Srinath Sooriyabandara

Srinath Sooriyabandara
	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)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Full-back
Current team	Kandy SC
Senior career
Years	Team
2009–2011	CR & FC
2012–2013	Up Country Lions
2014	Navy SC
2015-present	Kandy SC
	Correct as of 23 April 2020
International career
Years	Team
2009-2014	Sri Lanka 15s
2014–2018	Sri Lanka Sevens
	Correct as of 23 April 2020

Srinath Soori Sooriyabandara is a Sri Lankan

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]

Rugby career

Youth

At school level, he played for Isipathana College Under 17, Under 18 and Under 19 Teams respectively. He played most of his school rugby at Full-back. Thanks to his nippy footwork and pace, Soori quickly caught the attention of major Pro-Rugby Clubs in the domestic league.

CR & FC

Right after school, Srinath Sooriyabandara joined CR & FC in 2009. He quickly started making a name for himself and soon became the club's first choice at Scrum Half. He played 3 seasons at the club.

Up Country Lions

In 2013, Soori announced that he has signed with the newly formed club Up Country Lions along with several high profiled domestic rugby players. He debuted for the Up Country Lions against Kandy Sports Club (rugby). In the following season, Srinath Sooriyabandara was appointed as the captain of the team and lead his team to a fourth-place finish in the Domestic Rugby League

Navy Sports Club

After the closure of

Navy SC

. He was initially playing at Fly-Half in the place of the club's regular Fly-Half who was out injured. Once returned to his favored position, he was the club's first pick at Scrum-Half.

Kandy Sports Club

Srinath Sooriyabandara signed with the rugby powerhouse Kandy SC in 2015. He has been a regular at the club ever since.

References

^ 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.

[SooriCaptain-1] Rajapaksa, Thilina. "Sooriyabandara leads new-look Sri Lanka Sevens team". themorning.lk. themorning.lk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[AsianGamesPapare-2] Caffoor, Inshaf. "Sri Lanka go down fighting to Korea". thepapare.com. thepapare.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

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