Confident Sri Lanka out for a win in Colombo

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By Shamzeer Jaleel

Sri Lanka Sevens rugby outfit under Dhanushka Ranjan will once again have an easy first round of group matches at the Asian sevens third leg in Colombo which will kick-off at the Race Course Rugby grounds on 15 and 16 October.

Sri Lanka who were placed on number 2 both in Hong Kong and South Korea legs will not only need to win the home leg but also keep Hong Kong away from advancing in to the finals.

Sri Lanka Men’s outfit will play Taipei (1/12pm), Singapore (4/08pm) and China (19/04pm) on the opening day while the Women’s missing out from the second leg in South Korea will play in Pool C alongside China, Hong Kong and Singapore

Men’s

Pool A- Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan

Pool B-Sri Lanka, China, Taipei, Singapore

Women’s

Pool C- China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sri Lanka

Pool D-Japan, Thailand, South Korea, India