| Colombo

| {{dts|1987|7|18|format=dmy}}

| style=text-align:left |Sugathadasa

| {{coord|6.94804|79.86883|type:landmark_region:LK|display=inline|format=dms}}

12

| style=text-align:left |Trinity College Rugby Stadium

| Pallekele

| {{dts|1997|6|21|format=dmy}}

| style=text-align:left |TCRS

| {{coord|7.27907|80.70931|type:landmark_region:LK|display=inline|format=dms}}

Inter-school rugby encounters (1920–1944)

= Statistics =

{{updated|21 July 1944}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! colspan="7"|Match statistics

rowspan=2 | Venue

! rowspan=2 | Played

! colspan=2 | Won by

! rowspan=2 | Drawn

! colspan=2 | Total points

Royal

! Trinity

! Royal

! Trinity

Colombo13211–26247
Kandy918–27163
Overall22319–53410

= Results =

{{updated|21 July 1944}}

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! colspan=9 style="color:; background:;" | Results (1920–1944)

rowspan="2" |Match

! rowspan="2" |Year

! colspan="2" |Captains

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |Date

! rowspan="2" |Venue

! colspan="2" |Score

! rowspan="2" |Winner

class="unsortable"|Royal

! class="unsortable"|Trinity

! Royal

! Trinity

1

| 1920

| C. G. A. Perera

| H. Ellis

| 31 July

| Thurstan Road

| 0

| 26

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity

style="background:#D3D3D3"

! –

| 1921

| colspan="7" | Not played

2

| 1922

| G. H. Senarathne

| A. P. Maralande

| 4 August

| Bogambara

| 0

| 34

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (2)

3

| 1923

| W. P. L. Abeyratne

| P. A. Buultjens

| 28 July

| Reid Avenue

| 0

| 17

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (3)

4

| 1924

| J. R. Jayewardene

| P. A. Buultjens

| 1 August

| Bogambara

| 3

| 37

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (4)

5

| 1925

| D. W. L. Lieversz (Snr.)

| A. N. Myanga

| 18 July

| Thurstan Road

| 0

| 46

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (5)

style="background:#D3D3D3"

! –

| 1926

| colspan="7" | Not played

style="background:#D3D3D3"

! –

| 1927

| colspan="7" | Not played

6

| 1928

| H. S. Roberts

| M. Khin Maung

| 4 August

| Reid Avenue

| 6

| 23

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (6)

style="background:#D3D3D3"

! –

| 1929

| colspan="7" | Not played

7

| 1930

| R. C. W. Paulusz

| J. Duncan

| 5 August

| Bogambara

| 0

| 29

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (7)

8

| 1931

| G. A. K. Rockwood

| J. Duncan

| 25 July

| Longden Place

| 0

| 27

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (8)

9

| 1932

| S. A. Dissanyake

| S. Ratwatte

| 30 July

| Bogambara

| 0

| 9

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (9)

10

| 1933

| M. S. Ahamath

| E. W. A. Buultjens

| 15 July

| Reid Avenue

| 0

| 19

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (10)

style="background:#D3D3D3"

! –

| 1934

| colspan="7" | Not played

11

| 1935

| W. B. V. Thiedeman

| R. Breckenridge

| 13 July

| Reid Avenue

| 0

| 19

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (11)

12

| 1936

| C. de S. Illesinghe

| O. L. Izzadeen

| 11 July

| Bogambara

| 3

| 11

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (12)

13

| 1937

| E. I. Grey

| O. L. Izzadeen

| 17 July

| Reid Avenue

| 0

| 16

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (13)

14

| 1938

| R. H. Aldons

| W. Molegoda

| 25 June

| Bogambara

| 13

| 14

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (14)

15

| 1939

| S. E. Toussaint

| V. K. Vellayan

| 29 July

| Reid Avenue

| 3

| 14

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (15)

16

| 1940

| R. Kadiragamar

| S. B. Dissanayake

| 20 July

| Bogambara

| 3

| 9

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (16)

17

| 1941

| M. N. Jilla

| S. B. Dissanayake

| 12 July

| Reid Avenue

| 11

| 3

| style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF;" | Royal

18

| 1942

| A. R. Demmer

| W. Jenkins

| 25 July

| Reid Avenue

| 0

| 22

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (17)

19

| 1943

| C. O. Foenander

| W. Jenkins

| 11 July

| Police Park

| 6

| 0

| style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF;" | Royal (2)

20

| 1943

| S. Navaratnam

| W. Jenkins

| 24 July

| Bogambara

| 5

| 3

| style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF;" | Royal (3)

21

| 1944

| N. Vancuylenberg

| M. G. Wright

| 7 July

| Thurstan Road

| 0

| 15

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (18)

22

| 1944

| N. Vancuylenberg

| M. G. Wright

| 21 July

| Bogambara

| 0

| 17

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" | Trinity (19)

Bradby Shield series (1945–present)

= Statistics =

{{updated|7 September 2024}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! colspan="4"|Series statistics{{efn|Due to the JVP insurrection, only the first 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

! colspan=2 | Won by

! rowspan=2 | Drawn

Royal

! Trinity

style="font-weight:bold""

| 78

36402

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! colspan="7"|Match statistics

rowspan=2 | Venue

! rowspan=2 | Played

! colspan=2 | Won by

! rowspan=2 | Drawn

! colspan=2 | Total points

Royal

! Trinity

! Royal

! Trinity

Colombo7841316922752
Kandy7731415789824
Overall1557272111,7111,576

{{col-end}}

= Results of the last encounter =

;78th Bradby Shield (first leg)

{{Rugbybox

|date = 24 August 2024

|time = 16:00 SLST

|home = Royal

|score = 16–17

|report = [https://www.thepapare.com/althafs-drop-goal-secures-famous-win-for-trinity-lions/ Report]

|away = Trinity

|try1 = F. Nazaar

|con1 = I. Farook

|pen1 = I. Farook (3)

|drop1 =

|try2 = M. Raizan

|con2 =

|pen2 = S. Althaf (3)

|drop2 = S. Althaf

|stadium = Royal College Sports Complex, Colombo

|referee = Jaco de Wit (UAE)

