In 1955, Gymnastics was introduced to The Royal College as a sport. The first captain of Royal College Gymnastics was I. U. Ranasinghe. The coach, Anton Dias, still serves the school as the Gymnastics coach. Players such as B. A. A. P. Sanjaya, Sahan Thejana Peiris, Pasindu Malawana, Isuru Udantha & Udith Sankalpa have represented the country and brought much glory to their school.