U-19 Rugby: Nikhila Gunadheera to lead Sri Lanka at Junior Asiad

Royal College captain Nikhila Gunadheera has been appointed as the skipper of the Sri Lanka Under-19s Rugby team that will feature in the Asian Youth 15s Championship from December 11 to 17 in Malaysia. 

Isipathana College skipper Kushan Indunil will act as his deputy while Nilfer Ibrahim has been appointed as the coach. 

Former Wesley College head coach, Isipathana College assistant coach Terence Henry will assist Ibrahim.

The team will leave for Malaysia on December Friday (9).

Sri Lanka will play against Malaysia on Sunday (11), Hong Kong on December 14 and Chinese Taipei on December 17 in their Pool games.

Sri Lanka Under-19s squad: Nikhila Gunadeera (Captain/Royal College), Kushan Indunil (VC/ (Isipathana College), Vageesha Weerasingha (Isipathana College), Adeesha Eshan (Isipathana College), Lahiru Wishwajith (Isipathana College), Isuru Udayakumara (Isipathana College), Gayan Wickramaratna (Isipathana College), Harith Bandara (Isipathana College), Sandesh Jayawickrama (St. Peter’s College), Ramesh Fernando (St. Peter’s College), Ravin Yapa (St. Peter’s College), Supun Wijesooriya (Kingswood College), Udaya Sanjula (Prince of Wales College), Ashok Vijaykumar (Royal College), Nirosh Perera (Science College), Janith Laksara (Science College), Thanuja Maduranga (Science College), Samuel Maduwantha (St. Anthony’s College), Rumesh Priyankara (St. Joseph’s College), Naveen Henakankanamge (S. Thomas’ College), Dhanuja Wijeratna (S. Thomas’ College), Ashvantha Herath (S. Thomas’ College), Pandula De Silva (S. Thomas’ College), Rahul Karunathilake (Trinity College), Shalindra Alahakoon, (Trinity College), Avisha Priyankara (Trinity College), Zayan Sabar (Wesley College), Wajid Faumy (Zahira College).