One of the power houses in sri lankan schools rugby arena, Isipathana college has the honor of being the school which has won the most number of trophies in the schools circuit, but the league title has been a trophy which has eluded the former champions for a frustrating 10 years. however the wait would possibly be over, come 2010.thats the goal of isipathanas crack second rower muqsith jaleel.
Talking exclusively to *****kings of rugby****** muqsith shared his experiences and views of his career which has certainly got interesting day by day.musith also known as “mukka” amongst his friends started his rugby career at the tender age of 12, where he represented the college U-13 team. From there onwards he has represented the college in all age groups running up to his 1st XV career. According to muqsith the aura of the game made muqsith fall for the sport while he mentioned his father as his inspiration “I ,m grateful and I love my father for teaching and helping me to understand the game” were the words of muqsith.His rugby career fell into uncertainty when his father passed away in 2004.however just as he is bold and brave he muqsith decided to continue with the game and has never looked back since then.
muqsith donned the college 1st XV jersey in 2008 and made his debut against trinity and even though he did not make it in the starting line up in every game, he managed to be in the squad for the entire season which is a commendable achievement for any school boy ruggerite.”A pathana jersey has to be earned and you cant possibly explain it through words how hard it is to do so. Some people have even sacrificed their lives for it “said muqsith.The 2009 season was a few steps better for the tall bulky second rower as he improved his game in weight and power. His booming hits which gained much needed ground for the side and his inspiring talks on and off the field has certainly been a treat to watch.Muqsiths dream of representing sri lanka was almost realized but had to be satisfied to be selected as stand by.”In comparison to the other players I lacked a little bit of weight. Thats why think I was dropped from the side” he said .He stated that he would improve his game even more for the 2010 season and said he would try his utmost to get selected for the sri lanka youth team. “my goal is to bring back the league title back to our school and come 2010 everyone will see some spectacular rugby by pathana” said an optimistic muqsith who will don the famous green jersey for the last time next year.
Muqsith also went on to say that he would not quit the game and would play club rugby for a few years and if a sri lanka team selection arises he would not hesitate to take it. He thanked coach shamly nawaz for improving his game while he also added that he has a dream of coaching the school team one day concluded muqsith.
*****KINGS OF RUGBY***** wishes muqsith all the very best in his future endeavors.
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