Quentin Israel
Quentin Israel | |
|---|---|
| Born | unknown |
| Died | 2007 |
| Nationality |  Sri Lankan |
| Occupation(s) | Rugby Coach and School Teacher |
| Known for | Rugby brain who coached champion club and schoolboy Rugby Union teams |
Quentin Shelton Nagalingam Israel was a Rugby Coach and schoolteacher (Born ?- Died 2007)
'Quenta' or 'Q', as he was very popularly known, was educated at Trinity College (Kandy) where he played rugby as a centre three-quarter under Dharmasiri Madugalle and Lucky Vitharana and was an accomplished hurdler.[1] He represented Havelocks Sports Club and went on to coach them to success on many occasions, was honorary secretary, entertainment secretary and later elected president of the club.
He is best known as 1st XV coach at S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia,[2] who registered 43 wins in-a-row.[3][4] He later coached Trinity to win the Bradby Shield on five occasions. He was a member of the staff at both institutions teaching Physics and also coached the 2nd XI Cricket team at S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia where he served as a house master.
His proteges included Sri Lankan players Michael Jayasekera (who was described as being gift wrapped and delivered to his club by Quentin Israel [5]) and PL Munasinghe.
He also served the Sri Lanka Rugby football Union (SLRFU) and was the coach of the national under 19 side.
References
- ^ [1] , Quintin Israel - The coaching legend of schools, Y.C. Chang. - LakbimaNews Sunday Nov 11 2007, accessed 26th November 2011
- ^ [2] Death of rugby coach Quentin Israel, accessed 26th November 2011
- ^ [3] Sharm De Alwis A brief overview of Thomian rugby, accessed 28th may 2011
- ^ [4] MR. Quentin Israel – The Coach, The Mentor - A Tribute!, accessed 28th may 2011
- ^ [5] Four rugby super heroes BY SHARM de Alwis , accessed 28th may 2011