Rugby: SLR names 36-member Under-20 7s squad

Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) named a 36-member Under-20 7s squad to kick off training for the upcoming Asian Under-20 Sevens Series which will take place in August. 

Following the school rugby season and the inter-club 7s tournament, the newly appointed Selection Committee of SLR named a preliminary squad of 36 members who would fall within the required age category for the regional competition. 

Training will commence in the coming days under the newly appointed Sri Lanka Under-20 7s Rugby coach Nilfer Ibrahim.

The squad will be pruned down in the coming weeks before naming the final team of 12 members.

The 36-member preliminary 7s squad: Chamod Fernando (CR&FC/Isipathana), Ravindu Anjula (Isipathana), Harith Bandara (CR&FC/Isipathana), Randy Silva (Havelock SC/Isipathana), Manula Rathnayake (Isipathana), Thimira Amanda (Navy SC/Wesley), Daiyan Sabar (Wesley), Avishka Lee (CH&FC/ Wesley), Avantha Lee (CH&FC/Wesley), Mursheed Zubair (Wesley), Gihan Perera (Navy SC/St. Joseph’s), Chathura Seneviratne (Kandy SC/St. Joseph’s), Gamunu Chethiya (St. Joseph’s), Dulanjana Piyatissa (St. Joseph’s), Dilan Kavinda (St. Joseph’s), Sabith Feroz (Royal), Janidu Dilshan (Royal), Thulaib Hassen (Royal), Theekshana Dassanayake (St. Peter’s/Havelock SC), Jason Karunaratne (St. Peter’s), Kenneth Wimaladasa (St. Peter’s), Rukshan Madusanka (St. Peter’s), Dinuk Amarasinghe (Havelock SC/St. Anthony’s), Jehan Seelagama (Air Force SC/Havelock SC), Samuel Maduwantha (CH&FC/St. Anthony’s),   Dilushka Dange (Kandy SC/Trinity), Vishwa Ranaraja (Trinity), Naveen Henakankanamage (CH&FC/S. Thomas’), Christian De Lile (S. Thomas’), Lakshitha Ranaweera (Kandy SC/Kingswood), Heshan Jansen (Kandy SC/Kingswood), Bawantha Udangamuna (Dharmaraja), Tharindu Tharaka (CR&FC/Dharmaraja), Pasindu Hettiarachchi (Vidyartha), Dhananjaya Fonseka (Science), H. Dhananjaya (Maliyadeva)