This is a list of matches and results of the Sri Lanka national rugby union team. In Reverse Chronological Order:
(Except for tournaments which follow tournament progress).
Overall Record
editSri Lankan Test record against all nations:
Team | Region | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | % | For | Against | Diff |
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Arabian Gulf | Asia | 2003-2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 36 | 100 | -64 |
British & Irish Lions | Europe | 1950 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 44 | -38 |
China | Asia | 1998-2007 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | 152 | 79 | +73 |
Chinese Taipei | Asia | 1990-2013 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.36 | 251 | 285 | -34 |
England | Europe | 1971 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 17 | 74 | -57 |
Hong Kong | Asia | 1980-2011 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 68 | 308 | -240 |
India | Asia | 2002-2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 108 | 32 | +76 |
Japan | Asia | 1972-2011 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 59 | 792 | -733 |
Kazakhstan | Asia | 2002-2013 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25.00 | 163 | 241 | -78 |
South Korea | Asia | 1972-2002 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 56 | 432 | -376 |
Laos | Asia | 1974 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 39 | 3 | +36 |
Madagascar | Africa | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 17 | -5 |
Malaysia | Asia | 1972-2007 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 73.33 | 402 | 176 | +226 |
New Zealand | Oceania | 1907 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 33 | -27 |
New Zealand Maori | Oceania | 1926 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 37 | -31 |
Pakistan | Asia | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 75 | 3 | +72 |
Papua New Guinea | Oceania | 1992 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 35 | 46 | -11 |
Philippines | Asia | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | 28 | -10 |
Poland | Europe | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 26 | 25 | 1 |
Singapore | Asia | 1972-2012 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 58.33 | 211 | 155 | +56 |
Thailand | Asia | 1970-2013 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 64.28 | 398 | 290 | +108 |
United Arab Emirates | Asia | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
Total: 22 | 4 | 1907-2013 | 108 | 43 | 62 | 3 | 39.81 | 2157 | 3207 | -1050 |
2010s
edit2013
edit2013 Serendib International Cup
- Sri Lanka v Poland
1 November 2013 19:30 SLST (UTC+5:30) |
Sri Lanka | 26–25 | Poland |
Try: Niroshan Fernando (2) 37' c, 56' c Con: Riza Mubarak (2/2) 36', 57' Pen: Riza Mubarak (3/5) 21', 34', 52' Drop: Riza Mubarak 61' | Report | Try: Craig Bachurzewski 18' c Robert Pawelec 31' m Tomasz Sirocili 77' c Con: Dawid Banaszek (2/3) 18', 78' Pen: Dawid Banaszek (2/4) 27', 50', |
Colombo Racecourse, Colombo Referee: Taku Otsuki (JRFU) |
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Touch judges:
Notes:
- This was the first official test match between the two nations.
- This was the third official test match between Sri Lanka and a European team.
- Sri Lanka v Madagascar
26 October 2013 17:30 SLST (UTC+5:30) |
Sri Lanka | 12–17 | Madagascar |
Pen: Riza Mubarak (4/6) 5', 26', 31', 74' | Report | Try: Alain Rakotonirina 19' m Bernard Razafindranaivo 55' c Ratsimba Tolotra Ramaromiantso 79' m Con: José Rakoto (1/3) 56' |
Colombo Racecourse, Colombo Referee: Taku Otsuki (JRFU) |
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Touch judges:
Notes:
- This was the first official test match between the two nations.
- This was the first official test match between Sri Lanka and an African team.
