Sudharshana Muthuthanthri or Sudarshana Muthuthanthri (born 25 August 1991) is a

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n rugby player and the current captain of the

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. He replaced former captain,

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as the new skipper of the Sri Lankan rugby union team in 2015. He played schoolboy rugby at

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between 2009-2010 as a flanker. He then went on to play for

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where he became vice captain in 2012 under Henry Terrance when Havelocks won the Dialog Rugby League. Muthuthanthri took over the captaincy of the club in 2013 where the team finished runner-up. In 2014 under his leadership Havelocks ended up third. He currently plays for

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in the Dialog Rugby League. His usual position is

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, but can also switch to Number 8. In 2018, he became the first Sri Lankan to be selected to play at the Top-level Provincial Rugby tournament in New Zealand representing

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. Muthuthanthri was named to Sri Lanka's

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team in March 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Muthuthanthri, Sudharshana 1991 births Living people Sri Lankan rugby union players Rugby union players at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Sri Lanka Rugby union players at the 2018 Asian Games Rugby union flankers Place of birth missing (living people)