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Dinusha leads Sri Lanka under 20 team for Youth Rugby Asiad
Isipatana skipper Dinusha Chathuranga has been picked to lead the Sri Lanka under 20 team which will take part in the Youth Rugby Asiad in Seoul, South Korea from November 3 to 10, 2008.
Besides Chathuranga nine players who took part in last year's Youth Rugby Asiad in Brunei have retained their places in this year's team - Bilal Hassen (Royal), Ishan Noor (St. Peter's), Dilanka Gunatilleke (Dharmaraja), Gayan Ratnage (Kingswood), Poornaka Delpachitra (St. Peter's), Chanaka Peters (St. Joseph's), Chinthaka Guneratne (St. Anthony's), Harsha Weerakkody (St. Peter's), and Sajith Saranga (Isipatana).
Dinusha Chathuranga and Sajith Saranga have already represented Sri Lanka at the World Cup Rugby Sevens qualifier in Hong Kong early this month.
Extracted from the Daily News online edition (31-10-2008). Read the full write-up..
STAGE SET FOR ASIAN SHOWDOWN AFTER DAY 1 OF RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS 2009 QUALIFIER
Japan, China, Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong battle out for final two men’s places in Dubai in 2009
[Hong Kong, 4 October 2008]: Japan, China, Hong Kong and a surprise Chinese Taipei VII are set to star in Day 2 of the IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens2009 Asian Qualifiers tomorrow in Hong Kong. China, Kazakhstan, Thailand and Japan represent the cream of the crop from the nine-team Women’s Qualifier.
The men’s semi-finals tomorrow pits top finishers in Pool A Japan versus top finishers in Pool D, China, at 1.18pm Hong Kong time tomorrow. Japan, the reigning 2006 Asian Games Sevens champions, cruised past pool mates Kazakhstan and Thailand today posting 72 points to 0 against to comfortably reach tomorrow’s semi-final.
For its part, China advanced past Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifiers debutantes Guam and a surprise Malaysia side, winners of the IRB satellite event the Kandy Sevens in Sri Lanka. The Malaysians, stocked with six Fijians, fell to China 19 - 12 in pool play, while Guam lost 33 – 7 to the boys from Beijing.
Keeping true to the abbreviated code, Chinese Taipei recorded another famous sevens upset, advancing to the semi finals past a heavily favoured Korea 21 – 7. Korea were eliminated from qualifying for a Rugby World Cup Sevens for the first time in five world champion sevens events since the inaugural gathering of the sevens clans in Edinburgh in 1993.
The hosts Hong Kong also advanced comfortably over India (52 – nil) andSri Lanka (31 – 7) to book a semi-final berth against Chinese Taipei at 1.40pm Hong Kong time tomorrow.
Victories for any of the four contestants in tomorrow’s semi-finals will secure their places at the Rugby World Cup Sevens next march in Dubai as the top two finishing teams from this weekend’s Qualifier will join the Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union, the host union of the Rugby World Cup Sevens, as the three Asian teams competing for the world title next March. A total of twelve men’s teams are participating in the Asian Qualifier.
In Today’s Women’s competition, the favourites Kazakhstan and China advanced to the semi-finals of the nine-team, three pool Women’s competition.
Kazakhstan progressed past pool mates Hong Kong and Singapore, 10 – 5 and 20 – 0, while China breezed through its pool competition beating Arabian Gulf 52 – 7 and Sri Lanka 40 – 0.
In Pool C, Thailand upset the form book by beating top seeds Japan in a thrilling encounter 12 – 10 with Japan’s conversion of a last second try hitting the post. Kazakhstan will play Japan, who finished as the best second placed team overall in today’s pool play, at 12.34 Hong Kong time tomorrow.
The other semi-final sees Thailand play China at 12.56 Hong Kong time. The top three finishers in the women’s competition will go through as Asia’s representatives to the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009, the inaugural world sevens championship for women’s rugby.
Malaysia clinch Cup Championship with a 31-21 win over Korea Korea who earlier beat Sri Lanka to walk into the semi-finals have themselves to blame for this defeat after they had virtually wrapped up the match at lemons. Korea led 14-0 at one stage but they never bargained to the fight back by the Malaysians who had three Fijians in their team. Read the full write up: http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/09/08/spo01.asp Jayasinghe scores record 45 tries Jayasinghe (30) scored 17 tries at two clubs Sevens tournaments and ran in 28 more tries in the Caltex league and Clifford Cup tournaments Read the full write up: http://www.dailymirror.wijeya.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=24388
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Kandy crush Police 79-3
Daily Mirror, Monday, August 18, 2008
Defending Caltex league champions Kandy SC put up a superlative performance to crush Police by 79 points (7 goals, 6 tries) to 3 (1 drop goal) to enter the final of the Caltex Clifford Cup knock-out rugby tournament in the semifinals worked off at the Nittawela yesterday. At half time Kandy led 36-0.
Read the full write up: http://www.dailymirror.wijeya.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=23646
Five schoolboys in 22 member 7s rugby pool
Sunday Observer, Sunday, August 17, 2008
Five schoolboys have been picked for the 22 member Sri Lanka sevens rugby pool in preparation for the Singer - SriLankan rugby sevens which will be worked off in September at Nittawala.
Trinitians Ruzni Ramzeen, Viswajith Wijesinghe along with Kingswood’s Roshan Weeraratne, Isipathana’s Sajith Suranga and Peterite Gerald Canute have been included in the sevens rugby pool along with nine players who represented Sri Lanka at the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens which was held from March 28 to 30 in Hong Kong.
Read the full write up: http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/08/17/spo68.asp
S. African coaches for Sri Lanka rugby team
Sunday Observer, Sunday, August 17, 2008
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Two leading rugby coaches from South Africa Dawie Snymen and Norman Laker have been entrusted with the task of coaching the Sri Lanka Rugby team and the national sevens team. Snyman and Laker will coach the Sri Lanka sevens rugby team which will take part in the World Cup qualifying Rugby Sevens in Hong Kong on October 4 and 5 and Dubai Rugby Sevens in December. Read the full write up: http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/08/17/spo67.asp |
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Daily Mirror, Saturday, August 16, 2008
The accurate goal kicking of Reza Mubarak helped CR & FC boot out a fighting Havelocks outfit by 22 points (a goal, 5 penalties) to 16 (2 tries, 2 penalties) in a semi-final rugby match in the Caltex Clifford Cup knock-out at Longden Place yesterday.
Mubarak contributed with 17 points alone while Havelocks who impressed in the second half planed two tries by flanker Delpachitra and another by winger Ruchira Ratnage in a grand show of fight back.
Fortunately, CR had taken a 13-nil lead by half time and the inaccurate goal kicking by Havelocks scrum half Samantha Lakshan who failed to direct the kicks with a few attempts at penalty goals. Had these kicks been successfully converted Havelocks would have finished on top.
Read the full write up: http://www.dailymirror.wijeya.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=23523
Sri Lanka to bid for first Asian Sevens
Daily Mirror, Thursday, August 14, 2008
The Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) has decided to bid for the first ever Asian Under-20 rugby Sevens tournament which is scheduled to be held in February or March next year.
The SLRFU’s executive director Dilroy Fernando said yesterday that they were in a stable financial situation to bid for the tournament.
Read the full write up: http://www.dailymirror.wijeya.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=23305
