The Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) has drawn up a plan to conduct a schools provincial Sevens tournament next month that will see the end of an 18-month wait since March 2021 when the pandemic set in to disrupt the season.
The SLSRFA said it is awaiting the approval of the Ministry of Education and the Health Department to go ahead with the tournament at Under-19 level.
Most schoolboy rugby players are already vaccinated as they are over 16 years old while some of them are in the process of taking the vaccine that will enable them to play.
An official of the SLSRFA said the tournament will be conducted in three provinces.
But while some coaches have welcomed the move to restart schools rugby, several others fear that players could be at risk unable to prepare for a tournament at short notice without the proper training, focus and build-up.