Over 11,000 years ago there existed an island nation located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean populated by a noble and powerful race. The people of this land possessed great wealth thanks to the natural resources found throughout the length and breadth of their island. The island was a center for trade and commerce. The rulers of this land held sway over the people and land of their own island and well into Europe and Africa.
As is the norm these days controversy goes hand in hand with rugby. This time around it is the Asian Games. A 22 member squad was selected. However, only 18 players have attended the two week training session in Kandy. The other four including CH and FC’s star – Batheesha de Silva, are sidelined due to injury. Questions are also being raised as to why the new squad was picked given Sri Lanka’s impressive display at the Singer International Sevens.
The Sri Lankan team fell with a thud at the Champions Trophy, unable to reach the last four. They have had time to dust off the memories and reflect on the experience. There is no doubt that the coach, the captain and the team would have analyzed the events that occurred and what went wrong.