}}

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;78th Bradby Shield (second leg)

{{Rugbybox

|date = 7 September 2024

|time = 16:00 SLST

|home = Trinity

|score = 25–23

|report = [https://www.thepapare.com/decade-of-waiting-ends-trinity-college-wins-the-bradby-shield/ Report]

|away = Royal

|try1 = M. Yaddehige

|con1 = S. Althaf

|pen1 = S. Althaf (6)

|try2 = Y. Pathirana
A. Shiyam

|con2 = I. Farook
N. Yahiya

|pen2 = I. Farook
N. Yahiya (2)

|stadium = Trinity College Rugby Stadium, Pallekele

|referee = Brayden Hudson (UAE)

}}

= Results =

{{updated|7 September 2024}}

{{sticky header}}

class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi mw-collapsible" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

! colspan=9 style="color:; background:;" | Bradby Shield Encounter (1945–present)

rowspan="2" |Series

! rowspan="2" |Year

! colspan="2" |Captains

! rowspan="2" class="unsortable"|Date

! rowspan="2" |Venue

! colspan="2" |Score

! rowspan="2" |Winner

class="unsortable"|Royal

! class="unsortable"|Trinity

! Royal

! Trinity

rowspan=2 | 1

| rowspan=2 | 1945

| rowspan=2 | C. D. L. Fernando

| rowspan=2 | R. G. Sourjah (1L)
S. B. Pilapitiya (2L)

| 13 July

| Racecourse

| 3

| 0

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity

20 July

| Bogambara

| 0

| 6

rowspan=2 | 2

| rowspan=2 | 1946

| rowspan=2 | M. Rodrigo

| rowspan=2 | S. B. Pilapitiya

| 6 July

| Police Park

| 3

| 0

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (2)

20 July

| Bogambara

| 0

| 8

rowspan=2 | 3

| rowspan=2 | 1947

| rowspan=2 | N. W. Karunaratne

| rowspan=2 | G. Sanmugam

| 12 July

| Bogambara

| 0

| 6

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" |Trinity (3)

9 August

| Police Park

| 0

| 0

rowspan=2 | 4

| rowspan=2 | 1948

| rowspan=2 | A. A. Cader

| rowspan=2 | A. R. A. Mohomed

| 3 July

| Police Park

| 6

| 3

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal

17 July

| Bogambara

| 8

| 6

rowspan=2 | 5

| rowspan=2 | 1949

| rowspan=2 | G. C. Weinman

| rowspan=2 | K. Arumugam

| 3 July

| Reid Avenue

| 5

| 3

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (2)

16 July

| Bogambara

| 8

| 3

rowspan=2 | 6

| rowspan=2 | 1950

| rowspan=2 | T. St. C. Anghie

| rowspan=2 | S. S. Bambaradeniya

| 8 June

| Bogambara

| 0

| 6

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (4)

24 July

| Racecourse

| 3

| 5

rowspan=2 | 7

| rowspan=2 | 1951

| rowspan=2 | H. E. Wijesinghe

| rowspan=2 | M. S. Panditharatne

| 4 July

| Longden Place

| 19

| 3

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (3)

21 July

| Bogambara

| 13

| 5

rowspan=2 | 8

| rowspan=2 | 1952

| rowspan=2 | A. B. Van Twest

| rowspan=2 | M. S. Panditharatne

| 5 July

| Police Park

| 0

| 6

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (5)

19 July

| Bogambara

| 0

| 12

rowspan=2 | 9

| rowspan=2 | 1953

| rowspan=2 | T. S. Almeida (1L)
T. L. K. Mendis (2L)

| rowspan=2 | D. Madugalle

| 4 July

| Bogambara

| 0

| 13

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (6)

22 July

| Longden Place

| 0

| 3

rowspan=2 | 10

| rowspan=2 | 1954

| rowspan=2 | K. W. W. Edwards

| rowspan=2 | L. L. Vitharana

| 10 July

| Longden Place

| 0

| 5

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (7)

24 July

| Bogambara

| 5

| 6

rowspan=2 | 11

| rowspan=2 | 1955

| rowspan=2 | C. V. Gunaratne

| rowspan=2 | M. G. Ratwatte

| 11 July

| Bogambara

| 0

| 6

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (8)

20 July

| Longden Place

| 0

| 0

rowspan=2 | 12

| rowspan=2 | 1956

| rowspan=2 | T. L. Almeida

| rowspan=2 | D. N. Frank

| 4 July

| Racecourse

| 0

| 15

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (9)

28 July

| Bogambara

| 0

| 11

rowspan=2 | 13

| rowspan=2 | 1957

| rowspan=2 | R. Sivaratnam

| rowspan=2 | K. B. de Joedt

| 6 July

| Bogambara

| 0

| 8

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (10)

19 July

| Longden Place

| 8

| 9

rowspan=2 | 14

| rowspan=2 | 1958

| rowspan=2 | D. N. Fernando

| rowspan=2 | K. B. de Joedt

| 12 July

| Longden Place

| 6

| 0

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (4)

26 July

| Nittawela

| 0

| 0

rowspan=2 | 15

| rowspan=2 | 1959

| rowspan=2 | M. L. Anghie

| rowspan=2 | D. L. Kobbekaduwa

| 4 July

| Bogambara

| 5

| 0

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (5)

18 July

| Longden Place

| 6

| 0

rowspan=2 | 16

| rowspan=2 | 1960

| rowspan=2 | H. S. de Silva

| rowspan=2 | E. D. K. Roles

| 2 July

| Havelock Park

| 3

| 5

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (11)

