ASIA NATIONS WORLD CUP QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT

Asia Nations Division 1 in Manilla

Sri Lanka v Singapore

Referee:

Preview
Sri Lanka won their first round encounter against Chinese Taipei 36-8 whilst Singapore lost to Philippines 20-37. The odds look stacked against Singapore.
A win to Sri Lanka could well set up a grand final against Philippines Saturday

Last Five Encounters
17.04.2010 Sri Lanka 23-16 in Singapore (Asia Nations Div.1)
11.11.2008 Drawn 20-20 in Tainan (Asia Nations Div.1)
25.06.2005 Sri Lanka 34-17 in Colombo (WCQ Asia Qualifying, Div.3A)
02.07.2000 Singapore 15-12 in Aomori (17th Asia Champ. Div.2)
31.10.1998 Singapore 25-13 in Singapore (16th Asia Champ, Sect.B, Final)

GWC Rugby Rankings
Asia Table-Sri Lanka 5th, Singapore 8th

IRB Ranking Points
Sri Lanka 48.02, Singapore 43.77

Prediction: Sri Lanka by 14 points

Teams

Sri Lanka Squad

Henry Terrence (Havelocks), Achala Perera (Kandy SC), Kishore Jehan (Kandy SC), Hasitha Perera (Upcountry Lions), Sharo Fernando (Upcountry Lions), Sumeda Malewana (Navy), Yoshitha Rajapaksa (Captain, Navy), Sajith Saranga (Kandy SC), Srinath Sooriyabandara (Upcountry Lions), Rehan Weerakoon (Navy), Dinesh Kumara (Kandy SC), Charith Seneviratne (Air Force), Dinusha Chathuranga (Navy), Sandun Herath (Havelocks), Reza Mubarak (CR and FC), Nushal Meepage (Army), Namal Rajapaksa (Navy), Sathya Ranathunge (Navy), G.Rathnayake (Kandy SC), Dev Anand (Navy), Dhiren Warnakulasuriya (Havelocks), Suranga Pushpakumara (Navy SC), Mohomed Sheriff(CR and FC), Saliya Handapangoda (Army SC) Officials – Phil Greening (Coach), Sanath Martis (Assistant Coach), Air Commodore Leonard Rodrigo (Manager)
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Singapore Squad

SIDNEY KUMAR (BKRFC)
ARRIOLA KEITH ANTHONY RAPHAEL (WRFC)
LOO YU CHENG (SCC)
MOHAMMAD SUHAIMI BIN AMRAN (SCC)
MOHAMAD NURHISHAM (BKRFC)
MUHAMMAD ZAKI BIN MAHMOOD (BKRFC)
MUHAMMAD AZMI BIN SULIMAN (BKRFC)
LEE WEIMING ANDREW (BKRFC)
CHEW YEW WAH, ALEXANDER (SCC)
NICHOLAS ALEXANDER GROEN (BKRFC)
LOOI JIAN DANIEL (OLDHAM)
MUHAMMAD HASIF BIN AZMAN (WRFC)
LEE JUNHAO JONATHAN (SCC)
LEE YEW LOONG GABRIEL (SCC)
VICKNESWARAN S/O SELLATHURAI (BKRFC)
MOHAMED ASHRAF (BLACKS)
TAN SOON HENG, GASPAR (BKRFC)
RIADY PERDANA (BKRFC)
MARC WARBURTON (SCC)
PETER WILLIAM McFEELY (SCC)
DIRK ERIK VIS (BKRFC)
BENJAMIN GOH HIN MIN (BUCKS)
ALAN JOHN KENT (SCC)
LEONARD YAP QUAN FENG (WRFC)
JULIEN ALBERT MICHEL VALETTE (BUCKS)
BKRFC: Bedok Kings
WRFC: Wanderers
SCC: Singapore Cricket Club
OLDHAM: Oldham
BLACKS: Blacks
BUCKS: Bucks

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Chinese Taipei v Philippines

Referee:

Preview
Chinese Taipei lost their first game to Sri Lanka 8-36 and will have their work cut out when they face the hosts in this round 2 rugby test match. The home side should win setting up a probable grand final against Sri Lanka Saturday.

But wait! Rugby is a funny game. Could this be an upset?

These two teams have never met before in a test 15’s international

GWC Rugby Rankings
Asia Table-Philippines 7th, Chinese Taipei 10th

IRB Ranking Points
Chinese Taipei 42.63, Philippines 41.90

Prediction: Philippines by 9 points

Teams

Chinese Taipei

Philippines Squad

Forwards:
Phil Abraham, JC Bautista, Mat Bellenie, Terry Carroll, Austin Dacanay, Michael de Guzman, Michael Duhig, Kit Guerra, Chris Hitch, Chris Hettell, Steve Howorth, James Neilson, Tyler Perez, Nick Perry, Darran Seeto, Richard Taylor, Josh Tolentino, Jaime Urquijo, Jake Ward

Backs:
Justin Coveney, Chris Everingham, Cleo Gomez, Jake Letts, Michael Letts, Joe Matthews, Luke Matthews, Jon Morales, Harry Morris, Patrice Olivier, James Price, Matt Saunders, Oliver Saunders, Kenny Stern, Brian West
Management:
Expo Mejia (Head Coach), Jarred Hodges (Assistant Coach), Matt Cullen (Manager), Damian Raper (Physiotherapist)