Sudharshana Muthuthanthri or Sudarshana Muthuthanthri (born 25 August 1991) is a Sri Lankan rugby player and the current captain of the Sri Lanka national rugby union team.[1][2][3] He replaced former captain, Fazil Marija as the new skipper of the Sri Lankan rugby union team in 2015.[4]
| Date of birth | 25 August 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5’ 03” | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played schoolboy rugby at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia between 2009-2010 as a flanker. He then went on to play for Havelock Sports Club where he became vice captain in 2012 under Henry Terrance when Havelocks won the Dialog Rugby League. Muthuthanthri took over the captaincy of the club in 2013 where the team finished runner-up. In 2014 under his leadership Havelocks ended up third.
He currently plays for Colombo Hockey and Football Club in the Dialog Rugby League. His usual position is Flanker, but can also switch to Number 8.
In 2018, he became the first Sri Lankan to be selected to play at the Top-level Provincial Rugby tournament in New Zealand representing Auckland.[5][6]
Muthuthanthri was named to Sri Lanka's 2018 Commonwealth Games team in March 2018.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Sudarshana Muthuthanthri". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Muthuthanthri appointed Sri Lanka 15's Rugby Captain". Daily News. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "sudarshana-muthuthanthri". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Sunday Times - Rugby: Sudarshana Muthuthanthri reappointed Sri Lanka 7s skipper". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Rugby Sudarshana Muthuthanthri First to Play Top Level Provincial Rugby in nz 14-01-18 Sinhala Sri Lankan: Thrimana TV". varunamultimedia.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Muthuthanthri to play for Auckland rugby 7s team". Daily News. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ Tharinda, Saveen (30 March 2018). "Sri Lanka name Rugby Sevens squad for Commonwealth Games 2018". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 31 March 2018.