Sri Lanka announced a 15-member squad to contest the Asian Under-20 rugby Sevens in India next month.

One of the leading backline players, Raul Denish, who is also a reliable kicker who played for S. Peter’s College last year, is a notable omission from the tour party.

The following players make up the squad: Shaahid Zumri (caption), Pansindu Bandara, Rushen Bandaranayake, Yehan Bulathsinhalage, Gayan Perera, Mahathir Raban, Kalindu Silva, Praneth Silva, Fahad Nazar, Isuru Withanage, Udeesha Ratnayake, Dinada Wickremarachchi, Janidu Wijeratne, Abdullah Faizer, Janith Weerasinghe.