2013 HSBC Asian Five Nations
- Sri Lanka v Kazakhstan
6 April 2013 16:00 |
Sri Lanka | 49–18 | Kazakhstan |
Try: Sandun Herath 4' Shenal Dias 26' Pradeep Liyanage 40' Sathya Ranathunga 41' Fazil Marija 49' Chamara Dabare 56' Con: Rizah Mubarak (5/6) Pen: Rizah Mubarak 7' 20' 38' | Report Full Match | Try: Daulet Akymbekov 62' Alexandr Zolotukhin 69' Con: Maxim Lifontov (1/2) Pen: Maxim Lifontov 3' 34' |
Havelock Park, Colombo Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Taku Otsuki |
Touch judges:
Taizo Hirabayashi
Aaron Littlewood
Sean Moore
- Sri Lanka v Thailand
3 April 2013 16:00 |
Sri Lanka | 45 – 7 | Thailand |
Try: Sandun Herath 24' 79' Pradeep Liyanage 28' 60' Chamara Dabare 30' Roshan Weerarathne 44' Con: Rizah Mubarak (3/6) Pen: Rizah Mubarak 11' 38' 40' | Report | Try: Pichit Yingcharoen 75' Con: Warongkorn Khamkoet (1/1) Pen: Warongkorn Khamkoet (0/1) |
Havelock Park, Colombo Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Warren Needham |
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Touch judges:
Taku Otsuki
Priyantha Gunarathna
Sean Moore
- Sri Lanka v Chinese Taipei
31 March 2013 16:00 |
Sri Lanka | 39–8 | Chinese Taipei |
Try: Chamara Dabare 42' Yoshitha Rajapakse 50' Fazil Marija 55' 61' Sumedha Malawana 66' Con: Rizah Mubarak (3/4) Roshan Weeraratne (1/1) Pen: Rizah Mubarak 24' 34' | Report | Try: Ming Che Chuang 76' Pen: Chih-Pan Wang 42' |
Havelock Park, Colombo Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Nicholas Long |
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Touch judges:
Aaron Littlewood
Mohamed Cader
Sean Moore
2012
edit2012 HSBC Asian Five Nations
- Sri Lanka v Philippines
21 April 2012 17:00 |
Philippines | 28 – 18 | Sri Lanka |
Report |
Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan) |
Notes:
- This was the first official test match between the two nations.
- Sri Lanka v Singapore
18 April 2012 17:00 |
Sri Lanka | 35 – 10 | Singapore |
Report |
Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Referee: Dewi Rowlands (Hong Kong) |
- Sri Lanka v Chinese Taipei
15 April 2012 17:00 |
Sri Lanka | 36 – 8 | Chinese Taipei |
Report |
Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Referee: Warren Needham (Hong Kong) |
2011
edit2011 HSBC Asian Five Nations
- Sri Lanka v Japan
21 May 2011 16:00 SLST |
Sri Lanka | 13–90 | Japan |
Try: Nuwan Hettiarachchi 10' Con: Saliya Kumara 10' (1/1) Pen: Roshan Weeraratne 39' (1/1) Nuwan Hettiarachchi 68' | report | Try: Takehisa Usuzuki 7' Toetuu Taufa 22' Alisi Tupuailei 28', 43', 63', 72' Fumiaki Tanaka 32', 39' Takashi Kikutani 35', 50' Tanabe 66' Hirotoki Onozawa 80' Con: Shaun Webb 22', 32', 35 (3/5) Tanabe 39', 43', 63', 66', 72'(5/5) |
CR & FC Grounds, Colombo Referee: James Fitzgerald (UAE) |
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- Sri Lanka v Kazakhstan
14 May 2011 16:00 |
Kazakhstan | 34–18 | Sri Lanka |
Try: dmitriy tkachenky 11' yevginiv shekurov 18' Timur Mashurov 30', Daulet Akymbekov 68' pavel lenov 80' Con: maxim lifontov (4/5) 18', 68', 80' Pen: maxim lifontov (1/1) 70' | report | Try: lasintha costa (2) 10', 24' Con: numon hettiarachchi (1/2) 24' Pen: numon hettiarachchi (2/2) 9' 62' |
National University Stadium, Almaty |
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- Sri Lanka v Hong Kong
7 May 2011 15:00 SLST |
Sri Lanka | 3–48 | Hong Kong |
Pen: Saliya Kumara (1/1) | report | Try: Keith Robertson 5', 78' Lee Jones 12', 68' Rowen Varty 34' Alexander 65' Pale Tauti 75' Con: Keith Robertson (2/2) Tom McColl 68', 75', 78' (3/3) Pen: Keith Robertson 41' (1/1) |
CR & FC Grounds, Colombo |
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Touch judges:
- Sri Lanka v United Arab Emirates
23 April 2011 16:00 SLST |
Sri Lanka | 13–13 | United Arab Emirates |
Try: Swarnatilleke 45' Hettiarachchi 66' Con: Kumara (0/2) Pen: Hettiarachchi (1/2) 42' Kumara (0/1) | report | Try: Dan Boatwright 54' Steve Smith 62' Pen: Jonathan Grady (1/2) 48' |
CR & FC Grounds, Colombo Attendance: 4,000+[1] Referee: Anthony Tobi Lothian |
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Notes:
- This was the first official test match between the two nations.
- This was the first official test match for the United Arab Emirates.
