Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team explained

Teamname:	Sri Lanka Sevens
Captain:	Sudharshana Muthuthanthri^[1]
Coach:	Peter Woods^[2]
Sevens:	yes
World Cup Apps:	no

The Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team, known as the Tuskers (similar to their counterpart national rugby union team), represents Sri Lanka in men's international rugby sevens. They have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens since the 1980s.^[3] In 1989, veteran rugby commentator Bill McLaren mentions them in an article on the Hong Kong Sevens, saying that their team had players such as Kothalawala, Ekanayake and Lakshantha.^[4]

Current squad

Squad to 2014 Commonwealth Games:

• Shenal Dias
• Sudharshana Muthuthantri
• Anuruddha Wilwara
• Lawang Perera
• Danuska Ranjan
• Sandun Herath
• Shehan Pathirana
• Dinusha Chathuranga
• Richard Dharmapala
• Fazil Marija
• Srinath Sooriyabandara
• Mithun Hapugoda

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position
2016	Did not qualify
2020
Total	0 Titles	0/2	-	-	-	-

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Round	Position
1998	Group stage	7th	3	0	3	0
2002	Classification	6th	4	1	3	0
2006	Classification	6th	3	1	2	0
2010	Quarter-finalist	6th	6	2	4	0
2014	Semi-finalist	4th	6	3	3	0
2018	Semi-finalist	4th	6	3	3	0
2022	Classification	10th	6	3	3	0
Total	Semi-finalist	7/7	34	13	21	0

Commonwealth Games

See main article: Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games.

Commonwealth Games record
Year	Round	Position
1998	Plate Finals	14th	4	0	4	0
2002	Bowl Quarter-finals	=13th	4	0	4	0
2006	Bowl Quarter-finals	=13th	4	0	4	0
2010	Bowl Quarter-finals	=13th	4	0	4	0
2014	Shield Final	13th	6	2	4	0
2018	Pool Stage	15th	3	0	3	0
2022	13th Place Playoff	14th	6	1	5	0
Total	0 Titles	7/7	31	3	28	0

Hong Kong Sevens

See main article: Hong Kong Sevens.

1984 Hong Kong Sevens

Year	Venue	Cup			Plate	Bowl
width=15%	Winner	width=8%	Final Score	width=15%	Runner-up	width=15%	Winner	width=15%	Winner
1984 Details	Government Stadium		26-0

2007 Hong Kong Sevens

See main article: 2007 Hong Kong Sevens. Pool A matches -

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	TOTAL
	3	3	0	0	99	7	9
	3	2	0	1	84	54	7
	3	1	0	2	61	66	5
	3	0	0	3	28	145	3

• Fiji 45 - 0 Sri Lanka
• Scotland 31 - 7 Portugal
• Scotland 53 - 21 Sri Lanka
• Fiji 28 - 7 Portugal
• Portugal 47 - 7 Sri Lanka
• Fiji 26 - 0 Scotland

2008 Hong Kong Sevens

See main article: 2008 Hong Kong Sevens. Pool B matches -

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
	3	3	0	0	78	24	+54	9
	3	2	0	1	76	26	+50	7
	3	1	0	2	77	60	+17	5
	3	0	0	3	14	135	-121	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
March 28, 2008		35 - 7
March 28, 2008		24 - 12
March 29, 2008		47 - 7
March 29, 2008		36 - 12
March 29, 2008		53 - 0
March 29, 2008		5 - 7

2009 Hong Kong Sevens

See main article: 2009 Hong Kong Sevens. Pool C matches -

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
	3	3	0	0	128	5	+123	9
	3	2	0	1	94	34	+60	7
	3	1	0	2	38	99	-61	5
	3	0	0	3	26	148	-122	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2009-03-27		59 - 0
2009-03-27		33 - 5
2009-03-28		56 - 12
2009-03-28		52 - 0
2009-03-28		33 - 14
2009-03-28		17 - 5

2014 Hong Kong Sevens

See main article: 2014 Hong Kong Sevens. Pool A matches -

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	3	0	0	141	12	+129	9
	3	2	0	1	64	61	+3	7
	3	1	0	2	53	53	+0	5
	3	0	0	3	12	144	−132	3

• Kenya 41 - 0 Sri Lanka
• Fiji 42 - 7 Wales
• Fiji 56 - 0 Sri Lanka
• Kenya 7 - 10 Wales
• Wales 47 - 12 Sri Lanka
• Fiji 43 - 5 Kenya

Sri Lanka Rugby 7s

See main article: Sri Lanka Sevens.

width=45	Year	width=175	Cup	width=175	Plate	width=175	Bowl
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003			Arabian Gulf
2004
2005			Arabian Gulf
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010	Barbarians	Legends
2015
2016			-

See also

• Sri Lanka national rugby union team

References

• McLaren, Bill A Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sunday Times - Rugby: Sudarshana Muthuthanthri reappointed Sri Lanka 7s skipper. www.sundaytimes.lk. en. 16 January 2018.
2. Web site: England's Matt Turner to coach the Sri Lanka 7s. The Papare. Cader. Saabir. 14 August 2015. 23 August 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150816213749/http://www.thepapare.com/index.php/rugby-football/national-rugby/10095-england-s-matt-turner-to-coach-the-sri-lanka-7-s. 16 August 2015.
3. McLaren, p70
4. McLaren, p74