Wednesday, 17 September 2014 00:00
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By Shamseer Jaleel
Sri Lanka’s youth rugby team, led by Trinity’s Tharinda Ratwatte, will lock horns with South Korea in their first Singer Junior World Rugby Tournament (JWRT) Under-20 Asia region encounter, at the Race Course rugby grounds on 21 September 21 at 4.30 p.m.
On the same day Hong Kong will kick off the tournament when they meet Chinese Taipei at the same venue at 2.30 p.m.
The tournament will see Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Taipei and South Korea battle it out for the group championship. Already Japan has qualified for the Youth Rugby World Cup in Lisbon, Portugal. The group leader in Colombo will play home and away matches against the Pacific Island winners.
The country with the best aggregate from both matches will get the second berth of the Youth Rugby World Cup in Lisbon.
Sri Lanka only once featured in a Youth Rugby World Cup in Chile more than a decade ago. Last time when Sri Lanka hosted the Junior Asiad under Randika Alwis, the national team ended as runners-up.
On 24 September, South Korea will battle it out with Chinese Taipei at 2.30 pm. On the same day hosts Sri Lanka will engage Hong Kong at 4.30 p.m. Three days later on 27 September the final day’s proceedings will take place at the Race Course, where Sri Lanka will meet Chinese Taipei and later in the evening Hong Kong will clash with South Korea.
