Sajith, Roshan to join squad?

2013 HSBC Asian Rugby Sevens second leg in Thailand

Sajith, Roshan to join squad?

Chris Dhambarage

Sri Lanka is likely to make at least two changes to their team that will compete in the 2013 HSBC Asian Rugby Sevens second leg which will be worked off on September 21 and 22 in Bangkok, Thailand. 

SLRFU Selection Committee sources revealed that Navy Sports Club third row forward Sajith Saranga and Kandy Sports Club dynamic scrum half Roshan Weeraratne are the two players who will most probably come into the final 12 member squad.

Both these players were in the replacement lineup for the HSBC Asian Rugby Sevens first leg where Sri Lanka performed extremely well to finish in fourth position of the tournament which was hosted by Malaysia two week’s ago.       

However the National Selectors are expected to announce the final 12 member squad next week after having fully assessed the injuries and the performances of the players.         

This time Sri Lanka have been ranked number one in group ‘B’ and the rest of the teams in this pool are Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan who will be making their HSBC Rugby Sevens debut along with Cambodia.

The Thailand Sevens mark the largest ever HSBC A7s event with a total of 28 teams participating, that include 16 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams. The four men’s teams playing alongside the 12 core teams in Thailand are Cambodia, India, Laos and Uzbekistan.

The HSBC Thailand Sevens draw:

Pool ‘A’: Japan, Philippines, Singapore and India

Pool ‘B’: Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Pool ‘C’: South Korea, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates and Cambodia

Pool ‘D’: Hong Kong, Thailand, China and Laos