-Second round of the Rugby World Cup 15’s Caribbean qualifier
THE Guyana National 15’s team leaves for Barbados on Friday to contest their first game in the second round of the Southern Zone of the North American and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Regional Qualifier for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Guyana must win this game against Barbados to ensure they remain in the contest for the finals of the Southern Zone Qualifier, when they play Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) who defeated Barbados 30-3 two weeks ago, at the Providence National Stadium on June 2.

Should Guyana defeat Barbados, the winner of the Guyana/T&T encounter will play the winner of the Northern Zone for the NACRA Caribbean Rugby World Cup Regional Qualifier finals.

Bermuda defeated Guyana in the finals of the NACRA Caribbean 15’s Championships last year in Guyana, while the Guyanese had previously defeated T&T in Trinidad and Barbados in Guyana.

The Guyana team for the Barbados game will be without its 7s star players in Claudius Butts (injured), Richard Staglon and Ronald Mayers who are in T&T and is unavailable, and Rupert Giles who is in England.

The Guyana team has, however, been joined by Ryan Hinckson and Delon Downer who are presently playing rugby in T&T, while newly elected GRFU president Col. John Lewis, will serve as Manager, with the head coach being Theodore Henry and Barrington Browne Team Fitness Trainer.

The Guyana 15’s team reads; Troy Arjune, Alain Crawford, Jason Tyrell, Avery Corbin, Ryan Dojoy, Dwayne Schroeder, Delon Downer, Rondell Mc Arthur, Leon Greaves, Ryan Gonsalves, Rodwell Hutson, Elwin Chase, Peabo Hamilton, Blaize Bailey, Ryan Hinckson, Delroy Gordon, Terrance Daniels, Germaine Powell, Cyon Kitt and Claude Alexander.