Planters to lock horns at Inter-Club Sevens 2022

Up Country Planters will field a side in the club sevens

By Shamseer Jaleel

Up Country Planters will field a rugby outfit to participate at the Inter-Club Rugby Sevens 2022 which will take place on October 8 and 9 at the Race Course in Colombo.   
Former Ananda rugby player (1987/88), Old Anandian Sports Circle President and member of the  Exco of Sri Lanka Rugby, Manjula Samarakoon, who initiated this team, speaking to Daily Mirror said, “Dimbulla and Dickoya were playing in the ‘A’ division tournament in 1970’s and even in early 80’s but later this was stopped.” 

“We will continue to participate in the sevens and later on hope to play in the XV-a-side tournament which is good for the players who joined planting after representing their school. 
“They can even go on to represent the country later on. This outfit is playing in the sevens after nearly five decades.”   

The team will be led by former Kingswood and CH player, Malith De Silva and coached by A.C. Tennakoon, a former Kingswoodian.   

Plantation team - Malith De Silva (Capt), Avishka Subash, Jansajith Kumara, M. I. Cooray, H. V. Jayathilake, Dasun Abeyrathne, C. L. Palliyaguruge, Nethila Wijeratne, N. K. Piyaratne, R. Enoch, D. Jayathilake, M. Hettiarachchi, T. D. Thilakaratne, M. H. Munasinghe, S. D. Sansoni and A. H. Ratnayake   

Head Coach – A. C. Tennakoon and Team Manager-Lasantha Ediriweera