With the Commonwealth Games just around the corner, Asia will have two representatives in action on Australia’s Gold Coast. Malaysia and Sri Lanka will compete in the Games, looking to gain valuable experience alongside some of the greatest sides in the game. Ben Gollings, a former Sri Lanka ...
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Sri Lanka side named for Gold Coast | #GC2018 | AsiaRugby
Sri Lanka have announced their squad for the upcoming Commonwealth Games on Australia’s Gold Coast. Sudarshana Muththanthri will captain the side, which sees just three players from the side that competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The Tuskers will field nine players set to ...
Less Privileged Rugby Playing Schools In Sri Lanka Get A Boost From “SOS Kit” From UK
This project was initiated by Nazoomi Azhar who is the “SOS Kit” Aid Ambassador to Sri Lanka. He has been instrumental in organizing this and with his initiative SLR will be able to distribute sports goods to less privileged rugby playing schools and also children living in the rural areas, who are ...
Hong Kong Qualify For World Rugby Junior Trophy 2018
In wintry conditions at Hong Kong Football Club, the Hong Kong U19's triumphed over the junior tuskers 40-7 to win the Asia Rugby U19 Championship and with it, qualify as Asia's representative in the World Rugby Junior Trophy 2018. In what proved a tighter affair in the first half than all ...
Hong Kong Take Honours In First Leg Of ARU19 Championship
At the picturesque Racecourse International Rugby Stadium in Colombo, the Hong Kong U19 side defeated the Junior Tuskers 37-8. Paul Altier, Hong Kong's first five opened the scoring for the visitors with a try in the 7th minute to steady the Hong Kong nerves and converted to give Hong Kong an ...
Asia Rugby U19 Championships | World Rugby Trophy Qualifier | Sri Lanka U19
The Article about the Sri lanka U19 team has been kindly submitted by Sri Lanka Rugby Sri Lanka u19 , who will take on Hong Kong U19 this coming Sunday (10th December) at the Racecourse ground are looking to conquer Asia for the first time in sixteen years. The final team was announced ...
Local Players Fuel Hong Kong’s Hunt For Fifth Straight Asia Rugby U19s Championship
The Hong Kong U19 men’s national team will hunt for a fifth straight Asia Rugby U19s title next week. A new format introduced this year pits Hong Kong versus the hosts in a home and away series with last year’s runners-up Sri Lanka. Hong Kong will travel to Colombo for the opening match on Sunday ...
Malaysia’s dream of RWC Qualification continues as they win the ARC Division I
Malaysia, after a nervous first half riddled with errors and dropped balls came to life in the second half in front of their vociferous fans putting Sri Lanka to the sword as they claimed the Asia Rugby Championship Division I title in Ipoh, Malaysia, 22 – 9. And with it, a spot in next year’s top ...
Sri Lanka Dominant In Opening Match| #ARC2017 D1 | Sri Lanka vs Philippines
Sri Lanka vs Philippines, Sri Lanka put out a marker of intent in the opening match of the Asia Rugby Championship 2017 - Division 1 at the Padang Ipoh, Perak as they cast aside Philippines, 24 - 13. The Tuskers used their pace and quick passing movement to great effect despite the heavy pitch ...
Can top ranked Sri Lanka see off the challengers? #ARC2017 D1 #RWC2019 Qualifier
Ahead of Sunday’s first matches in this year’s ARC Division 1, today’s ‘State of the Union’ report is on the top seeds and one of the region’s oldest unions, Sri Lanka. Always hovering around 40th in the World Rugby rankings and by far the highest of the 4 competing countries, they enter the ...