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
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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