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Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team
National sports team
National sports team
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| teamname | Sri Lanka Sevens | |||||
| imagesize | 120px | |||||
| union | Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union | |||||
| captain | Sudharshana Muthuthanthri | |||||
| coach | Peter Woods | |||||
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| sevens | yes | |||||
| World cup apps | no |
the men's team
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. 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.
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
| Olympic Games record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA 2016 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| JPN 2020 | |||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 0/2 | - | - | - | - |
Asian Games
| Asian Games record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THA 1998 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KOR 2002 | Classification | 6th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| QAT 2006 | Classification | 6th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| CHN 2010 | Quarter-finalist | 6th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| KOR 2014 | Semi-finalist | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| INA 2018 | Semi-finalist | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| CHN 2022 | Classification | 10th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | Semi-finalist | 7/7 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 0 |
Commonwealth Games
Main article: Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games
| Commonwealth Games record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | Total | 0 Titles | 7/7 | 31 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia 1998 | Plate Finals | 14th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| ENG 2002 | Bowl Quarter-finals | =13th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| AUS 2006 | Bowl Quarter-finals | =13th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| India 2010 | Bowl Quarter-finals | =13th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| SCO 2014 | Shield Final | 13th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| AUS 2018 | Pool Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| ENG 2022 | 13th Place Playoff | 14th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Hong Kong Sevens
Main article: Hong Kong Sevens
1984 Hong Kong Sevens
| Year | Venue | Cup | Plate | Bowl | Winner | Final Score | Runner-up | Winner | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | |||||||||
| Details | Government Stadium | **** | 26-0 |
2007 Hong Kong Sevens
Main article: 2007 Hong Kong Sevens
Pool A matches -
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 54 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 66 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 145 | 3 |
- Fiji 45 - 0 Sri Lanka
- Scotland 31 - 7 Portugal
- Scotland 53 - 21 Sri Lanka
- Fiji 28 - 7 Portugal
- Portugal 47 - 7 Sri Lanka
- Fiji 26 - 0 Scotland
2008 Hong Kong Sevens
Main article: 2008 Hong Kong Sevens
Pool B matches -
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 24 | +54 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 26 | +50 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 60 | +17 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 135 | -121 | 3 |
| March 29, 2008 | 5 - 7 | **** |
|---|
2009 Hong Kong Sevens
Main article: 2009 Hong Kong Sevens
Pool C matches -
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 5 | +123 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 34 | +60 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 99 | -61 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 148 | -122 | 3 |
| 2009-03-28 | **** | 17 - 5 |
|---|
2014 Hong Kong Sevens
Main article: 2014 Hong Kong Sevens
Pool A matches -
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 12 | +129 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 53 | +0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 144 | −132 | 3 |
- Kenya 41 - 0 Sri Lanka
- Fiji 42 - 7 Wales
- Fiji 56 - 0 Sri Lanka
- Kenya 7 - 10 Wales
- Wales 47 - 12 Sri Lanka
- Fiji 43 - 5 Kenya
Sri Lanka Rugby 7s
Main article: Sri Lanka Sevens
Notes
References
- McLaren, Bill A Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989)
References
- "Sunday Times - Rugby: Sudarshana Muthuthanthri reappointed Sri Lanka 7s skipper".
- Cader, Saabir. (14 August 2015). "England's Matt Turner to coach the Sri Lanka 7s". The Papare.
- McLaren, p70
- McLaren, p74
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