Zahira College Colombo, one of the Pioneers at school-level rugby in Sri Lanka who started competitively playing the sport in 1924, is all set to return to A Division Rugby in the 2023 Schools Rugby League. Moose Clothing has been a valuable contributor in terms of Sponsorship for Sports in Sri Lanka and has come forward to support the A Division Journey of Zahira Rugby 2023 as the Main Sponsor. Apart from them, ROZA from Diamond Best Foods will also be Co-Sponsoring Zahira Rugby this year.
Sports at Zahira have achieved rapid growth over the past few years, and this includes Rugby. Zahira Played Top division Rugby in 2017, 2018, and 2019 and after Playing just one year (2022) in B division they have been able to come back to A Division Rugby. They were unbeaten in League stages last year and ended up as Runners-up in the Premier Trophy. In the recently concluded CR & FC Centenary Rugby Sevens tournament Zahira displayed exceptional prowess on the field beating Vidyartha College, and DS Senanayake College, and ended up as runners-up in the Plate Segment.
