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The tournament will be worked off for three days with the knock-out stage starting on the last day. There will be six men’s teams and eight women’s team in the three days of the competition.
The Sri Lankan team will consist of five players from Havelocks SC, three from Navy SC and two each from Kandy SC and CR&FC for this tour.
Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Singapore, China, Tonga and Hong Kong will feature in the men’s segment while the women’s segment will have two groups. In group A China, Hong Kong, Japan and Malaysia will feature. The group B will have teams such as Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Melbourne and Thailand.
Making their sevens debut are Kanchana Ramanayake and Anuradha Herath, both proving themselves in the inter club league for the Longdon Place club.
Skipper of the side Marija told the Daily FT: “We have the knowledge and experience but it will be measured in how we put it into practice and change the game from XV to sevens in a short time period. We are in the middle of the inter club season. This will be very vital as the trial for the Hong Kong Sevens which will take place at the end of March this year will be the 40th year in the running of the tournament.”
Coach Rajeev Perera
Manager Rohan Chinthaka
Asian Division I in Philippines in May
This year’s Asian Division I rugby tournament will take place in Manila, Philippines from 3 to 9 May. Sri Lanka, Philippines, Singapore and Kazakhstan will feature in the tournament which will be worked off on a league basis.
The winner of the tournament will go in to the Top 3 in 2016. This year Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea will feature in the top three with each team playing on a league basis with a home and away game. Sri Lanka national team will be selected soon after the Clifford Cup Knock tournament in early April. This will give them one month for their preparation and training. |
