STAG Beer, Let’s Bet Sports on board with Guyana Carnival 7s Rugby
The action will continue this Sunday as the STAG Trinidad Northern Rugby Football Club will headline Guyana Carnival 7s Rugby tournament, set for the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground, commencing at 13:00hrs.
Pepsi Hornets Treasurer, Roger Perreira (left) receiving the sponsor’s cheque from STAG Beer Brand Manager Nigel Worrell.
The tournament is in its second year and as such will see Ansa McAl behind their STAG Beer brand as the title sponsor, while the Guyana Lottery Company’s Let’s Bet Sports, Pepsi and Ramps Logistics are the other major sponsors.
The STAG Beer-sponsored Trinidadian Rugby Club, will be competing in Guyana for the very first time, and will face the likes of Panthers, defending champions Pepsi Hornets, Caribs and the Guyana Police Force. The Pepsi Hornets are expected to be boosted by the likes of Abdullah Silverton, arguably one of the best players in Trinidad, and Blaise Bailey, returning from the United States.
Rawle Toney, Vice President of the Pepsi Hornets Rugby Club and one of the principals behind the tournament, stated that all is set for the second edition of the only sporting event on the Guyana Carnival Calendar. Toney indicated that the players will want to use the tournament to fine tune their skills ahead of Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens tournament in July.
Meanwhile, Ansa McAl’s STAG Beer Brand Manager Nigel Worrell made a presentation to Pepsi Hornets Treasurer Roger Perreira at the company’s Beterverwagting (BV) headquarters. According to Worrell, the sponsorship once against demonstrates Ansa McAl’s continued commitment to sports, and in this case, sports tourism, since the tournament will feature teams and players from outside of Guyana. Worrell noted that the company will continue to support the STAG Beer Carnival 7’s and encourages everyone to head down to the GFC Ground on Sunday to support the event.
The tournament will mark Let’s Bet Sports’ first time sponsoring Rugby.
