Sri Lanka Rugby has a long history, dating back to the days of British colonialism.

The furthest they have made was to Round 2 of the Asian qualifying competition for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France.

At the Divisional tournament Sri Lanka finished third, drawing against Singapore and losing to Chinese Taipei.

The Chinese team withdrew from the tournament due to lack of visa availability and were relegated to Division Two.

In 2009 Sri Lanka again finished third in the Divisional tournament defeating Thailand (51-17) in the 3rd-place final, remaining in Division One.

Sri Lanka won Division One of the 2010 Divisional tournament beating Singapore (23-16) in the final, thereby winning promotion to the 2011 Asian Five Nations for the first time.

At the 2013 Division tournament held in Colombo, Sri Lanka were successful in winning all three of its matches earning a promotion to the Asian Five Nations.