06,Oct 2011 (CRiTURF.COM): Sports Club together with the Sri Lanka Rugby Football union is set to host the annual Rugby 7s tournament at the end of October.
The 1st leg of the tournament will take place in Kandy on the 29th and 30th of October & 2nd Stage will Kick off in Colombo on the 5th and 6th November.
Each team will consist of Three foreign players and 2 to 3 school boy players, majority of players will consist with national club players.
Franchise owners of the Carlton 7s Rugby league picked their teams at a gathering held yesterday.
Selection of teams as follows : Further details to follow
North Western Blacks
Captain: Chanaka Chandimal (c)
Category ‘A’ players: Pradeep Liyanage, Radhika Hettiarachchi
Category ‘B’ players: Sudharashana Muththuthanthri, Gayan Ratnage, Rajitha Sansoni, Chilanka Samaraweera, Pradeep Kulukulusooriya, Mohomed Fazli
School boys: Jason Dissanayake, Heshan Maduranga, Dulaj Perera
Jaffna Challengers
Captain: Yoshitha Rajapakse (c)
Category ‘A’ players: Roshan Weeraratne
Category ‘B’ players: Mithun Hapugoda, Ashan de Costa, Dilip Methruwan, , Nigel Ratwatte, Nilufer Ibrahim, Dulanjaya Wijeratne, Kanchana Ramanayake, Lakith Perera
School boys: Devinda Prasad, Sean Foster
Eastern Eagles
Captain: Lasintha de Costa (c)
Category ‘A’ players: Anurudda Wilwara, Suranga Pushpakumara, Asela Dissanayake
Category ‘B’ players: Thusitha Samarathilike, Eranda Weerakkodi, D. Priyadharshana, Pushpakumara Perera, Rohitha Rajapakse, Sajith Bandara, Suranga Arunashantha
School boys: Sandun Herath.
Sabaragamuwa Stallions
Captain: Saliya Handapangoda (c),
Category ‘A’ players: Gayan Weeraratne, Bilal Hassen, Charith Seneviratne, Gayan Ratnayake
Category ‘B’ players: Gayan Iddamalgoda, Mohomed Akram, Thusitha Senanayake, Tuan Shamrock , Manju Wijeratne
School boys: Richard Dharmapala, Murad Ramzeen
Uva Vipers
Captain: Kosla Thisera (c)
Category ‘A’ players: Sajith Saranga
Category ‘B’ players: Nuwan Chamara, Tharindu Chanaka, Ameen Jameel, Rifaideen Rizwan, Lee Keegal, Amila Bandara, Asitha Rathanayake
School boys: Dhanushka Ranjan, Shehan Pathirana, Peum Jayasinghe
North Central Typhoons
Captain: Thanujaya Seneviratne (c)
Category ‘A’ players: Priyantha Ekanayake
Category ‘B’ players: Samantha Lakshan, Gamunu Indrachapa, Chanaka Dharashana, Uthpala Seneviratne, Champika Thushara, Viraj Devasurendra, Chanaka Guneratne, Hashan Gomez.
School boys: Sajid Suhaib, Mekalanda Praboda
Southern Sharks
Captain: Amjad Buksh (c)
Category ‘A’ players: Dinusha Chathuranga
Category ‘B’ players: Srinath Sooriyabandara, Chamara Vithanage, Dillip Selvam, Ruchira Ratnaga, , Cluad Shanaka, S. D Hewawasam, Niroshan Karunaratne
School boys: Kanil Seneviratne, Mohomed Sashan, Sanka Rajaguru
Central Kings
Captain: Fazil Marija (c)
Category ‘A’ players: Chula Susantha, Niranjan Wickramaratne, Pubudu Kodagoda, M.E.R.C Silva, Ishan Noor
Category ‘B’ players: Mohomed Sheriff, Sharo Fernando, Amila Prasanna
School boys: Randhika Alwis, Oshan Perera, Heshan Kalhara
Northern Gladiators
Captain: Sanjeewa Jayasinghe (c)
Category ‘A’ players: Danushka Perera, Prasad Chathuranga,
Category ‘B’ players: Mohomed Jabbar, Dinesh Kumara, Kasun De Silva, Rizah Mubarak, Lakala Perera, Soyuru Anthony, Naveendra Pullikuttiarachchi
School boys: Lavanga Perera, Dilshan Kalaniyagoda
Western Warriors
Captain: Dushantha Lewke (c)
Category ‘A’ players: Kalana Amarasinghe,
Category ‘B’ players: Vishwamithra Jayasinghe, Shenal Dias, Musheen Faleel, Heshan Gunaratne, Dilan De Soyza, Radheesha Seneviratne, Diren Warnakulasooriya, , Indika Udayakumara.
School boys: Rehan Weerakoon, Rizwan Meedin