16 July

| Peradeniya

| 0

| 8

rowspan=2 | 17

| rowspan=2 | 1961

| rowspan=2 | J. V. P. Samarasekara

| rowspan=2 | J. W. Jayawardena

| 1 July

| Bogambara

| 6

| 3

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (6)

15 July

| Longden Place

| 8

| 0

rowspan=2 | 18

| rowspan=2 | 1962

| rowspan=2 | U. L. Kaluaratchi

| rowspan=2 | N. T. E. Brohier

| 14 July

| Longden Place

| 5

| 0

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (12)

28 July

| Bogambara

| 0

| 9

rowspan=2 | 19

| rowspan=2 | 1963

| rowspan=2 | M. Jayakumar

| rowspan=2 | B. D. A. Piyasena

| 11 July

| Bogambara

| 6

| 6

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (13)

27 July

| Longden Place

| 3

| 5

rowspan=2 | 20

| rowspan=2 | 1964

| rowspan=2 | K. D. T. Paul

| rowspan=2 | M. T. Sahayam

| 11 July

| Longden Place

| 3

| 0

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (7)

25 July

| Nittawela

| 14

| 6

rowspan=2 | 21

| rowspan=2 | 1965

| rowspan=2 | U. P. Wickramasinghe

| rowspan=2 | M. T. M. Zarook

| 10 July

| Nittawela

| 8

| 3

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (8)

24 July

| Longden Place

| 3

| 3

rowspan=2 | 22

| rowspan=2 | 1966

| rowspan=2 | I. R. Thurairatnam

| rowspan=2 | E. G. Van Langenberg

| 9 July

| Longden Place

| 3

| 3

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (14)

23 July

| Bogambara

| 3

| 8

rowspan=2 | 23

| rowspan=2 | 1967

| rowspan=2 | D. J. Perera (1L)
N. B. L. Lieversz (2L)

| rowspan=2 | A. L. Abeyratne

| 4 July

| Peradeniya

| 3

| 17

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (15)

20 July

| Longden Place

| 3

| 16

rowspan=2 | 24

| rowspan=2 | 1968

| rowspan=2 | C. R. de Silva

| rowspan=2 | A. L. Abeyratne

| 9 July

| Longden Place

| 19

| 0

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (9)

24 July

| Peradeniya

| 5

| 3

rowspan=2 | 25

| rowspan=2 | 1969

| rowspan=2 | M. H. C. Malwatte

| rowspan=2 | M. S. Jainudeen

| 5 July

| Peradeniya

| 0

| 8

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (16)

18 July

| Longden Place

| 3

| 9

rowspan=2 | 26

| rowspan=2 | 1970

| rowspan=2 | C. J. Fernando

| rowspan=2 | S. P. Samarasekara

| 4 July

| Longden Place

| 3

| 19

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (17)

21 July

| Nittawela

| 12

| 16

rowspan=2 | 27

| rowspan=2 | 1971

| rowspan=2 | F. R. Perera

| rowspan=2 | Y. S. Ping

| 29 July

| Longden Place

| 22

| 3

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (10)

style="background:#D3D3D3"

| colspan=4 | Second leg not played due to 1971 JVP insurrection

rowspan=2 | 28

| rowspan=2 | 1972

| rowspan=2 | G. D. S. Gunasekara

| rowspan=2 | A. E. Unantenne

| 1 July

| Longden Place

| 9

| 8

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (18)

15 July

| Nittawela

| 3

| 10

rowspan=2 | 29

| rowspan=2 | 1973

| rowspan=2 | M. G. Muller

| rowspan=2 | J. K. Yu

| 9 July

| Nittawela

| 18

| 4

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (11)

21 July

| Maitland Crescent

| 4

| 12

rowspan=2 | 30

| rowspan=2 | 1974

| rowspan=2 | M. B. Akbar

| rowspan=2 | C. Y. Ching

| 6 July

| Longden Place

| 3

| 18

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (19)

20 July

| Nittawela

| 9

| 12

rowspan=2 | 31

| rowspan=2 | 1975

| rowspan=2 | H. A. I. Hassen

| rowspan=2 | M. R. Sourjah

| 12 July

| Nittawela

| 13

| 11

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (12)

19 July

| Longden Place

| 21

| 3

rowspan=2 | 32

| rowspan=2 | 1976

| rowspan=2 | M. Weerakumar

| rowspan=2 | S. V. Ranasinghe

| 3 July

| Longden Place

| 36

| 0

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (13)

17 July

| Bogambara

| 25

| 6

rowspan=2 | 33

| rowspan=2 | 1977

| rowspan=2 | S. S. Hashim

| rowspan=2 | R. N. Balasuriya

| 2 July

| Bogambara

| 6

| 12

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (20)

16 July

| Longden Place

| 4

| 10

rowspan=2 | 34

| rowspan=2 | 1978

| rowspan=2 | K. R. T. Peiris

| rowspan=2 | J. R. Kiridena

| 3 July

| Longden Place

| 0

| 0

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (14)

15 July

| Bogambara

| 8

| 4

rowspan=2 | 35

| rowspan=2 | 1979

| rowspan=2 | R. P. Gunasekara

| rowspan=2 | J. V. Tissera

| 7 July

| Bogambara

| 3

| 4

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (15)

21 July

| Longden Place

| 18

| 0

rowspan=2 | 36

| rowspan=2 | 1980

| rowspan=2 | S. Sujanthakumar

| rowspan=2 | T. B. Ellepola

| 5 July

| Longden Place

| 7

| 3

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (16)

19 July

| Nittawela

| 16

| 3

rowspan=2 | 37

| rowspan=2 | 1981

| rowspan=2 | N. S. Cooray

| rowspan=2 | R. Bandaranayake

| 4 July

| Nittawela

| 3

| 16

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (21)

18 July

| Longden Place

| 10

| 3

rowspan=2 | 38

| rowspan=2 | 1982

| rowspan=2 | H. Muttiah

| rowspan=2 | B. S. J. Fernando

| 3 July

| Longden Place

| 6

| 9

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (22)

