FT: Sri Lanka 14 - China 07 Fazil Marija speaks to ThePapare.com

Sri Lanka lost to Hong Kong 33 - 14, Only Gayan Weerarathne and Fazila Marija scored tries for the Tuskers. Hong Kong intercepted 3 of Sri Lanka passes.

Sri Lanka v Chinese Taipei - Asia Sevens 2015 Day 1 Action ( Courtesy - Asia Rugby )

Nigel Ratwatte scored two tries after missing out the first leg, as Sri Lanka won convincingly over Chinese Taipei 36 - 00 at SCG, Muang Thong , Stadium in Bangkok.

This year is turning out to be stale in terms of 7s rugby in Sri Lanka. With the much looked  forward to Carlton 7’s tournament not taking place and the recently concluded Mercantile 7s and Dialog Club Rugby 7s not played out with much gusto, the exciting 7s format which was dubbed a Sri Lankan specialty seems to be losing its gloss.

Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union’s referee consultant Garratt Williamson is back in the island working extensively with the rugby referees in a bid to uplift the refereeing standards in the country.

At the age of 19, a young man from the outskirts of Chillaw would have never imagined that a paper advertisement on a local paper will change his life forever.