Isipathana College had a dream run in the 2022 inter-school league rugby season and at the centre of it was their captain Dahan Wickremaarachchi.
Rugby and Wickremaarachchi are inseparable and his leadership and inspiration on the field took the team to a high level of expectancy.
He describes himself as adventurous and it was no surprise then that he had the makings of a true leader that his team-mates rallied behind.
His target is to be a professional rugby player.
Excerpts of an interview with the Sunday Observer:
Q: Describe yourself self in one word
Adventurous
Q: Any word or phrases you overuse
Never give up
Q: What is your most marked characteristic?
To always focus on what to achieve
Q: If you could edit your past, what would you change?
I would say, if I had the chance in the Vidyartha match in Kandy a few weeks ago, I would have gone for an alternative play rather than a hit which led to me ending up injured
Q: What is the most important thing in your life?
Keep playing rugby
Q: Who has influenced you the most?
My father
Q: Are you fashionable?
Not at all. I wear what is comfortable for me
Q: If you had access to a time machine what would you change?
Skip my injuries
Q: What motivates you in your life?
Practices make me motivated and push me towards my goal
Q: If you could choose any career right now, what would it be?
A job in a private organization while playing professional rugby
Q: What forms of music are you listening to?
Pop music
Q: What’s the best thing you would like to hear from someone?
To hear positive comments about my playing
Q: What made you to choose sports?
I am into sports because of my father
Q: Thus far what was your most unforgettable sporting incident?
The day I wore the First XV jersey for the first time
Q: What’s been your best school sporting achievement?
Becoming League Champions 2022
Q: What is your idea of happiness?
My happiness is my parent’s happiness
Q: What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Fake profiles of people
Q: What has been your biggest disappointment?
The injury I am suffering right now
Q: What has been the most important lesson life has taught you?
Do well in what you do and what you love. Give the best when you have the chance