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Henry calls for more use of the National Stadium
As they step up preparations for participation in the Rugby World Cup Regional Qualifier scheduled to be staged from August 25-26 in Ottawa, Canada, National Coach Theodore Henry speaking with Kaieteur Sport recently said he would like the team to have more use of the National Stadium, which according to him, better facilitates their training regimen when
Theodore Henry
compared with the National Park.
Henry, who has been the spearhead of the national squad for nearly two years, told this newspaper that the consistent rainy weather which has left the field at the National Park in an unplayable state for prolonged periods has severely hampered the team’s training sessions and called on the relevant authorities to allow them the use of the Stadium on a more consistent basis.
He said the Stadium provides them with the opportunity to engage in better game simulations due to the excellent outfield even in wet conditions as against the one at the National Park which becomes extremely dangerous for the players, especially in tackling situations where they risk serious injury.
Commenting on another aspect of the team’s preparations, Henry said he would have liked for the overseas-based players to come in early enough to synchronize with the locally-based players so that there could be a better understanding among them, while providing him with the opportunity to rectify any faults within the setup in adequate time.
“I would like to get them a bit early so that we could start the gelling process which would then get us enough time to be on one page,” Henry stated.
The World Cup Finals are to take place in Moscow next year.
The Men’s team will also be defending its Caribbean Sevens Championships which it has held for the past six years in succession.
Guyana’s National Men’s Rugby Sevens Team (The Rugby Jaguars) are seeded to lead Pool C with Cayman Islands, Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados, while the USA will lead Pool A with Jamaica and St. Vincent & The Grenadines and Canada head Pool B with Mexico, Bermuda and Bahamas.
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