Dhanushka Ranjan to lead Sri Lanka Sevens Team to Borneo
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Danushka Ranjan, one of the key Sevens players in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Rugby Union (SLRU) named two squads of 12 players each — men and women — for the upcoming Borneo Sevens Rugby Sevens which will take place in Borneo come next weekend.
The Sri Lanka Men’s Sevens-a-side will be led by Danushka Ranjan, the Kandy SC winger, who has been a regular member of the squad for the past several years. The squad of 12 for the invitational competition includes Sevens experts Srinath Sooriyabandara, Sudarshana Muthuthanthri, Jason Dissanayaka and up and coming stars Kevin Dixon, Omalka Gunaratne, Reeza Raffaideen and Richard Dharmapala.
The side will come under the watchful eyes of former New Zealand Sevens player Peter Woods, who replaces Englishman Mathew Turner as Head Coach. This tournament will be considered by SLRU as a prelude and warm up for Sri Lanka’s next big assignment, the World Rugby Sevens Qualifiers which will be held in Hong Kong from April 7 to 9. Sudath Sampath’s Women’s Sevens side will be led by Randika Kumudumali. The side includes a set of experienced players in the Sevens circuit and are expected to gain important exposure before their future assignments at Asian level.
Sri Lanka Men’s 7s Team: Danushka Ranjan (Capt), Danusha Dayan, Jason Dissanayaka, Kevin Dixon, Kavindu Perera, Omalka Gunaratne, Reeza Raffaideen, Saliya Handapangoda, Sudharshana Muthuthanthri, Suhiru Anthony, Richard Dharmapala, Srinath Sooriyabandara.
Officials: Peter Wood (Coach), Rohan Chinthaka (Manager), Amith Jayasekara (Medical Officer), Nicolas Groube (Trainer), Inthi Marikkar (HP Director)
Sri Lanka Women’s 7s Team: Randika Kumudumali (Capt), Anusha Attanayake, Ayesha Perera, Ayesha Kaluarachchi, Charani Liyanage, Dasuni de Silva, Dilini Kanchana, Dulani Pallikkondage, Nadeeka Munasinghe, Sanjeewani de Silva, Tanuja Weerakkody, Wasana Weerakkody.
Officials: Sudath Sampath (Coach), Piyumika Thilakawardena (Manager), Ruwani Deepika (Medical Officer), Dilan Soysa (Trainer)