Supun Dilshan replaces Punchihewa

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By Shamseer Jaleel

The Sri Lanka Under-20 rugby outfit will leave to Hong Kong tonight in order to secure the trophy in the Asian Sevens series second leg which will take place at the King Park grounds in Kowloon, Hong Kong on 12 and 13 August.

The outfit led by Peterite Kevin Dixon will have only one change from the squad which toured Malaysia for the first leg one week ago. Asitha Punchihewa (Isipathana) was left out and is being replaced by former Science College player Supun Dilshan.

Touring squad: Kevin Dixon (Capt.), Omalka Gunarathne, Nishon Perera, Reza Rafaideen, Vimukthi Rahula, Shamri Burah, Lasindu Ishan, Tariq Salih, Rehan Silva, Buddhima Priyarathana, Chamika Kusal, Supun Dilshan. Head Coach – Sudath Sampath, Manager – Rajiv Perera, High Performance Director – Inthi Marikar.