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| Full name | Anuradha Srinath Sooriyabandara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 January 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Isipathana College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Contracted Sportsman (Access Group of Companies) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Srinath Soori Sooriyabandara is a Sri Lankan rugby union player who currently plays for the Kandy SC in Dialog Rugby League. He represented Sri Lanka in the 15-man code between 2009 and 2014. He is also a vital part of the National Sevens Team since 2010 and was appointed as Captain of the team for the 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series.[1] He usually plays at Scrum half, but due to his versatility he can also cover Fly-Half and Full-back.
He was a member of the Sri Lankan Sevens team that won the Shield Championship at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He is the first and only Sri Lankan to compete at the Asian Games for three consecutive years.[2]
- ^ Rajapaksa, Thilina. "Sooriyabandara leads new-look Sri Lanka Sevens team". themorning.lk. themorning.lk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ Caffoor, Inshaf. "Sri Lanka go down fighting to Korea". thepapare.com. thepapare.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.