17 July

| Nittawela

| 4

| 6

rowspan=2 | 39

| rowspan=2 | 1983

| rowspan=2 | S. Cooray

| rowspan=2 | A. D. Ratwatte

| 2 July

| Bogambara

| 6

| 14

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (23)

16 July

| Longden Place

| 10

| 6

rowspan=2 | 40

| rowspan=2 | 1984

| rowspan=2 | S. Agalawatte

| rowspan=2 | D. M. Wijesinghe

| 7 July

| Longden Place

| 6

| 3

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (17)

21 July

| Bogambara

| 0

| 0

rowspan=2 | 41

| rowspan=2 | 1985

| rowspan=2 | C. Nanayakkara

| rowspan=2 | M. Jayatissa

| 6 July

| Bogambara

| 9

| 18

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (24)

20 July

| Longden Place

| 4

| 3

rowspan=2 | 42

| rowspan=2 | 1986

| rowspan=2 | M. J. Peiris

| rowspan=2 | S. N. Gunaratne

| 5 July

| Longden Place

| 3

| 6

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (25)

19 July

| Bogambara

| 3

| 9

rowspan=2 | 43

| rowspan=2 | 1987

| rowspan=2 | H. A. S. Madanayake (1L)
R. de Z. Gunarathne (2L)

| rowspan=2 | T. Rajapakse

| 2 July

| Bogambara

| 3

| 7

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (26)

18 July

| Sugathadasa

| 3

| 19

rowspan=2 | 44

| rowspan=2 | 1988

| rowspan=2 | L. W. de Z. Gunarathne

| rowspan=2 | B. Dandeniya

| 2 July

| Sugathadasa

| 24

| 0

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (18)

16 July

| Bogambara

| 13

| 0

rowspan=2 | 45

| rowspan=2 | 1989

| rowspan=2 | J. H. A. Dhammika

| rowspan=2 | R. Ranaraja

| 5 August

| Bogambara

| 9

| 6

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (19)

14 August

| Sugathadasa

| 9

| 8

rowspan=2 | 46

| rowspan=2 | 1990

| rowspan=2 | R. Jayasuriya

| rowspan=2 | W. D. S. Premaratne (1L)
R. Kalpage (2L)

| 6 July

| Sugathadasa

| 23

| 8

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (20)

21 July

| Bogambara

| 0

| 6

rowspan=2 | 47

| rowspan=2 | 1991

| rowspan=2 | M. Dahanayake

| rowspan=2 | M. A. Deen

| 6 July

| Bogambara

| 4

| 12

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (27)

20 July

| Sugathadasa

| 10

| 25

rowspan=2 | 48

| rowspan=2 | 1992

| rowspan=2 | H. Wijesinghe

| rowspan=2 | H. M. Goonetileke

| 4 July

| Sugathadasa

| 3

| 3

| rowspan=2 style="background:#D3D3D3; color:#000000" | Draw

19 July

| Nittawela

| 0

| 0

rowspan=2 | 49

| rowspan=2 | 1993

| rowspan=2 | C. R. A. Abeysuriya

| rowspan=2 | N. Muhandiramge

| 26 June

| Nittawela

| 3

| 0

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (21)

10 July

| Sugathadasa

| 10

| 3

rowspan=2 | 50

| rowspan=2 | 1994

| rowspan=2 | R. Malalasekara

| rowspan=2 | A. M. Rally

| 18 June

| Sugathadasa

| 10

| 3

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (22)

2 July

| Nittawela

| 8

| 8

rowspan=2 | 51

| rowspan=2 | 1995

| rowspan=2 | A. Assen

| rowspan=2 | M. A. H. Omar

| 17 June

| Nittawela

| 3

| 6

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (28)

1 July

| Sugathadasa

| 6

| 22

rowspan=2 | 52

| rowspan=2 | 1996

| rowspan=2 | R. Gunatilake

| rowspan=2 | S. Amarasinghe

| 22 June

| Sugathadasa

| 3

| 30

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (29)

6 July

| Nittawela

| 3

| 12

rowspan=2 | 53

| rowspan=2 | 1997

| rowspan=2 | A. Yusuf

| rowspan=2 | N. S. Fernando

| 21 June

| TCRS

| 6

| 14

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (30)

5 July

| Sugathadasa

| 18

| 11

rowspan=2 | 54

| rowspan=2 | 1998

| rowspan=2 | W. S. S. R. Perera

| rowspan=2 | P. Jayawardena

| 20 June

| Sugathadasa

| 18

| 20

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (23)

4 July

| Bogambara

| 42

| 11

rowspan=2 | 55

| rowspan=2 | 1999

| rowspan=2 | D. R. Rahim

| rowspan=2 | R. Wickramasiri

| 19 June

| Bogambara

| 10

| 19

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (31)

3 July

| Sugathadasa

| 7

| 13

rowspan=2 | 56

| rowspan=2 | 2000

| rowspan=2 | S. Perera

| rowspan=2 | H. A. Luchow

| 17 June

| Sugathadasa

| 25

| 32

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (32)

1 July

| Bogambara

| 20

| 17

rowspan=2 | 57

| rowspan=2 | 2001

| rowspan=2 | H. Kaluaratchi

| rowspan=2 | T. Jayawardena

| 23 June

| Bogambara

| 12

| 6

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (24)

7 July

| Sugathadasa

| 16

| 0

rowspan=2 | 58

| rowspan=2 | 2002

| rowspan=2 | Z. Hamid

| rowspan=2 | N. S. A. Mendis

| 13 July

| RCSC

| 39

| 0

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (25)

27 July

| Bogambara

| 44

| 0

rowspan=2 | 59

| rowspan=2 | 2003

| rowspan=2 | R. Jayasundara

| rowspan=2 | M. Maddumapatabendi

| 19 July

| Bogambara

| 13

| 11

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (26)

