Vice-President’s 15s reign supreme in GRFU season opener
The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) got its 2025 season off to an exciting start over the weekend with a practice match in the 15s format, which the Federation is likely to focus on for the next few months.
On Saturday, the country’s best ruggers were divvied up into two teams, the President’s 15s and the Vice- President’s 15s for an exciting face-off. Eventually, the Vice-President’s 15 massively outscored their opponents 63-12 in the encounter.
Michael Barrow (with ball) accumulated most of the President’s 15 points
Lionel Holder led the way for the Vice-President’s 15s with 5 tries, Kelvin Grant had a double and the likes of Owen Adonis, Akino James, Tevin Garraway and Jamal Angus all registered one try each. Holder, again, led with three conversions and Scott Garraway contributed another for their big score.
On the other hand, one try each from Kevon David and Michael Barrow and a lone conversion off Barrow’s boots accounted for the President’s 15s’ 12.
The GRFU is preparing for two international assignments which will see Guyana coming up against Cayman Islands in a home fixture, while they will meet Barbados on their turf for another fixture in the 15s format.
While training is set for weekdays, the national rugby players will be testing their skills in practice games on the weekends.
The Green Machine’s last outing was in November of 2024 at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) 7s tournament.
