Sri Lanka vs Uganda at the 2022 Commonwealth Games .
Australia playing Sri Lanka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games .
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. 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.
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
Asian Games
Asian Games record
Year
Round
Position
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
10th
6
3
3
0
Total
Semi-finalist
7/7
34
13
21
0
Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games record
Year
Round
Position
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
2007 Hong Kong Sevens
Pool A matches -
Fiji 45 - 0 Sri Lanka
Scotland 31 - 7 Portugal
Scotland 53 - 21 Sri Lanka
Fiji 28 - 7 Portugal
Portugal 47 - 7 Sri Lanka
Fiji 26 - 0 Scotland
2008 Hong Kong Sevens
Pool B matches -
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/-
Pts
England
3
3
0
0
78
24
+54
9
Samoa
3
2
0
1
76
26
+50
7
Canada
3
1
0
2
77
60
+17
5
Sri Lanka
3
0
0
3
14
135
-121
3
2009 Hong Kong Sevens
Pool C matches -
2014 Hong Kong Sevens
Pool A matches -
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/−
Pts
Fiji
3
3
0
0
141
12
+129
9
Wales
3
2
0
1
64
61
+3
7
Kenya
3
1
0
2
53
53
+0
5
Sri Lanka
3
0
0
3
12
144
−132
3
Kenya 41 - 0 Sri Lanka
Fiji 42 - 7 Wales
Fiji 56 - 0 Sri Lanka
Kenya 7 - 10 Wales
Wales 47 - 12 Sri Lanka
Fiji 43 - 5 Kenya
Sri Lanka Rugby 7s
See also