A look at Guyana’s Rugby Team and staff that recently travelled to T&T
The Guyana Rugby Football Union announced the 15-member squad that travelled to Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday morning for the Rugby Americas North (RAN) 7s being hosted in the twin- island Republic of T&T this weekend.
The team comprises: Captain Godfrey Broomes, Vice-Captain Lionel Holder, Vallon Adams, Matthew Talbot, Godfrey Pollydore, Rickford Cummings, Shawn David, Renaldo Niles, Yannick Williams, Scott Garraway, Odida Douglas, Kelvin Grant, Owen Adonis, Tyreese Prescod and Gavin McPherson.
The team is being coached by Claudius Butts, and Elwin Chase is his assistant; while Ryan Gonsalves has been named Team Manager, and Ronaldo Griffith is his deputy.
Guyana’s first match of the tournament is on Friday, November 22nd, when they take on Canada at 13:44hrs. That match is the opening encounter in the Tier 1 segment.
Scheduled for play at the Larry Gomes Stadium from November 22nd to 24th, the RAN 7s tournament would see eight teams competing in Tier 1: namely Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, and hosts Trinidad & Tobago.
This weekend’s event is being seen as the regional qualification event for the HSBC Sevens Challenger series.
