Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team

National sports team

Rugby team

Sri Lanka vs Uganda at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Australia playing Sri Lanka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team, known as the Tuskers (similar to their counterpart national rugby union team), represents Sri Lanka in men's international rugby sevens. They have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens since the 1980s.^[3] In 1989, veteran rugby commentator Bill McLaren mentions them in an article on the Hong Kong Sevens, saying that their team had players such as Kothalawala, Ekanayake and Lakshantha.^[4]

Current squad

Squad to 2014 Commonwealth Games:

• Shenal Dias
• Sudharshana Muthuthantri
• Anuruddha Wilwara
• Lawang Perera
• Danuska Ranjan
• Sandun Herath
• Shehan Pathirana
• Dinusha Chathuranga
• Richard Dharmapala
• Fazil Marija
• Srinath Sooriyabandara
• Mithun Hapugoda

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Asian Games

Commonwealth Games

Hong Kong Sevens

1984 Hong Kong Sevens

Sri Lanka Rugby 7s

See also

• Sri Lanka national rugby union team

Notes

1. Competed as neutrals as Independent Athletes

References

1. Cader, Saabir (14 August 2015). "England's Matt Turner to coach the Sri Lanka 7s". The Papare. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
2. "Sunday Times - Rugby: Sudarshana Muthuthanthri reappointed Sri Lanka 7s skipper". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
3. McLaren, p70
4. McLaren, p74

• McLaren, Bill A Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989)