Rugby: Lewke and Mushtaq to coach Sri Lanka Youth for Asiad

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Current Royal College coach Dushanth Lewke and former CR&FC coaching staff member Mohamed Mushtaq have been appointed into the coaching staff of the Sri Lanka Under-19 15s side for the Asian Youth Rugby Championship.

Lewke has been appointed the Head Coach while Mushtaq will be the Assistant Coach for the regional tournament which will kick off from December 12 in Chinese Taipei.

Lewke, a former player of Royal College, CR&FC, Kandy SC and Sri Lanka player and Mushtaq, a former winger from Zahira College, represented Sri Lanka in 7s Rugby.

Sri Lanka Under-19s will play against South Korea, Hong Kong and hosts Chinese Taipei and the winning team will be eligible to play in the World Rugby Under-20 World Cup Qualifiers next season.

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