Sri Lanka will miss the services of CH and FC prop forward Jayantha Ranaweera for the Singer Rugby Asiad which will be worked off in Colombo from November 3 to 10, 2007.
Ranaweera who has been playing for the national team for the last two years is suffering from a neck injury and has been advised to rest for at least three months by Sports Physician Dr. Seevali Jayawickrama.
The selection of the Sri Lanka squad for the Asiad has been put off for October 24 (Wednesday) at the request of national selectors Norman Silva and Hemantha Yatawara who were unable to be present for Saturday’s meeting.
“Yatawara and Silva informed me that they were unable to attend Saturday’s Selection Committee meeting and as we were also not able to get the views of National Coach Rob Yule on the performance of the players at practices we decided to select the team on October 24 (Wednesday) after conducting a fitness test on October 23,” said Chairman of the National Selection Committee of the SLRFU Anton Benedict.
The five players who left for France to watch the Rugby World Cup - Sanjeewa Jayasinghe, Dushanth Lewke, Fazil Marija, Sean Wijesinghe and Imran Bisthamin will return to Sri Lanka today and are expected to attend practices from tomorrow.
The Sri Lanka pool for the Rugby Asiad:
PROP FORWARDS - Kishore Jehan (Kandy SC), Shamil Mohamed (CR and FC), Jeewa Galgamuwa (Kandy SC), Nushal Meepage (Army).
HOOKERS - Anuranga Walpola (Kandy SC), Achala Perera (CH and FC), Senthil Kumar (CR and FC).
LOCK FORWARDS - Henry Terrance (CR and FC), Senaka Bandara (Kandy SC), Sumedha Jayasinghe (Kandy SC), Dinesh Sanjeewa (CH and FC), Zaffer Jahn (CH and FC).
FLANKERS - Kasun de Silva (CR and FC), Sean Wijesinghe (Kandy SC), Imran Bisthamin (Kandy SC), Ashen Karthelis (CR and FC), Ravi Jayasuriya (Havelocks), Dilip Selvam (Kandy SC).
NUMBER EIGHT - Dushanth Lewke (Kandy SC), Sumedha Malewana (CH and FC).
SCRUM HALVES - Amjad Buksh (CR and FC), Saliya Kumara (Kandy SC), Tuan Shamrock (CH and FC).
FLY HALVES - Fazil Marija (Kandy SC), Ashan de Costa (CR and FC).
CENTRES - Pradeep Liyanage (Kandy SC), Lasintha de Costa (CR and FC), Avantha Hettiarachchi (CR and FC), Niroshan Karunanayake (Havelocks).
WINGERS - Sanjeeva Jayasinghe (Kandy SC), Dinesh Kumara (CR and FC), Lakala Perera (CH and FC), Mohamed Jabbar (Kandy SC), Dinusha Chathuranga (Isipatana).
FULL BACKS - Radhika Hettiarachchi (CR and FC), Dinuk de S. Wijeyaratne (CH and FC).
Ranaweera who has been playing for the national team for the last two years is suffering from a neck injury and has been advised to rest for at least three months by Sports Physician Dr. Seevali Jayawickrama.
The selection of the Sri Lanka squad for the Asiad has been put off for October 24 (Wednesday) at the request of national selectors Norman Silva and Hemantha Yatawara who were unable to be present for Saturday’s meeting.
“Yatawara and Silva informed me that they were unable to attend Saturday’s Selection Committee meeting and as we were also not able to get the views of National Coach Rob Yule on the performance of the players at practices we decided to select the team on October 24 (Wednesday) after conducting a fitness test on October 23,” said Chairman of the National Selection Committee of the SLRFU Anton Benedict.
The five players who left for France to watch the Rugby World Cup - Sanjeewa Jayasinghe, Dushanth Lewke, Fazil Marija, Sean Wijesinghe and Imran Bisthamin will return to Sri Lanka today and are expected to attend practices from tomorrow.
The Sri Lanka pool for the Rugby Asiad:
PROP FORWARDS - Kishore Jehan (Kandy SC), Shamil Mohamed (CR and FC), Jeewa Galgamuwa (Kandy SC), Nushal Meepage (Army).
HOOKERS - Anuranga Walpola (Kandy SC), Achala Perera (CH and FC), Senthil Kumar (CR and FC).
LOCK FORWARDS - Henry Terrance (CR and FC), Senaka Bandara (Kandy SC), Sumedha Jayasinghe (Kandy SC), Dinesh Sanjeewa (CH and FC), Zaffer Jahn (CH and FC).
FLANKERS - Kasun de Silva (CR and FC), Sean Wijesinghe (Kandy SC), Imran Bisthamin (Kandy SC), Ashen Karthelis (CR and FC), Ravi Jayasuriya (Havelocks), Dilip Selvam (Kandy SC).
NUMBER EIGHT - Dushanth Lewke (Kandy SC), Sumedha Malewana (CH and FC).
SCRUM HALVES - Amjad Buksh (CR and FC), Saliya Kumara (Kandy SC), Tuan Shamrock (CH and FC).
FLY HALVES - Fazil Marija (Kandy SC), Ashan de Costa (CR and FC).
CENTRES - Pradeep Liyanage (Kandy SC), Lasintha de Costa (CR and FC), Avantha Hettiarachchi (CR and FC), Niroshan Karunanayake (Havelocks).
WINGERS - Sanjeeva Jayasinghe (Kandy SC), Dinesh Kumara (CR and FC), Lakala Perera (CH and FC), Mohamed Jabbar (Kandy SC), Dinusha Chathuranga (Isipatana).
FULL BACKS - Radhika Hettiarachchi (CR and FC), Dinuk de S. Wijeyaratne (CH and FC).
