GUYANA’s Rugby 7s captain, Richard Staglon, will return to lead the Green Machine, following rumours that he may have been ruled out of the Pan American Games. ‘Staggy’ as he is known to the team had suffered some rib injuries during a game in a warm-up tournament in Canada and local officials had feared that he may be out of the tournament.
However, medicals and scans have shown that the skipper is fine to resume his spot. Avery Corbin who had also suffered an injury has also been cleared to play. The other teams that participated in the practice tournament were the Ontario 7s team, Uruguay and a professional North America team.
The Green Machine are set to play their first game on July 11 when they take on Argentina, followed by Canada and Brazil the same day.
This tournament will be a huge test for the lads who had a disappointing performance in the United States recently, when they failed to qualify for the Olympic Games just over a month ago, at the North American & Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) tournament.
The full team reads: Staglon, Peabo Hamilton; Lancelot Adonis; Rickford Cummings; Claudius Butts; Ronald Mayers; Patrick King; Akeem Frazer; Ryan Gonsalves; Dwayne Schroeder; Phibian Joseph and Avery Corbin. The manager is Terrence Grant and Theodore Henry is the coach.