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Training for national pool
Intense focus on players
By Shamseer Jaleel
The national squad will be at training under coach George Simpkin today at the CH & FC grounds commencing at 8.00 a.m. All national pool players are requested to be present for training at the venue with their playing kits ready. The national selectors led by Dr Maiya Gunasekera selected a pool of 43 players.

Maiya speaking to the Sunday Times said that there will be more players drafted to the pool if they perform well in the Caltex League league tournament first round matches this month.

The national side will take wing to play Thailand on June 4 and then host Singapore on June 25 in Colombo. These matches played for the Rugby World Cup 2007 Asian qualifiers will see three of the Asian regions taking part in the 2007 Rugby World Cup hosted by France. In the earlier World Cup in 2003 the Asian country was given only a solitary position in it.

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