2 August

| RCSC

| 13

| 8

rowspan=2 | 60

| rowspan=2 | 2004

| rowspan=2 | A. L. Dissanayake

| rowspan=2 | D. Senarath

| 7 August

| RCSC

| 41

| 6

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (27)

21 August

| Bogambara

| 10

| 0

rowspan=2 | 61

| rowspan=2 | 2005

| rowspan=2 | V. Wijewardene

| rowspan=2 | B. N. R. Fernando

| 10 September

| Bogambara

| 6

| 36

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (33)

24 September

| RCSC

| 7

| 33

rowspan=2 | 62

| rowspan=2 | 2006

| rowspan=2 | C. S. Gamage

| rowspan=2 | I. Maddumapatabendi

| 9 September

| RCSC

| 10

| 21

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (34)

23 September

| TCRS

| 5

| 26

rowspan=2 | 63

| rowspan=2 | 2007

| rowspan=2 | M. Abeyratne

| rowspan=2 | M. Wickramasiri (1L)
S. Wanigasekara (2L)

| 9 June

| Bogambara

| 20

| 12

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (28)

23 June

| RCSC

| 15

| 11

rowspan=2 | 64

| rowspan=2 | 2008

| rowspan=2 | S. Lenaduwa

| rowspan=2 | M. N. Gunawardena

| 14 June

| RCSC

| 12

| 24

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (35)

28 June

| TCRS

| 8

| 0

rowspan=2 | 65

| rowspan=2 | 2009

| rowspan=2 | N. Dhason

| rowspan=2 | V. Wijesinghe

| 30 May

| TCRS

| 22

| 12

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (29)

13 June

| RCSC

| 31

| 15

rowspan=2 | 66

| rowspan=2 | 2010

| rowspan=2 | D. Attygalle

| rowspan=2 | D. Dissanayake

| 12 May

| RCSC

| 38

| 37

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (30)

26 May

| Bogambara

| 34

| 17

rowspan=2 | 67

| rowspan=2 | 2011

| rowspan=2 | S. Pathirana

| rowspan=2 | M. Ramzeen

| 28 May

| Bogambara

| 33

| 25

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (36)

11 June

| RCSC

| 5

| 40

rowspan=2 | 68

| rowspan=2 | 2012

| rowspan=2 | A. Jamaldeen

| rowspan=2 | K. Seneviratne

| 16 June

| RCSC

| 11

| 34

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (37)

30 June

| TCRS

| 20

| 36

rowspan=2 | 69

| rowspan=2 | 2013

| rowspan=2 | R. Jamaldeen

| rowspan=2 | S. Singalaxana (1L)
H. Wadood (2L)

| 1 June

| TCRS

| 25

| 37

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (38)

15 June

| RCSC

| 13

| 9

rowspan=2 | 70

| rowspan=2 | 2014

| rowspan=2 | N. Jayawardena

| rowspan=2 | T. Ratwatte

| 10 May

| RCSC

| 16

| 28

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (39)

24 May

| TCRS

| 18

| 19

rowspan=2 | 71

| rowspan=2 | 2015

| rowspan=2 | B. Gamage

| rowspan=2 | I. Rangala

| 9 May

| TCRS

| 23

| 22

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (31)

24 May

| RCSC

| 49

| 0

rowspan=2 | 72

| rowspan=2 | 2016

| rowspan=2 | N. Gunadheera

| rowspan=2 | R. Karunanayake

| 30 April

| RCSC

| 22

| 17

| rowspan=2 style="background:#D3D3D3; color:#000000" | Draw (2)

14 May

| TCRS

| 13

| 18

rowspan=2 | 73

| rowspan=2 | 2017

| rowspan=2 | O. Askey

| rowspan=2 | N. Yee

| 20 May

| TCRS

| 22

| 17

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (32)

3 June

| RCSC

| 13

| 8

rowspan=2 | 74

| rowspan=2 | 2018

| rowspan=2 | S. Feroze

| rowspan=2 | A. Shiek

| 21 April

| RCSC

| 39

| 7

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (33)

5 May

| TCRS

| 27

| 19

rowspan=2 | 75

| rowspan=2 | 2019

| rowspan=2 | T. Hassen

| rowspan=2 | R. Bandaranayake

| 1 June

| TCRS

| 34

| 17

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (34)

15 June

| RCSC

| 13

| 24

style="background:#D3D3D3

! rowspan=2 | –

| rowspan=2 | 2020

| rowspan=2 colspan=2 | Not played due to COVID-19 pandemic

| colspan=4 | –

| rowspan=2 style="background:#D3D3D3; color:#000000" | –

style="background:#D3D3D3

| colspan=4 | –

style="background:#D3D3D3

! rowspan=2 | –

| rowspan=2 |2021

| rowspan=2 colspan=2 |Not played due to COVID-19 pandemic

| colspan=4 | –

| rowspan=2 style="background:#D3D3D3; color:#000000" | –

style="background:#D3D3D3

| colspan=4 | –

rowspan=2 | 76

| rowspan=2 | 2022

| rowspan=2 | H. Peiris

| rowspan=2 | L. Moragoda

| 20 August

| RCSC

| 29

| 0

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (35)

3 September

| TCRS

| 21

| 26

rowspan=2 | 77

| rowspan=2 | 2023

| rowspan=2 | R. Senanayake

| rowspan=2 | A. Manzil

| 22 July

| TCRS

| 10

| 13

| rowspan=2 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF" | Royal (36)

5 August

| RCSC

| 27

| 17

rowspan=2 | 78

| rowspan=2 | 2024

| rowspan=2 | T. Perera

| rowspan=2 | T. Dissanayaka{{efn|name=C2024|The regular team captain, A. Kodithuwakku, was sidelined due to injury. Trinity was led by the vice-captain.}}

| 24 August

| RCSC

| 16

| 17

| rowspan=2 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF" | Trinity (40)

