Are Kandy destined to dominate another decade?

Kandy Sports Club completed another domestic double on Sunday when they defeated CR and FC to clinch the Clifford Cup following up their league victory a couple of weeks ago.

- By HARSHA AMARASINGHE

This was such an outstanding comeback for the rugby giants from the Hill Capital having lost the league to CR and FC last season.

Kandy easily has the biggest rugby fan base in Sri Lanka. When there is a big game up in Nittawela crowds filling in from around 1.00 p.m. for a game that kicks off at 4.00 p.m. with fans from different upbringings which is why when they lost the league in nearly a decade last year it was felt like massive loss for many.

However, when Kandy regained their mojo, it usually lasts for a very long time. For instance when they won the league title in 2001, they went on to retain the title for 11 straight years until 2012 when Havelock secured it and then Navy would win it in 2013/2014 season with about 10,000 Fijians but Kandy did come back and regained their title in 2014/2015 memorably beating one of the strongest Navy teams (during a league fixture) in history of Sri Lanka rugby in Welisara courtesy of a famous South African flanker by the name of Chris Cloete.