The Sri Lanka national rugby sevens team, known as the Tuskers (similar to their counterpart national rugby union team), represents

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in men's international rugby sevens. They have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens since the 1980s. In 1989, veteran rugby commentator

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mentions them in an article on the Hong Kong Sevens, saying that their team had players such as Kothalawala, Ekanayake and Lakshantha.McLaren, p74

Current squad

Squad to

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: *Shenal Dias *Sudharshana Muthuthantri *Anuruddha Wilwara *Lawang Perera *Danuska Ranjan *Sandun Herath *Shehan Pathirana *Dinusha Chathuranga *Richard Dharmapala *

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*Mithun Hapugoda

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Asian Games

Commonwealth Games

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 -

2009 Hong Kong Sevens

Pool C matches -

2014 Hong Kong Sevens

Pool A matches - * 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

References

* McLaren, Bill ''A Visit to Hong Kong'' in Starmer-Smith, Nigel & Robertson, Ian (eds) ''The Whitbread Rugby World '90'' (Lennard Books, 1989) {{National rugby union teams (sevens) National rugby sevens teams Sri Lanka national rugby union team Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Games