Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team

Australia playing Sri Lanka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team has 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	Pld	W	L	D
2016	Did Not Qualify
Total	0 Titles	0/1	-	-	-	-

Asian Games

Main article: Rugby union at the Asian Games

1998 Asian Games Main article: Rugby union at the 1998 Asian Games Group A matches - Team Pts Pld W L PF PA  South Korea 9 3 3 0 113 12  Chinese Taipei 7 3 2 1 78 54  Kazakhstan 5 3 1 2 31 108  Sri Lanka 3 3 0 3 26 74 7 December South Korea  56 – 0  Kazakhstan Chinese Taipei  28 – 12  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka  14 – 17  Kazakhstan South Korea  28 – 12  Chinese Taipei South Korea  29 – 0  Sri Lanka Chinese Taipei  38 – 14  Kazakhstan 2002 Asian Games Main article: Rugby union at the 2002 Asian Games Group A matches - Team Pts Pld W L PF PA  South Korea 9 3 3 0 115 24  Thailand 7 3 2 1 62 47  Sri Lanka 5 3 1 2 33 89  Malaysia 3 3 0 3 24 74 30 September South Korea  31 – 5  Malaysia Thailand  26 – 7  Sri Lanka Malaysia  5 – 24  Thailand South Korea  49 – 7  Sri Lanka South Korea  35 – 12  Thailand Malaysia  14 – 19  Sri Lanka 1 October - 5th place match Sri Lanka  14 – 24  China

2006 Asian Games Main article: Rugby union at the 2006 Asian Games Group B matches - Team Pts Pld W L PF PA  China 6 2 2 0 72 5  Sri Lanka 4 2 1 1 53 31  India 2 2 0 2 0 89 10 December China  41 – 0  India Sri Lanka  48 – 0  India China  31 – 5  Sri Lanka 11 December Hong Kong  35 – 5  Sri Lanka 2010 Asian Games Main article: Rugby union at the 2010 Asian Games Group B matches - Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts  China 3 3 0 0 99 10 +89 9  South Korea 3 2 0 1 91 17 +74 7  Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 47 81 −34 5  India 3 0 0 3 17 146 −129 3 21 November South Korea  43 – 5  India China  26 – 5  Sri Lanka 22 November China  61 – 0  India Sri Lanka  42 – 12  India South Korea  5 – 12 China  23 November Hong Kong  19 – 14  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka  21 – 17  Thailand Malaysia  27 – 7  Sri Lanka 2014 Asian Games Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2014 Asian Games – Men Pool C Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts  South Korea 3 3 0 0 94 31 +63 9  Sri Lanka 3 2 0 1 90 28 +62 7  Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 73 64 +9 5  Lebanon 3 0 0 3 12 146 −134 3 30 September South Korea  38 – 7  Lebanon Sri Lanka  24 – 7  Chinese Taipei South Korea  35 – 12  Chinese Taipei Sri Lanka  54 – 0  Lebanon 1 October South Korea  21 – 12  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka  24 – 19  China 2 October Japan  40 – 0  Sri Lanka South Korea  17 – 14  Sri Lanka

Commonwealth Games

Main article: Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games

2006 Commonwealth Games Main article: Rugby Sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Group C matches - Team Pts Pld W L PF PA  England 9 3 3 0 110 17  Australia 7 3 2 1 113 33  Cook Islands 5 3 1 2 71 63  Sri Lanka 3 3 0 3 0 181 16 March England  35 – 5  Cook Islands Australia  73 – 0  Sri Lanka England  61 – 0  Sri Lanka Australia  28 – 19  Cook Islands Cook Islands  47 – 0  Sri Lanka England  14 – 12  Australia 17 March - Bowl Quarter-Finals Uganda  24 – 12  Sri Lanka

