Asian Youth Rugby Sevens 2017 Naveen leads strong Sri Lanka youth outfit to HK

By Shamseer Jaleel

​Naveen Henakankanamge

Thomian and national youth Under-18 skipper Naveen Heenakankanmge will lead the Sri Lanka Under-20 outfit at the Asian Youth Rugby Sevens 2017, which will be worked off at the Kings Park Rugby grounds on 4 and 5 August. 

Science College player Supun Dilshan will be his deputy on tour. The national outfit will take wing to Hong Kong on 1 August where they will defend the title they won last year under Kevin Dixon.

St. Joseph’s College player Chathura Seneviratne, Havelocks’ Ramesh Fernando and Science College’s Thanuja Maduranga will be non-touring standbys for the tournament.

Sudath Sampath will once again  coach the outfit

Squad: Naveen Henekankanamage(Captain), Supun Dilshan (Vice Captain), Adeesha Weerathunga, Chamod Fernando, Wajid Fawmy, Sandesh Jayawickrama, Theekshana Dasanayake, Suranga Bandara, Lahiru Herath, Ranindu Padmasanka, Dinuk Aarasinghe and Avishka Lee. Head Coach Sudath Sampath

Men’s

Pool A - Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Taipei, China and the Philippines

Pool B - South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore and Uzbekistan

Women’s

India, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong and Thailand