Chethiya To Lead Under-18 rugby team
- Rugby – U-18 Commonwealth Youth Games – Bahamas
Josephian Gemunu Chethiya has been named captain of the under 18 Sevens rugby squad that will participate in the Commonwealth Youth Games that is set to commence on the 17th of July in Bahamas.
The Commonwealth Youth Games is a multi-sport event held under the Commonwealth Games Federation and is held every four years. This year’s games are set to take place in Nassau, Bahamans and Sri Lanka’s under 18 Sevens triumph last year in Chinese Taipei enabled them to qualify for the Youth Games this year.
The last time a Sri Lanka rugby team participated in the Commonwealth Youth Games was way back in 2011 under the leadership of Danushka Ranjan. The St. Anthony’s lock forward Mohammed Shabeer will be the deputy skipper of the side.
The touring team is as follows:
Gemunu Chethiya – St. Joseph’s College (Captain), Mohammed Shabeer – St. Anthony’s College (Vice Captain), Naveen Rajaratnam (Trinity), Daiyan Sabar (Wesley) Christian De Lile (S. Thomas’), Tharindu De Alwis (St. Joseph’s), Ravin Fernando (St. Peter’s), Vishwa Ranaraja (Trinity), Nadeesha Chaminda (Isipathana), Dulanjala Piyathissa (Dharmaraja), Woren Weerakoon (Trinity) and Ishara Liyanage (St. Anthony’s)
