Rodney So’oialo to continue with Trinity

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By Shamseer Jaleel

Former All Blacks number eight Rodney So’oialo will continue as the Head Coach of the Trinity College Under-20 rugby outfit for 2020.

He will arrive in the island shortly to initiate their training schedule and will have the national women’s team coach Saliya Kumara as his three-quarter coach.

Forty-year-old So’oialo played for New Zealand from 2002 to 2009, representing the All Blacks outfit for 62 test matches. He played for the Honda Heat Club in Japan and was also part of the Wellington Lions coaching unit. In Super rugby he represented the Hurricanes in 101 matches. He was also a part of the gold medal-winning New Zealand team which took part in the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens.

The following coaching staff will sign their contracts in the near future.

Under 20

Head Coach - Rodney So’oialo
Three-quarter coach - Saliya Kumara
Forwards Coach – B. Thalagampola

Under 18

Head Coach - Thusitha de Silva
Assistant Coach - Asitha Ratnayake

Under 16

Head Coach - Kavinda Jayasena
Assistant Coach - Damith Dissanayake
Junior Rugby Consultant - Pradeep Basnayake

Under 14

Head Coach - Ramzy Dekak
Assistant Coach – B. Ranjan

Under 12 and Under 10

Head Coach – Y.M.S. Ratnayke