The Sri Lankan women fared better than their male counterparts by winning one and losing one after the first day of the Asian 7s Series First Leg in South Korea today (31).
They beat Malaysia 35-7, after losing to Hong Kong earlier on.
The Hong Kong lasses were too physically powerful and romped to a 33-10 win over the Sri Lankans.
Anusha Attanayake and Thanuja Weerakkody were the try scorers.
Both tries went unconverted.
The Sri Lankan Women Tuskers ran riot against Malaysia to triumph 35-7.
The latter had been decimated 0-50 by Japan earlier.
Ayesha Kaluarachchi, Anusha Attanayake, Dasuni de Silva, Nimesha Wijewardene and Sanjeewani de Silva touched down. Kaluarachchi converted thrice while Attanayake and Weerakkody put over one each.
Results: Kazakhstan beat Thailand 12-0, China beat Singapore 61-0, Hong Kong beat Sri Lanka 33-10, Japan beat Malaysia 50-0, Thailand beat Singapore 41-0, China beat Kazakhstan 19-15, Sri Lanka beat Malaysia 35-7, Japan beat Hong Kong 36-5
Day 2 Lineup: Kazakhstan vs Singapore, China vs Thailand, Hong Kong vs Malaysia, Japan vs Sri Lanka
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A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
In its first electoral test since taking power, the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) fell short of expectations, winning only around 40 % of the national vote in Tuesday’s local government election and falling short of enough seats to gain control of the majority of councils.
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