Rodney Gibbs, former assistant coach of New Zealand’s All Blacks Sevens team, has been appointed as the head coach of the Sri Lanka national rugby team. He is scheduled to officially assume duties on Monday and will serve in this role until the conclusion of the upcoming Asia Rugby Championship.
The championship, featuring teams from Sri Lanka, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, and Hong Kong, is set to kick off in June. Sri Lanka’s first match will be against South Korea on June 13, hosted in Sri Lanka. The second match will be played against Hong Kong on June 22 in Hong Kong, while the final game will take place on July 4 in Sri Lanka against the UAE.head coach of the Sri Lanka national rugby team. He is scheduled to officially assume duties on Monday and will serve
The team that tops the points table at the end of the tournament will earn direct qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup. The runner-up will have another opportunity to qualify through a playoff match against the African regional runner-up in July.