7 September

| TCRS

| 23

| 25

rowspan=2 | 79

| rowspan=2 | 2025

| rowspan=2 | A. Samarasinghe

| rowspan=2 | M. U. Shafraz

| 23 August

| TCRS

| {{Abbr|TBD|To be decided}}

| TBD

| rowspan=2 | TBD (TBD)

6 September

| RCSC

| TBD

| TBD

Other competitions (1987–present)

= Statistics =

{{updated|5 July 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! colspan="7"|Match statistics

rowspan=2 | Venue

! rowspan=2 | Played

! colspan=2 | Won by

! rowspan=2 | Drawn

! colspan=2 | Total points

Royal

! Trinity

! Royal

! Trinity

Colombo523–8488
Kandy1–1–1234
Overall624–96122

= Results of the last match =

;Dialog Schools Rugby League – Round 1, Game week 5

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|time = 16:15 SLST

|home = Trinity

|score = 34–12

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|away = Royal

|try1 = N. Kumarasinghe (2) 13' c, 67' m
E. Jayasena 18' m
U. Wijekoon 26' c
M. Yaddehige (2) 57' m, 70' m

|con1 = S. Althaf (2/4) 13', 27'

|pen1 =

|cards1 = A. Fernando {{yel|}} 6'
S. Weerawansa {{yel|}} 59'

|try2 =

|con2 =

|pen2 = I. Farook (4/4) 22', 29', 35', 41'

|stadium = Trinity College Rugby Stadium, Pallekele

|referee = R. Alexander (SL)

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= Results =

{{updated|5 July 2025}}

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class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi mw-collapsible" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

! colspan=10 style="color:; background:;" | Results (1987–present)

rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | Tournament

! rowspan=2 | Year

! colspan=2 | Captains

! rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | Date

! rowspan=2 | Venue

! colspan=2 | Score

! rowspan=2 | Winner

! rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

class="unsortable" | Royal

! class="unsortable" | Trinity

! Royal

! Trinity

style="text-align:center" |R. Premadasa Trophy
Quarter-finals

| 1987

| H. A. S. Madanayake

| T. Rajapakse

| 30 August

| Sugathadasa

| 6

| 10

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center" |Trinity

|

style="text-align:center" |R. Premadasa Trophy
Quarter-finals

| 1993

| C. R. A. Abeysuriya

| N. Muhandiramge

| 6 September

| Sugathadasa

| 6

| 9

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center" |Trinity

|

Milo President's Trophy
Semi-finals

| 2014

| N. Jayawardena

| T. Ratwatte

| 3 July

| RCSC

| 30

| 29

| style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center" |Royal

| {{Cite web |date=2014-07-08 |title=President's Trophy Semi Finals ; Royal Triumphs In A Royal Vs.Trinity Thriller! |url=https://royalcollege.lk/2014/07/presidents-trophy-semi-finals-royal-triumphs-in-a-royal-vs-trinity-thriller/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250705010924/https://royalcollege.lk/2014/07/presidents-trophy-semi-finals-royal-triumphs-in-a-royal-vs-trinity-thriller/ |archive-date=2025-07-05 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=royalcollege.lk |language=en-GB}}

style="text-align:center" |Dialog Schools Rugby League
Round 1, Game week 3

| 2022

| H. Peiris

| L. Moragoda

| 8 July

| RCSC

| 20

| 21

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center" |Trinity

| {{Cite web |last=Jaleel |first=Shamseer |date=2022-07-09 |title=Dialog Schools Rugby League 2022: Trinity edges out Royal in a thriller |url=https://www.ft.lk/sports/Dialog-Schools-Rugby-League-2022-Trinity-edges-out-Royal-in-a-thriller/23-737243 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250705010735/https://www.ft.lk/sports/Dialog-Schools-Rugby-League-2022-Trinity-edges-out-Royal-in-a-thriller/23-737243 |archive-date=2025-07-05 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=www.ft.lk |language=English}}

Dialog Schools Rugby League
Round 2, Game week 2

| 2024

| T. Perera

| T. Dissanayaka{{efn|name=C2024}}

| 17 August

| Sugathadasa

| 22

| 19

| style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center" |Royal

| {{Cite web |last=Christminth |first=Dishane |date=2024-08-18 |title=Royal College Edge Trinity in Thrilling Encounter |url=https://www.thepapare.com/royal-college-edge-trinity-in-thrilling-encounter/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822135256/https://www.thepapare.com/royal-college-edge-trinity-in-thrilling-encounter/ |archive-date=2024-08-22 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=ThePapare |language=en-US}}

Dialog Schools Rugby League
Round 1, Game week 5

| 2025

| A. Samarasinghe

| M. U. Shafraz

| 5 July

| TCRS

| 12

| 34

| style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center" |Trinity

| {{Cite web |date=2025-07-06 |title=Trinity roar leaves Royal stunned at Pallekele |url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/250706/sports/trinity-roar-leaves-royal-stunned-at-pallekele-603183.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250706060042/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/250706/sports/trinity-roar-leaves-royal-stunned-at-pallekele-603183.html |archive-date=2025-07-06 |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka}}

Overall record (1920–present)

{{updated|5 July 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! colspan="8" | 1920–present

rowspan=2 | Tournament

! rowspan=2 | Span

! rowspan=2 | Played

! colspan=2 | Won by

! rowspan=2 | Drawn

! colspan=2 | Total points

Royal

! Trinity

! Royal

! Trinity

Inter-school

| 1920–1944

22319–53410
Bradby Shield

| 1945–present

1557272111,7111,576
Other competitions

| 1987–present

624–96122
Overall

! 1920–present

1837795111,8602,108

Match and series records

{{updated|7 September 2024}}

{{sticky header}}

class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi mw-collapsible" style="font-size:100%; text-align:left"

! colspan=4 style="color:; background:;" class="unsortable"| Records: 1945–present

class="unsortable" | Recordclass="unsortable" | Royalclass="unsortable" | Trinityclass="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
style="background:#90EE90" | Winning the encounter after losing the first leg

| 3 (1979, 1998 and 2023)

| 5 (1945, 1946, 1962, 1972 and 2011)

|

style="background:#90EE90" | Winning the encounter after drawing the first leg

| 1 (1978)

| 2 (1963 and 1966)

|

style="background:#90EE90" | 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.

