Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team

Sri Lanka Sevens
Union Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union
Coach(es) Peter Woods
Captain(s) Sudharshana Muthuthanthri
World Cup Sevens
Appearances no
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

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
2016 Did not qualify
2020
Total 0 Titles 0/2 - - - -

Asian Games

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 10th 6 3 3 0
Total Semi-finalist 7/7 34 13 21 0

Commonwealth Games

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

1984 Hong Kong Sevens

Year Venue Cup Plate Bowl
Winner Final Score Runner-up Winner Winner
1984
Details
Government Stadium
Fiji
26-0
New Zealand

Australia

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Rugby 7s

Year Cup Plate Bowl
1999 South Korea Malaysia India
2000 Chinese Taipei Japan Thailand
2001 Chinese Taipei Denmark Czech Republic
2002 Portugal South Korea Hong Kong
2003 Kenya Sri Lanka Arabian Gulf
2004 Japan Sri Lanka Kazakhstan
2005 Japan Sri Lanka Arabian Gulf
2006 South Korea Thailand Malaysia
2007 Hong Kong China India
2008 Malaysia Kazakhstan Singapore
2009 Japan Thailand Pakistan
2010 Fiji Barbarians New Zealand Legends Germany
2015 Japan South Korea United Arab Emirates
2016 Hong Kong Japan -

See also