Guyana male and female rugby teams seeking to win 7s titles

This weekend in Trinidad and Tobago the battle in the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens Men’s and Women’s regional titles will occur and team Guyana will be seeking to win in both   male and female categories.
For the past month,   both teams would have been undergoing intense training sessions at the National Rugby field, with the aim of getting into top shape for this weekend’s matches.
The men’s team will be seeking their eight title and Head Coach Kenneth Grant – Stuart says that the team have to address some issues but they should  do well.
“For the past weeks, we have been working on  fitness  as one of the things and some structures that  the guys are gelling into, we had some absentees due to joint services sports  but everything is smoothing out”, the Coach  explained.
The team which departed Guyana on Monday will have sessions in the twin island republic geared to towards addressing any technical areas and also making sure the Trinidad –base players are fit easily into the team.
Meanwhile, Head coach of the  women’s,  Theodore Henry says that though  preparation was short, he still gives  believes  they can give a good account of themselves as they seek to win their fourth title.
“We had a short time to work but I think with the time, they progressed well and one thing we were working on was the recycling of the ball because the women tend to play one-phase rugby, in terms of one passage of the ball but they are beginning to move the ball a lot better,” Theodore explained.

Last year at the Cary, North Carolina at WakeMed Soccer Park,   the ruggers were the defending champions but placed fifth as they continued their Guyana continued its mastery over Jamaica with a 19-5 victory.
Guyana’s performance placed them third in the Championships and they failed in their bid to qualify for the 2016 Olympics.
The tournament will run from 10:00h to 16:00h on Saturday then from 09:00h to 18:00h on Sunday.
Male Squad reads: Patrick King, Osei McKenzie, Avery Corbin, Rickford Cummings, Ryan Gonsalves, Dwayne Schroeder, Blaize Bailey, Richard Staglon, Peabo Hamilton, Claudius Butts, Kevin Mc Kenzie, Ronald Mayers, Lancelot Adonis and Vallon Adams.
Officials: Robin Roberts- Team Manager, Kenneth Grant- Stuart-Head Coach, Barrington Brown- Physiotherapist
Female Squad: Lotoya Cordis, Collette Hope, Carren Skeete, Sabola Gray, Abioce Heywood, Tiffany Pilgrim, Natasha Andrews, Cloetta Dublin, Alicia Mentore, Sasha James, Shonette McFarlane and Ashanti Carrington.
Officials:  Petal Adams- Team Manager, Theodore Henry- Stuart-Head Coach, Abiola Blair- Physiotherapist
Guyana’s senior men’s team currently ranks 54 while the women’s team ranks 27 in World Rugby. The ranking of the teams playing in 2016 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens Championship is subjected to change over the weekend.