SOME of Guyana’s top players drawn from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Guyana Police Force (GPF), Pepsi Hornets, Yamaha Caribs and University of Guyana (UG) Wolves will be in action from today when the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) opens its 7s League at the National Park Rugby Field. 

The tournament dubbed the ‘Road to Mexico’ is being sponsored by Windjammer Hotel, Pomeroon Oil Company under their Golden Brook Brand and Sports Journalist Rawle Toney.

It will be used to help select Guyana’s team for the North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Sevens Championship, to be held in Mexico City, Mexico from December 3 to 4.
Guyana won five consecutive championships from 2006 to 2011 but lost to Mexico in 2012. However, lack of funding kept the Caribbean’s best 7s Rugby team out of the competition last year.
Under the guidance of strength and conditioning Instructor Barrington Brown, the GRFU had selected a provisional squad that commenced training in the later part of August.
In the opening game today from 15:00 hrs, National captain Ryan Gonsalves will lead his Pepsi Hornets squad into battle against Theodore Henry and the Yamaha Caribs.
Dwayne Schroder and his GDF troops are set to face UG Wolves in the following game while the Guyana Police Force will aim to arrest Pepsi Hornets in the day’s third game.
UG Wolves vs Yamaha Caribs and GDF vs GPF will close the day’s proceedings. Matches will be played again on October 11 with five more games with the final set for October 18.