| {{cite web|url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/980705/sportsm.html|title=Royal romp to record victory|publisher=The Sunday Times|last1=Izzadeen|first1=Saif|last2=Seneviratne|first2=Shane|date=5 July 1998|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=13 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613040438/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/980705/sportsm.html|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/110612/Sports/spt01.html|title=Trinity end Royal reign|publisher=The Sunday Times|last=Jaleel|first=Shamseer|date=12 June 2011|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=13 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413105040/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/110612/Sports/spt01.html|url-status=live}}

style="background:#90EE90" | Longest winning streak

| 5 (between 2017 and 2023){{efn|name=2020&21}}

| 6 (1952–1957) {{plainlist|

  • The longest winning streak in the series.}}

| {{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=dead}}
{{Cite web |date=2008-06-11 |title=Down Bradby Lane...to 1958 |url=https://island.lk/2008/06/11/sports8.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065223/http://www.island.lk/2008/06/11/sports8.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=island.lk}}

style="background:#90EE90" | The highest aggregate score by a team in an encounter

| 83 points in 2002. {{plainlist|

  • The record for the highest aggregate score by a team in the series over two legs.}}

| 70 points in 2012.

| {{cite web|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2002/07/28/spo04.html|title=Trinity whipped again and Royal take 'Bradby|publisher=Sunday Observer|last=Abdeen|first=S. M. Jiffrey|date=28 July 2002|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=6 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806111804/https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2002/07/28/spo04.html|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2012/07/01/spo03.asp|title=Trinity retain Bradby Shield with a superb 36-20 win over Royal|publisher=Sunday Observer|last=Abdeen|first=S. M. Jiffrey|date=1 July 2012|accessdate=4 February 2024|archive-date=4 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204041921/https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2012/07/01/spo03.asp|url-status=live}}

style="background:#90EE90" | The highest margin of victory in an encounter

| 83 points (83–0) in 2002. {{plainlist|

  • The highest recorded victory margin in the series over two legs.}}

| 56 points (69–13) in 2005.

|
{{cite web|url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/050925/sports/1.html|title=Royal bashed again. Lions on the prowl after four long years|publisher=The Sunday Times|last=Jaleel|first=Shamseer|date=25 September 2005|accessdate=4 February 2024|archive-date=23 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123131738/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/050925/sports/1.html|url-status=live}}

style="background:#90EE90" | The record for the highest score achieved by a team in a single match

| 49 points in 2015 second leg. {{plainlist|

  • The highest recorded in a single match.}}

| 40 points in 2011 second leg.

| {{cite web|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2015/05/24/spo01.asp|title=Royal regain Bradby Shield with rampaging 49-0 win|publisher=Sunday Observer|last=Walagedara|first=Indika|date=24 May 2015|accessdate=4 February 2024|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418005915/https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2015/05/24/spo01.asp|url-status=live}}

style="background:#90EE90" | The highest aggregate score achieved by both teams in a single match

| colspan=2 | 75 points in 2010 first leg, with Royal winning 38–37.

| {{cite web|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2010/06/26/spo01.asp|title=Can Royal tame Trinity Lions in their den?|publisher=Daily News|last=Weerawansa|first=Dinesh|date=26 June 2010|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=9 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609181341/http://archives.dailynews.lk/2010/06/26/spo01.asp|url-status=live}}

style="background:#90EE90" | The highest aggregate score achieved by both teams in an encounter

| colspan=2 | 126 points in 2010, with Royal winning 72–54.

| {{cite web|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2010/06/27/spo01.asp|title=A Right Royal Bradby Win|publisher=Sunday Observer|last=Abdeen|first=S. M. Jiffrey|date=27 June 2010|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=10 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310195219/https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2010/06/27/spo01.asp|url-status=live}}

style="background:#90EE90" | Drawn encounters

| colspan=2 |

  • 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.

| {{cite web|url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/190505/sports/a-look-back-at-some-memorable-bradby-games-347898.html|title=A Look Back at Some Memorable Bradby Games|publisher=The Sunday Times|last=Kuruppu|first=Aubrey|date=5 May 2019|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=10 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310195230/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/190505/sports/a-look-back-at-some-memorable-bradby-games-347898.html|url-status=live}}

Notable moments in Bradby Shield history

  • 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 E. L. Fernando, the then-principal of Trinity College.
  • 1983 – E. L. Bradby, former principal of Royal College, and his wife travelled to Sri Lanka as guests of the Royal College Union for the second leg of the 39th encounter.{{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|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}}
  • 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.{{cite web|url=https://quadrangle.lk/invincible-87/ |title=Invincible '87 |website=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=dead}}
  • 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.{{Cite web |last=Stephens |first=David |date=2013-06-16 |title=Kaplan will bury his whistle at the end of the season |url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/130616/sports/kaplan-will-bury-his-whistle-at-the-end-of-the-season-48993.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021190139/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130616/sports/kaplan-will-bury-his-whistle-at-the-end-of-the-season-48993.html |archive-date=2017-10-21 |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=www.sundaytimes.lk}}{{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}}

{{Blockquote

|text=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.

|author=Jonathan Kaplan

|source=Call It Like It Is: The Jonathan Kaplan Story (2014){{Cite book |last=Kaplan |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Call_It_Like_It_Is/ogxbDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bradby+shield+jonathan+kaplan&pg=PT122&printsec=frontcover |title=Call It Like It Is: The Jonathan Kaplan Story |date=5 June 2014 |publisher=Penguin Random House South Africa |isbn=978-1-77022-586-2 |language=en}}

