Havelock Sports Club Sri Lanka

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Havelock Sports Club is a Division ‘A’ rugby union team based in Sri Lanka that plays in the Dialog Rugby League. The club established in in 1915 has a long history and Rugby is the club’s main sporting activity. The “Havies”, as they are commonly known amongst its members, is situated in Colombo and the club’s ground is known as Havelock Park. The club has produced some excellent players over the last few decades including Sri Lankan National Players. Havelock Park was established in 1901 to honour Sir Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock (1844–1908), who was the 17th British Governor of Ceylon (1890–1895), by the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC).  On 12 September 1907 the first international rugby union match played in Ceylon was held at Havelock Park between the New Zealand All Blacks and an All Ceylon team.