Nittawela Rugby Stadium

Nittawela Rugby Stadium
Construction
Location	Nittawela, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Coordinates	7°18′59″N 80°38′03″E / 7.31639°N 80.63417°E / 7.31639; 80.63417Coordinates: 7°18′59″N 80°38′03″E / 7.31639°N 80.63417°E / 7.31639; 80.63417
Owner	Kandy SC
Operator	Kandy SC
Type	Stadium
Genre(s)	Sporting Events
Capacity	25,000
Surface	Grass
Broke ground	1949
Opened	1954
Tenants
Kandy SC

Nittawela Rugby Stadium is a purpose-built rugby union stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is one of Sri Lanka's most famous rugby venues.

History

Kandy Sports Club's original home ground was Bogambara Stadium until in 1939 the British Colonial Army took it over during the Second World War.^[1] The grounds were subsequently handed over to the General Hospital to house their offices. Kandy SC however continued to play rugby at Bogambara but without a club house. In 1949 the Kandy Municipal Council resolved to provide the club with an area of land, a landfill site, at Nittawela.^[1] The preparation of the site took approximately five years and it wasn't until 1954 that Nittawela became the permanent home ground for Kandy SC.^[2]

In 1992 the gradient towards the entrance was levelled and a new pavilion was constructed, this was followed by the construction of the Central Finance grandstand and a pavilion named after Major General Denzil Kobbekaduwa. In 2004 a further two stands were constructed and were named after two former players Priyantha Ekanayake and Nalaka Weerakkody. A media pavilion has also been constructed and is named after former club captain, Indrajith Bandaranaike.

References

1 2 Jaleel, Shamseer (24 August 2011). "Kandy dominate local rugby scene". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
↑ de Joodt, Ken (5 December 2013). "A Historic Kandy Sports Club". Retrieved 9 March 2015.

Landmarks in Kandy

Note: this includes landmarks in Kandy and its fringe areas

City Precincts	Kandy CBD Royal Palace of Kandy University of Peradeniya

Shopping	Kandy City Centre Kandy Municipal Market Royal Mall Torrington Shopping Complex

Entertainment	Bradby Shield Encounter Dharmaraja–Kingswood Cricket Encounter Esala Mangallaya Esala Perahera Trinity-Antonian Cricket Encounter

Public Galleries	D.S. Senanayake Memorial Public Library Kandy Garden Club International Buddhist Museum National Museum of Kandy Relic of the tooth of the Buddha Temple of the Tooth Museum Ceylon Tea Museum

Institutions	2nd Volunteer Battalion Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment Asgiriya Maha Vihara Buddhist Publication Society District Secretariat, Kandy General Post Office Institute of Fundamental Studies Kandyan Art Association & Cultural Centre Kandy Court Complex Kandy Municipal Council Malwatte Maha Vihara Mayor of Kandy List of schools in Kandy Teaching Hospital Kandy

Structures	Bahirawakanda temple Bogambara Prison Degaldoruwa Raja Maha Vihara Kandy Clock Tower Kandy Post Office Kandy Town Hall The Kandy House Natha Devale, Kandy Old Kandy Post office President's Pavilion Queen's Hotel, Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa St. Paul's Church, Kandy Suisse Hotel

Sports Stadia	Asgiriya Stadium Bogambara Stadium Dharmaraja College Ground Nittawela Rugby Stadium Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Victoria Golf & Country Resort

Parks/Spaces	Arthur's seat British Garrison Cemetery Kandy War Cemetery Central Highlands of Sri Lanka Dorwin reservoir E. L. Senanayake Children's Park George E. De Silva Park Kandy Lake Hanthana Mountain Range Alagalla Mountain Range Knuckles mountain range Mahaweli River Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya Udawatta Kele Sanctuary Wales Park

Transport	Asgiriya Railway Station D.S. Senanayake Veediya Kandy Bus Station Kandy Railway Station Katugastota Railway Station Mahiyawa Railway Station Peradeniya Junction Railway Station Sangaraja Mawatha Sarasavi Uyana Railway Station Sirimavo Bandaranaike Mawatha Sri Dalada Veediya William Gopallawa Mawatha Yatinuwara Veediya

See also Events in Kandy

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