Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team
National sports team
Rugby team
| Union | Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union |
|---|---|
| Coach(es) | Peter Woods[1] |
| Captain(s) | Sudharshana Muthuthanthri[2] |
| World Cup Sevens | |
| Appearances | no |
The Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team, known as the Tuskers (similar to their counterpart national rugby union team), represents Sri Lanka in men's international rugby sevens. They have 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 | ||||||||
 2020 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 0/2 | - | - | - | - | |||
Asian Games
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1998 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
 2002 | Classification | 6th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
 2006 | Classification | 6th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
 2010 | Quarter-finalist | 6th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Semi-finalist | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
 2018 | Semi-finalist | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Classification[a] | 10th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | Semi-finalist | 7/7 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 0 | |||
Commonwealth Games
| Commonwealth Games record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 1998 | Plate Finals | 14th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 2002 | Bowl Quarter-finals | =13th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 2006 | Bowl Quarter-finals | =13th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 2010 | Bowl Quarter-finals | =13th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 2014 | Shield Final | 13th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Pool Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13th Place Playoff | 14th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/7 | 31 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
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 SevensPool A matches -
2008 Hong Kong SevensPool B matches -
| 2009 Hong Kong SevensPool C matches -
2014 Hong Kong SevensPool A matches -
|
Sri Lanka Rugby 7s
| 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
Notes
- ^ Competed as neutrals as
Independent Athletes
References
- ^ Cader, Saabir (14 August 2015). "England's Matt Turner to coach the Sri Lanka 7s". The Papare. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Sunday Times - Rugby: Sudarshana Muthuthanthri reappointed Sri Lanka 7s skipper". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ McLaren, p70
- ^ McLaren, p74
- McLaren, Bill A Visit to Hong Kong in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) The Whitbread Rugby World '90 (Lennard Books, 1989)
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