Five schoolboys in 22 member sevens rugby pool

Five schoolboys have been picked for the 22 member Sri Lanka sevens rugby pool in preparation for the Singer - SriLankan rugby sevens which will be worked off in September at Nittawala.

Trinitians Ruzni Ramzeen, Viswajith Wijesinghe along with Kingswood’s Roshan Weeraratne, Isipathana’s Sajith Suranga and Peterite Gerald Canute have been included in the sevens rugby pool along with nine players who represented Sri Lanka at the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens which was held from March 28 to 30 in Hong Kong.

The players are requested to report to Sri Lanka Sevens team manager Roshan Deen on August 18 at Havelock Park at 4.15 p.m.

The Sri Lanka Sevens rugby pool:

Forwards: Imran Bisthamin (Kandy SC), Wasim Thajudeen (Havelocks), Dushanth Lewke (CR and FC), Ashen Karthelis (CR and FC), Dilanka Wijesekera (CH and FC), Kasun De Silva (CR and FC), Sharo Fernando (Havelocks), Sajith Saranga (Isipathana), Ruzni Ramzeen (Trinity), Gayan Weeraratne (Kandy SC),

Scrum Halves: Amjad Buksh (CR and FC), Saliya Kumara (Kandy SC), Radeesha Seneviratne (Air Force).

Three Quarters: Sanjeeva Jayasinghe, Pradeep Liyanage and Fazil Marija (all three from Kandy SC), Ashan de Costa and Mohamed Sheriff (CR and RC), Chula Susantha (Police), Roshan Weeraratne (Kingswood) Gerald Canute (St. Peter’s), Viswajith Wijesinghe (Trinity).