ABOUT US
NBNNEWS.COM.AU | Delivering the highest quality local news, sport and weather, NBN News has played an important role in the lives of people across northern New South Wales for decades. Our talented team of journalists, producers and camera operators bringing you the stories that matter, seven days a week, 365 days a year, across both television and digital.
FOLLOW US
Nuwan Hettiarachchi was a superb place kicker Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
It is unique to find a family imbibed with a sportsman starting from the father. The children of the family followed in the footsteps and reached great heights in sports with some of them ending up wearing the National jersey. Akila Nuwan Hettiarachchi was one of the them whose whole family mingled in sports with the guidance of their father to become a profound sportsman.
Akila Nuwan Hettiarachchi was called ‘Hetti’ in rugby circles and was born in 1988 in Kandy. His father Sunil Hettiarachchi is a businessman and was a former soccer player. Vineetha is his mother and is a house wife. He has five other siblings with Kanchana the elder sister, Sanka and Pathum elder brothers while Kusal and Deneth younger brothers. All the boys represented Dharmaraja College, Kandy and were involved in sports. His two elder brothers Sanka and Pathum donned the college rugby jersey where Sanaka ended u
Premium Content
Subscriber only The Noosa Pirates first division coach is confident fans will see some senior rugby league on the Sunshine Coast in 2021. Pirates general manager and first division coach Brett Winkler said the club was preparing for this year s senior competition despite confirmation yet to arrive from Sunshine Coast Rugby League the season will go ahead. We are gearing up as a club, it is all we can do, he said. No competition is highly unlikely. Noosa Pirates coach Brett Winkler said another cancelled season in 2021 would be “highly unlikely.” Another cancelled season could have dire consequences for the club with a proud 40-year history.