Twelve teams in IRB/ARFU ranking 7s

By Bernie Wijesekera

Twelve teams have been picked by the International Rugby Board and the Asian Rugby Football Union Rugby 7s competition to be staged from 15 to 17 September, at Nittawela. According to Isvan Omar co-ordinating secretary it’s a tournament to establish the rankings in the region.

It has also given an opportunity for schoolboys too. Six teams from the outstations and six from Colombo have been picked on performances from the ongoing schools competition.

The IRB in collaboration with the ARFU had 20 teams in the pool. Finally they pruned it down to 12 and will play in four pools.

They are: Japan, Korea, Chinese Taipei, Sri Lanka, Arabian Gulf, Hong Kong, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, India, Pakistan. Standby: Philippines. Singapore and Guam have been relegated.