Twenty seven member pool for Shanghai Sevens

Ranjeeva Seneviratne

A twenty seven member Sri Lanka rugby pool has been formed in preparation for the Shanghai Rugby Sevens which will be worked off in Shanghai, China on September 12 and 13.

The pool will go into training from today under the watchful eyes of coach Ronnie Ibrahim and the final squad of 12 will be picked next week.

The pool includes six players each from Navy and CR and FC and four from Kandy SC. Former Sri Lanka winger Imithie Marikar will accompany the team as the manager.

The Sri Lanka rugby sevens pool released by the Secretary of the Interim Committee of the SLRFU Kiran Atapattu is as follows:

Ravi Jayasuriya, Suranga Pushpakumara, Samantha Lakshan, Niranjan Wickremaratne, Nuwan Hettiarachchi, Dilip Methruwan (all from Navy) Ashen Karthelis, Dushanth Lewke, Kasun de Silva, Srinath Sooriyabandara, Lasintha de Costa, Dinesh Kumara (all from CR and FC), Sameera Silva, Prasad Chathuranga, Dilip Selvam, Chamara Vithanage (all from Kandy SC), Indika Udayakumara, Sharo Fernando and Sajith Bandara (all from CH and FC), Chanaka Chandimal and Suranga Arunashantha (both from Air Force), Asanka Perera and Saliya Handapangoda (both from Army), Akmal Hassan and Priyantha Ekanayake (both from Police), Dilan de Zoysa (Havelocks) and Lakmal Fernando (old Zahirians).