Sri Lanka rugby team return with Bowl trophy
Anuradha ABEYSEKERA
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The Sri Lanka Youth Rugby team at the Katunayaka airport.
The team comprised Dulaj Perera, Dhanushka Ranjan (captain),
Kanil Seneviratne, Sanjaya Somasiri, Radhika Alwis, Richard
Dharmapala, Hasahan Maduranga, Lochana Ekanayake, Miyuru
Hewawasam, Jasson Disanayaka, Woshan Randima, Arshad
Jamaldeen and Nilufer Ibrahim (coach), Tuar Dole (manager)
and Rear Admiral Shemal Fernando (Chef de Mission). Pictured
by M. Farook Lantra |
The Sri Lankan Rugby Sevens team that participated in the
Commonwealth Youth Games arrived at the Katunayaka airport in the wee
hours of September 14.
They returned to the country with the Bowl trophy won in the sevens
tournament by beating the mighty Trinidad & Tobago by 24 points (two
goals and two tries) to 20 (two goals and two tries) staged at the Bowl
Stadium, Douglas Isle of Man, UK from September 7 to 13.
According to Nilufer (coach) the try scorers were Dulaj Perera,
Dhanushka Ranjan (captain), Radhika Alwis and Woshan Randima one try
each and conversions by Dulaj Perera (two tries). |
