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RAN South Zone C/ShipCoach Grant-Stuart pleased with results of 2nd trial match
Play between the Vice-President (yellow) 15s and the President’s 15s yesterday in the GRFU second trial match at the National Park.
Devout rugby fans witnessed another huge turnout of about 40 ruggers yesterday afternoon at National Park Athletics track for the Guyana Rugby Football Union’s (GRFU) second 15s trial match.
Guyana’s senior men’s rugby team that is popularly known as the ‘Green Machine’ will engage debutants Guadeloupe to the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Championship for the South Zone title on April 27 at a home venue that is yet to be decided.
The last time the two nations met in a competitive rugby match was two decades ago when the regional governing body was the North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA). Guyana had gotten past Guadeloupe during the group stages of the NACRA Caribbean U-19s tournament that was hosted here in Georgetown, a championship which was eventually
Both trial matches saw a turnout of over 40 players. Next weekend will be the final trial game at the National Park.
won by Trinidad & Tobago (T&T).
During an invited comment during the trial match yesterday, Coach Kenneth Grant-Stuart revealed that next weekend will be the final trial match, after which a training squad of 30 athletes will be selected.
“I am pleased with the result between the Vice-President’s 15s and the President’s 15s today which shows a closer score (19-17) as compared to last weekend score of (10-74). This result indicates that players are improving and are showing a bigger fight to earn a place on the 30-member training squad,” the coach revealed.
He revealed that there will be theoretical sessions during this week that will be available for all players since athlete’s education on the sport is vital.
Coach Kenneth Grant-Stuart
“All the players are fit and available and it is good that some players who are attached to the GDF (Guyana Defence Force) are being released from duties to train since it has been a real challenge having players released from their jobs to train, especially those attached to the Private Sector but we are happy to have such a huge turnout on both days,” Grant-Stuart further stated. (Calvin Chapman story and photos)
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