It is the rugby union team of the Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club.
In 1972 they were promoted to the Division 'A', Sri Lanka Rugby Championship[2][3] and by 1975, captained by Shanthi Mendis,[2] Air Force SC, were victorious in 12 out of 16 games at the end of the season entering the final of the Clifford Cup before losing to Army SC in a close game, 3–4.
[3] Two years later led by scrum half Ronald Rodrigo, they once again made the final, ultimately losing to Havelock SC.
[2][4] During the 1980s Air Force SC produced a number of well known rugby players including scrum half Tikiri Marambe, number eight Nalin de Silva, flanker Harsha Fernando, lock Lofty Perera, prop Nilantha Tennakoon and stand-off Tony Wimalasuriya.
In 2022, the team emerged victorious over Havelock SC in the finals held on 09 October 2022 to clinch the Cup Championship of the Sri Lanka Rugby 7s Tournament.