}}

  • 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.{{cite web|url=https://trinitycollege.lk/2019/05/01/the-2019-bradby-shield/|title=The 2019 Bradby Shield|publisher=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}}{{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|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}}
  • 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.
  • 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.{{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}}{{Cite web |last=Perera |first=Nilhan |date=2024-08-24 |title=Althaf’s Drop Goal secures famous win for Trinity Lions |url=https://www.thepapare.com/althafs-drop-goal-secures-famous-win-for-trinity-lions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250524025837/https://www.thepapare.com/althafs-drop-goal-secures-famous-win-for-trinity-lions/ |archive-date=2025-05-24 |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=ThePapare |language=en-US}}{{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}}{{Cite web |last=Perera |first=Nilhan |date=2024-09-07 |title=Decade of Waiting Ends: Trinity College Wins the Bradby Shield |url=https://www.thepapare.com/decade-of-waiting-ends-trinity-college-wins-the-bradby-shield/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003224951/https://www.thepapare.com/decade-of-waiting-ends-trinity-college-wins-the-bradby-shield/ |archive-date=2024-10-03 |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=ThePapare |language=en-US}}

Notable people who have played

{{col-begin}}

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;Royalists

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;Trinitians

  • Kemal Deen
  • Jayantha Dhanapala
  • Lakshman Kadirgamar
  • Michael Kagwa Jnr. (Pre-Bradby era){{cite web|url=https://trinitycollege.lk/2016/09/15/michael-kagwa-jnr-hamilton-michael-kagwa|title=Michael Kagwa Jnr (Hamilton Michael Kagwa)|publisher=Trinity College|last=Abeyratne|first=Hilary|date=15 September 2016|accessdate=2 October 2023|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312105516/https://trinitycollege.lk/2016/09/15/michael-kagwa-jnr-hamilton-michael-kagwa|url-status=live}}
  • Michael Kagwa Snr. (Pre-Bradby era){{cite web|url=https://trinitycollege.lk/2016/09/15/michael-kagwa-snr-ernest-mikaeri-kawalya-kagwa|title=Michael Kagwa Snr (Ernest Mikaeri Kawalya Kagwa)|publisher=Trinity College|last=Dissanaike|first=Gishan|date=15 September 2016|accessdate=2 October 2023|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312105517/https://trinitycollege.lk/2016/09/15/michael-kagwa-snr-ernest-mikaeri-kawalya-kagwa|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://trinitycollege.lk/2016/09/15/africa-trinity-and-the-kagwas/|title=Africa, Trinity and the Kagwas|publisher=Trinity College|last=|first=|date=15 September 2016|accessdate=2 October 2023|archive-date=6 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606230532/https://trinitycollege.lk/2016/09/15/africa-trinity-and-the-kagwas|url-status=live}}
  • Denzil Kobbekaduwa{{cite web|url=https://trinitycollege.lk/2021/07/22/silk-and-steel-general-denzil-kobbekaduwa|title=Silk and Steel: Denzil Lakshman Kobbekaduwa|publisher=Trinity College|last=Jameel|first=Abidh|date=22 July 2021|accessdate=2 October 2023|archive-date=12 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312111022/https://trinitycollege.lk/2021/07/22/silk-and-steel-general-denzil-kobbekaduwa|url-status=live}}
  • Parami Kulatunga
  • Lohan Ratwatte
  • Tharinda Ratwatte
  • Duncan White

{{col-end}}

Community engagement programmes

= The souvenir =

Since 1977, the Royal College Interact Club has published the Bradby Souvenir to commemorate the encounter's Colombo leg.{{Cite web |date=2025 |title=Royal College: Interact Club |url=https://royalcollege.lk/clubs-and-societies/interact-club/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=royalcollege.lk |language=en-GB}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.lk/Business/GlidAR-creates-Augmented-Reality-experience-for-75th-Bradby-Shield-Souvenir/34-681389|title=GlidAR creates Augmented Reality experience for 75th Bradby Shield Souvenir|publisher=Daily FT|last=|first=|date=6 July 2019|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=6 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806103151/https://www.ft.lk/business/GlidAR-creates-Augmented-Reality-experience-for-75th-Bradby-Shield-Souvenir/34-681389|url-status=live}}

= 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.{{cite web|url=http://sundaytimes.lk/100620/Sports/spt01.html|title=The Bradby express|publisher=The Sunday Times|last=Ratnayake|first=Yasas|date=20 June 2010|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=23 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423040846/https://sundaytimes.lk/100620/Sports/spt01.html|url-status=live}}

= Bradby golf =

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

See also

Notes

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;Sources

  • {{Cite book |last=Perera |first=S. S. |title=Royal vs Trinity – 50 Years of Bradby Shield 1945–1994 |date=June 1994 |publisher=Bradby Shield Encounter Organising Committee |language=en}}
  • {{Cite book |title=Behind the Shield – the history, the heroes, the hearts of 75 years 1945–2019 |date=June 2019 |publisher=Bradby Shield Encounter Organising Committee |language=en}}

References

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Further reading

  • {{Cite book |last=Amarasinghe |first=Shanaka |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/45129799 |title=A Well-kept Secret: The History of Rugby in Sri Lanka |date=2017 |volume=44 |pages=224–236 |issn=0376-9771}}
  • {{Cite web |date=2024-05-07 |title=Points Scoring Through The Ages |url=https://worldrugbymuseum.com/from-the-vaults/evolution-of-rugby/points-scoring-through-the-ages |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918203012/https://worldrugbymuseum.com/from-the-vaults/evolution-of-rugby/points-scoring-through-the-ages |archive-date=2024-09-18 |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=worldrugbymuseum.com |language=en}}

External links

  • [https://royalcollege.lk/ Royal College website]
  • [https://rcu.lk/ Royal College Union]
  • [https://rcsc.lk/ Royal College Sports Complex]
  • [https://royalcollegerugby.lk/ Royal Rugby]
  • [https://trinitycollege.lk/ Trinity College website]
  • [https://history.trinitycollege.lk/home Trinity Digital History]

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