Asian Seven Series – 3rd leg kicks off today Tuskers g…

Sri Lanka will look to exploit the home advantage when the big boys from Asia scrum down for regional supremacy in the third leg of the Asian Seven Series which kicks off at the Race Course International Rugby Stadium in Colombo today.
Sri Lanka finished fourth in the two previous legs held in China and Thailand respectively.
In fact they defeated one of the tournament favourites, China in the second leg.

Sri Lanka Sevens captain, Fazil Marija said the win against China gives his team a lot of confidence.
“We proved that we can beat any team on our day. That win (against China) is a huge confidence booster for us and we look to carry the same form in this tournament as well,” the skipper told Ceylon Today in an interview.
The dynamic fly half also revealed that the team has been preparing very well for the tournament.
“The guys have been practising well and we have gathered some experience in the last two legs and we hope that will help us in this tournament. We believe that we can make it to the final in front of our fans,” the Kandy legend said.
Having to play in Colombo in front of the home crowd could of course put some pressure on the Tuskers, but Marija claimed that his men are ready to take it on a positive manner.

“The pressure is always there, no matter if you are playing at home or away, but I do admit there is an extra bit of pressure when you are playing in front of your fans because you don’t want to let them down.
As a team we have to take it in a positive way,” the former Kingswood back said.
Marija believed that Japan would be the toughest opponent for his side during the tournament.
“Japan is obviously the toughest team, but Hong Kong, Korea and China too are difficult teams to beat. We want be underestimating China just because we beat them once,” he added.
Fazil Marija will quit captaincy at the end of this tournament