Central Province U-20 squad for Western Province fixture announced

Monday, 7 November 2016 00:01 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

By Shamseer Jaleel

The Central Province Under-20 rugby squad was announced yesterday for the game against Western Province on 8 November at Havelock Park.

This encounter will be played in order to select the Under-20 national squad for the Junior World Rugby Tournament (JWRT) Asian Region, which will be hosted by Malaysia in December. Sri Lanka will play Malaysia (11th), Hong Kong (14th) and Taipei (17th) in the four-team event which is generally dominated by Hong Kong. The winner will book their berth at next year’s JWRT in Uruguay.

The Central Province Under-20 outfit is coached by Nalaka Weerakody and Priyantha Gunaratne. The selected 34 players will be brought down to 25 today after the trials at the Bogambara Stadium. Meanwhile, the Colombo outfit is coached by Nilfer Ibrahim and Terence Henry.

Central Province squad

(Players from Vidyartha) Hashan Fernando, Deleepa Madushanka, Mohamed Shair, N. Madusanka, D. Dishan and C.D. Perera; (Players from Trinity) P.A.R. Priyankara, S. Ekanayake, N.Y.M. Chan, P.R. Melan, Geeshanth Pethiyagoda, P. Samarawickrema, L. Alwis, S. Alahakoon, Anuk Boyagoda and D. Dange; (Players from Kingswood) W. Shensh, W.A.V.C. Wijasooriya, W. Shenesh, L. Wijesooriya, L.S. Ranaweera and T.O.L. Malikge; (Players from St. Anthony’s) D.M.P.B. Dassanayake, H.W.P. Dushan, P. Harshana , S. Sasanka, D. Amarasinghe, S. Maduwantha and M.D.M. Rodrigo; (Players from Dharmaraja) Chamika Perera, G.G. Malinga, Tharaka de Silva, S. Abeyawickrema, M.G.C. Dulanga and G. Dehingoda. The team’s Manager is Ruban Wijewardene.

Discover Kapruka, the leading online shopping platform in Sri Lanka, where you can conveniently send Gifts and Flowers to your loved ones for any event including Valentine ’s Day. Explore a wide range of popular Shopping Categories on Kapruka, including Toys, Groceries, Electronics, Birthday Cakes, Fruits, Chocolates, Flower Bouquets, Clothing, Watches, Lingerie, Gift Sets and Jewellery. Also if you’re interested in selling with Kapruka, Partner Central by Kapruka is the best solution to start with. Moreover, through Kapruka Global Shop, you can also enjoy the convenience of purchasing products from renowned platforms like Amazon and eBay and have them delivered to Sri Lanka.