2010 Commonwealth Games Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Group D matches - Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts  England 3 3 0 0 135 26 +109 9  Australia 3 2 0 1 94 26 +68 7  Uganda 3 1 0 2 35 93 −58 5  Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 17 136 −119 3 11 October England  59 – 0  Uganda Australia  42 – 5  Sri Lanka England  59 – 7  Sri Lanka Australia  33 – 0  Uganda Uganda  35 – 5  Sri Lanka England  21 – 19  Australia 12 October - Bowl Quarter-Finals Papua New Guinea  26 – 12  Sri Lanka 2014 Commonwealth Games Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Group D matches - Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts  Australia 3 3 0 0 120 19 101 9  England 3 2 0 1 104 15 89 7  Uganda 3 1 0 2 22 97 -75 5  Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 21 136 -115 3 Qualified for medal competition Qualified for bowl competition 11 October England  40 – 0  Uganda Australia  62 – 7  Sri Lanka England  57 – 0  Sri Lanka Australia  43 – 5  Uganda Uganda  17 – 14  Sri Lanka England  7 – 15  Australia 12 October - Bowl Quarter-Finals Papua New Guinea  17 – 12  Sri Lanka

Hong Kong Sevens

Main article: Hong Kong Sevens

1984 Hong Kong Sevens

Year	Venue	Cup			Plate	Bowl
		Winner	Final Score	Runner-up	Winner	Winner
1984 Details	Government Stadium	Fiji	26-0	New Zealand	Australia	Sri Lanka

2007 Hong Kong Sevens Main article: 2007 Hong Kong Sevens Pool A matches - Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL  Fiji 3 3 0 0 99 7 9  Scotland 3 2 0 1 84 54 7  Portugal 3 1 0 2 61 66 5  Sri Lanka 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 Main article: 2008 Hong Kong Sevens Pool B matches - Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  England 3 3 0 0 78 24 +54 9  Samoa 3 2 0 1 76 26 +50 7  Canada 3 1 0 2 77 60 +17 5  Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 14 135 -121 3 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 March 28, 2008  Samoa 35 - 7  Sri Lanka March 28, 2008  England 24 - 12  Canada March 29, 2008  England 47 - 7  Sri Lanka March 29, 2008  Samoa 36 - 12  Canada March 29, 2008  Canada 53 - 0  Sri Lanka March 29, 2008  Samoa 5 - 7  England

2009 Hong Kong Sevens Main article: 2009 Hong Kong Sevens Pool C matches - Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 128 5 +123 9  Australia 3 2 0 1 94 34 +60 7  Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 38 99 -61 5  Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 26 148 -122 3 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2009-03-27  New Zealand 59 - 0  Sri Lanka 2009-03-27  Australia 33 - 5  Zimbabwe 2009-03-28  Australia 56 - 12  Sri Lanka 2009-03-28  New Zealand 52 - 0  Zimbabwe 2009-03-28  Zimbabwe 33 - 14  Sri Lanka 2009-03-28  New Zealand 17 - 5  Australia 2014 Hong Kong Sevens Main article: 2014 Hong Kong Sevens Pool A matches - Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Fiji 3 3 0 0 141 12 +129 9  Wales 3 2 0 1 64 61 +3 7  Kenya 3 1 0 2 53 53 +0 5  Sri Lanka 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 7's

Main article: Sri Lanka Sevens

Year	Cup	Plate	Bowl
1999	South Korea	Malaysia	India
2000	Chinese Taipei	Japan	Thailand
2001	Chinese Taipei	Denmark	Czech Republic
2002	Portugal	South Korea	Hong Kong
2003	Kenya	Sri Lanka	Arabian Gulf
2004	Japan	Sri Lanka	Kazakhstan
2005	Japan	Sri Lanka	Arabian Gulf
2006	South Korea	Thailand	Malaysia
2007	Hong Kong	China	India
2008	Malaysia	Kazakhstan	Singapore
2009	Japan	Thailand	Pakistan
2010	Fiji Barbarians	New Zealand Legends	Germany
2015	Japan	South Korea	United Arab Emirates
2016	Hong Kong	Japan	-

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)