Matt Lee takes over Head Coach

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Asian Sevens 2019

Sri Lanka 15sHead Coach Matt Lee took over the same position for the shorter version of the game at the Asia Rugby Sevens 2019 which will kick off in South Korea later this month.

Matt Lee

Lee will be taking over from Peter Wood’s another New Zealander who did yeoman service for Sri Lanka Rugby along with the High Performance Rugby Director, Inhi Marikar. Lee also signed up with the Sailors for the Inter-Club League and Knock-Out rugby season which will kick off in November.

Lee coached Sri Lanka XV’s and took them to number two at the recently concluded Asia Rugby Championship 2019 Division 1 tournament coming second to Philippines.

The pool announced with 29 players did not include former skipper Sudharshana Muthuthanthri andRoshan Weeraratne. The touring 12 will be named in a week. (SJ)