Five schoolboys in Lanka Rugby Sevens pool

Ranjeeva Seneviratne

The National Selection Committee of the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union headed by Brigadier Jupana Jayawardena picked a 21-member pool in preparation for the Singer-SriLankan Rugby Sevens at Nittawela in September and World Cup Sevens in Hong Kong in October.

Five outstanding schoolboy ruggerites - Sajith Saranga (Isipatana), Ruzmi Ramzeen (Trinity), Jerald Canute (St. Peter's), Viswajit Wijesinghe (Trinity) and Roshan Weeraratne (Kingswood) have been included in the pool.

The National Selectors will add or omit players from the pool depending on the performance of the players in the next few matches.

The Sri Lanka Sevens pool: Forwards - Ashen Karthelis (CR and FC), Dushanth Lewke (CR and FC), Wasim Thajudeen (Havelocks), Dilanka Wijesekera (CH and FC), Sajith Saranga (Isipatana College), Kasun de Silva (CR and FC), Sharo Fernando (Havelocks), Imran Bisthamin (Kandy SC), Ruzmi Ramzeen (Trinity College).

Scrum Halves - Amjad Buksh (CR and FC), Charith Seneviratne (Air Force), Saliya Kumara (Kandy SC).

Three Quarters - Sanjeewa Jayasinghe (Kandy SC), Fazil Marija (Kandy SC), Pradeep Liyanage (Kandy SC), Chula Susantha (Police SC), Mohamed Sheriff (CR and FC), Ashan de Costa (CR and FC), Jerald Canute (St. Peter's College), Viswajith Wijesinghe (Trinity College), Roshan Weeraratne (Kingswood College).