FOLLOWING two XV simulation games over the last two weekends at the National Park, Guyana’s Green Machine will switch their focus back to the Sevens game with trials this weekend. According to correspondence from the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), they will host Saturday’s session from 15:30hrs.
Rondel MacArthur, Avery Corbin, Rockford Cummings, Sean Phillips, Ryan Gonsalves, Peabo Hamilton, Godfrey Broomes, Claudius Butts, Patrick King, Dwayne Schroeder and Elwin Chase are among some of the names called.
Also called to trials are: Jamal Angus, Osei McKenzie, Lancelot Adonis, O’Neil Charles, Ryan Dey, Troyton Braithwaite, Kevon David, Akeem Fraser, Akieno James, Daniel DeAbreu, Kevin Wills, Lloyd Anderson, Rashad Butcher, Glenroy Poole, Quacy Kendall, Kesto Mars and Michael Barrow.
In an invited comment recently, head coach Kenneth Grant-Stuart had called for an earlier squad selection in order to build cohesiveness in the unit heading to Hong Kong.
“It is for the union to put together the team earlier, bring all the players who have to come in early so we can have that togetherness. We are basically doing fitness. Mr Barrington Brown is taking them through mostly strength and conditioning.”
Grant-Stuart is also of the view that the squad requires more robust players.
“What I’ve encountered in December in Trinidad and Tobago … we realised that our game has to be more robust, more physical, going into Hong Kong because it’s a higher level of competition,” he commented.
The Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens series will take place from April 7 to 9. (Stephan Sookram)