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]
| Union | Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union |
|---|---|
| Coach(es) | Peter Woods[1] |
| Captain(s) | Sudharshana Muthuthanthri[2] |
| World Cup Sevens | |
| Appearances | no |
Current squad edit
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 edit
Summer Olympics edit
| Olympic Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2016
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2020
| |||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 0/2 | - | - | - | - | |||
Asian Games edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
1984 Hong Kong Sevens edit
| 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 editPool A matches -
2008 Hong Kong Sevens editPool B matches -
|
2009 Hong Kong Sevens editPool C matches -
2014 Hong Kong Sevens editPool A matches -
|
Sri Lanka Rugby 7s edit
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Competed as neutrals as
Independent Athletes
References edit
- ^ 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)