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The Sri Lanka Youth rugby team left for Hong Kong yesterday to take part in the Youth Rugby Asiad which will be worked off at the Government Stadium, Hong Kong from January 4 to 12, 2003.

The Sri Lanka team will be led by centre Rajith Jayasundera who had the honour of representing Sri Lanka at the Rugby Asiad in Bangkok and the Asian Games in Busan, Korea.

The team also includes another national player in winger Lakshman Dissanayake who too donned the Sri Lanka Jersey at the Asian Games Rugby competition.

The team will be accompanied by Asanga Seneviratne (coach), Priyantha Guneratne (Assistant Coach), Arjun Dharmadasa (Manager).

The Sri Lanka Youth Squad:

PROP FORWARDS - Manoj Vidanagamage (Trinity), Danushka (St. Aloysius, Galle), Dananjaya Nonis (St. Peter's).

HOOKER - Senthil Kumara (Isipatana), Achala Perera (Kingswood).

LOCK FORWARDS - Anuradha Dharmatilleke (Isipatana), Karthelis (S. Thomas', Mount Lavinia), D. Imran (St. Anthony's, Katugastota).

FLANKERS - Kasun de Silva (Wesley), Migara Maddumapatabendige (Trinity), K. Gunawardena (Isipatana).

NUMBER EIGHT - Eranga Swarnathilleke (St. Anthony's, Katugastota).

SCRUM HALVES - Varun Wijewardena (Royal), Nuwan Chathuranga (St. Anthony's, Katugastota).

FLY HALF - Naresh Liyanage (Isipatana).

CENTRES - Rajith Jayasundera (Royal captain), Zakir Badurdeen (Wesley), Thajudeen (S. Thomas').

WINGERS - Lakshman Dissanayake (Royal), Duminda Abeysekera (Thurstan), Mohamed Rinaz (St. Peter's).

FULL BACKS - Athukorale (Thurstan), Saliya Kumara (Vidyartha).

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