Sri Lanka meet host South Korea in Men’s Cup semi-final
Sri Lanka meet host South Korea in Men’s Cup semi-final By Shanuka Aravinda in Incheon, South Korea Women finish at the bottom in Pool 'A' with three losses View(s): View(s):Sri Lanka will take on firm favourites South Korea in the second Cup semi-final today at 9.15a.m., after winning two out of three appearances at the Korean leg of the Asian 7s Rugby Series in Incheon yesterday. For Sri Lanka skipper Srinath Sooriyabandara and Tarinda Ratwatte were in the forefront with their contributions of two tries – one in each game they won. If Sri Lanka manages to make a breakthrough against South Korea, they will reach the Cup final, and a loss will push them down to the third place playoff. Meanwhile Sri Lanka women’s team had a disastrous outing yesterday, losing all three games by bigger margins and will play in the Plate segment. Results Men’s 7s Pool ‘A’: UAE beat China 28-12, Hong Kong beat Sri Lanka 40-0, Sri Lanka beat UAE 26-14, Hong Kong beat China 19-10, Sri Lanka beat China 21-19, Hong Kong drew with UAE 19-19UAE beat China 28-12, Hong Kong beat Sri Lanka 40-0, Sri Lanka beat UAE 26-14, Hong Kong beat China 19-10, Sri Lanka beat China 21-19, Hong Kong drew with UAE 19-19 Pool ‘B’: Japan beat Malaysia 31-0, South Korea beat Philippines 12-5, South Korea beat Malaysia 24-7, Philippines beat Japan 12-5, South Korea beat Japan 43-19, Philippines beat Malaysia 19-12 Women’s 7s Pool ‘A’: Kazakhstan beat Hong Kong 15-7, China beat Sri Lanka 55-0, Hong Kong beat Sri Lanka 47-0, China beat Kazakhstan 29-7, Kazakhstan beat Sri Lanka 46-0, China beat Hong Kong 33-0Kazakhstan beat Hong Kong 15-7, China beat Sri Lanka 55-0, Hong Kong beat Sri Lanka 47-0, China beat Kazakhstan 29-7, Kazakhstan beat Sri Lanka 46-0, China beat Hong Kong 33-0 Pool ‘B’: Japan beat Philippines 39-5, Thailand beat Malaysia 40-0, Thailand beat Philippines 27-5, Japan beat Malaysia 46-0, Japan beat Thailand 7-0, Malaysia beat Philippines 5-0
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