Touch judges:
Anthony Tobi Lothian
D. Nimal
2010
edit2010 HSBC Asian Five Nations
- Sri Lanka v Singapore
- Sri Lanka v Chinese Taipei
2000s
edit2009
edit2009 HSBC Asian Five Nations
- Sri Lanka v Thailand
- Sri Lanka v Chinese Taipei
2008
edit2008 HSBC Asian Five Nations
- Sri Lanka v Chinese Taipei
- Sri Lanka v Singapore
2007
edit2007 Rugby Asiad
- Sri Lanka v Kazakhstan
- Sri Lanka v Malaysia
- Sri Lanka v China
2007 Asian Nations Series
- Sri Lanka v Kazakhstan
- Sri Lanka v Arabian Gulf
2006
edit2005
edit2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying
- Sri Lanka v Kazakhstan
- Sri Lanka v Kazakhstan
- Sri Lanka v Singapore
- Sri Lanka v Thailand
2004
edit2004 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
- Sri Lanka v China
- Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Internationals
- Sri Lanka v Thailand
- Sri Lanka v India
2003
edit- Sri Lanka v Hong Kong
- Sri Lanka v Arabian Gulf
2002
edit2002 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
- Sri Lanka v Malaysia
- Sri Lanka v India
- Sri Lanka v Thailand
- Sri Lanka v Kazakhstan
2002 Asian Games
- Sri Lanka v Chinese Taipei
- Sri Lanka v Japan
- Sri Lanka v Korea
2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying
- Sri Lanka v Kazakhstan
- Sri Lanka v China
2001
edit2000
edit1990s
edit1999
edit1998
editRugby union at the 1998 Asian Games
- Sri Lanka v Chinese Taipei
- Sri Lanka v Japan
- Sri Lanka v Thailand
- Sri Lanka v Korea
1998 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
- Sri Lanka v Singapore
- Sri Lanka v Malaysia
- Sri Lanka v China
1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying
- Sri Lanka v Chinese Taipei
1997
edit1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying
- Sri Lanka v Malaysia
1992 Sri Lanka tour Thailand[3]
- Sri Lanka v Malaysia
- Sri Lanka v Singapore
- Sri Lanka v Thailand
1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying
- Sri Lanka v Singapore
- Sri Lanka v Thailand
1996
edit1995
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1994
edit1994 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship & 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifying
- Sri Lanka v Chinese Taipei
- Sri Lanka v Japan
- Sri Lanka v Malaysia
1993
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1992
edit1992 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
- Sri Lanka v Singapore
- Sri Lanka v Japan
- Sri Lanka v Chinese Taipei
Sri Lanka tour of Papua New Guinea[4]
- Sri Lanka v Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka v Papua New Guinea
1991
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1990
edit1990 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
- Sri Lanka v Korea
- Sri Lanka v Chinese Taipei
- Sri Lanka v Hong Kong
1980s
edit1989
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1988
edit1987
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1986
edit1985
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1984
edit1983
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1982
edit1981
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1980
edit1970s
edit1979
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1978
edit1978 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
- Sri Lanka v Japan
- Sri Lanka v Thailand
1977
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1976
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1975
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1974
edit1974 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
- Sri Lanka v Japan
- Sri Lanka v Malaysia
- Sri Lanka v Laos
- Sri Lanka v Singapore
1973
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1972
edit1972 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
- Sri Lanka v Korea
- Sri Lanka v Singapore
- Sri Lanka v Japan
- Sri Lanka v Malaysia
1971
edit1970
edit1960s
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1950s
edit1951 to 1959
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1950
edit1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
- Ceylon v British and Irish Lions
Notes:
- This was the first official test match between the two nations.
- This was the first official test match between Ceylon and a European team.
1940s
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1930s
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1920s
edit1927 to 1929
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1926
edit1926–27 New Zealand Māori rugby union tour
- Ceylon v New Zealand Maori
Notes:
- This was the first official and only test match between the two teams.
1920 to 1925
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1910s
editNo 'A' Internationals played.
1900s
edit1907
edit1907–1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain
- All Ceylon v New Zealand
Notes:
- This was the first official test match between the two nations.
- This was the first official test match between Sri Lanka and an Oceanian team.
References
edit- ^ - Saturday. "UAE rugby draw 13–13 with Sri Lanka in Asian Five Nations opener". Thenational.ae. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Sri Lanka tour 1999". espnscrum. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Sri Lanka tour 1997". Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Sri Lanka tour 1992". espnscrum. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ John Haynes From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers, Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. ISBN 0-473-03864-1
External links
edit- ESPN Scrum
- Complete List of Test Matches
- Sri Lanka Test Match record
- Teams against Sri Lanka
- Test tours and Series
- Others