…Queen’s College is newest rugby club on the block
The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has shifted gear and has begun recruitment of new rugby players under its Get Into Rugby (GIR) programme.
GRFU President Ryan Dey and other executives engaging students at Queen’s College
On Wednesday, a team led by GRFU President Ryan Dey and including Senior Vice President Joshua Griffith and National Selector and Coach Laurence Adonis visited Queen’s College (QC) for a recruitment drive. Griffith, a former student of Queen’s College, explained the importance of balancing academics and sport, and laboured on the benefits of sports, specifically rugby.
Following discussions, QC formed a rugby club that would be training on Tuesdays and Fridays under the watchful eyes of Coach Adonis. Three rugby balls were also donated to the club.
QC is one of the schools that in the recent past had accommodated rugby as one of its Physical Education (PE) areas. There is a 100 per cent pass rate of students who engaged rugby as their area of study under PE at the Caribbean Council Examinations.
This recruitment activity will continue, as GRFU President Ryan Dey is championing his vision of expanding the sport.
Persons desirous of participating in rugby as an individual, a community initiative, or a school programme can contact the Union’s Public Relations Officer on telephone number 610-5817.
