Sri Lanka beat Philippines 32-19 to win the Plate championship in the first leg of the Asian 7s Rugby Series at Kings Park in Hong Kong a short while ago today (2).
Sri Lanka trailed 10-12 at halftime but bounced back to score four quick tries to put Philippines out of the radar as they extended the lead to 32-12 to the final minute, before the losers scored a last minute try.
The Tuskers scored from six tries and a conversion while Philippines scored from three tries and two conversions.
Sri Lanka faced China in the fourth Cup quarterfinal earlier on today but lost 12-36 as the Tuskers were slotted in the Plate semi-finals against Malaysia.
After thrashing Malaysia by 45-0 Sri Lanka reached the Plate final where they beat Philippines, who beat Chinese Taipei by 29-5 in the other semi-final.
On Friday (1) Sri Lanka recorded a thumping win against Chinese Taipei, 52-7, but lost to Japan by 5-33 and to South Korea by 14-24 after a close fight.
Japan and hosts Hong Kong have qualified for the Cup championship final.
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