Banks DIH assists ‘Green Machine’ ahead of clash with USA tomorrow
Coca Cola Brand Manager Jenifer Khan makes a presentation to Green Machine Caprain Ryan Gonsalves, while other officials of the GRFU and Banks DIH look on)
Coca Cola Brand Manager Jenifer Khan makes a presentation to Green Machine Caprain Ryan Gonsalves, while other officials of the GRFU and Banks DIH look on)

… Team, sponsors urge public to support

 

BANKS DIH Limited, behind their Coca Cola brand, yesterday pitched in their support for the ‘Green Machine’ – Guyana’s national Rugby Team – with a sponsorship cheque, as they prepare to face USA (South) in the final of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s tournament tomorrow.
The National Park Rugby Field will host the historic match from 14:00hrs, with the team’s captain Ryan Gonsalves calling on supporters to come out, wear green or yellow and rally behind his troops.
This will be the second meeting between Guyana and the USA, with the Guyanese team winning the first encounter 30-27 thanks to Gonsalves heroics in Atlanta, 2014.
The win also saw Guyana lift their first 15s title, since they were more popular around the world for their dominance in the Sevens format.
Not since their triumph at the 2010 CAC Games (7s championship) at the Guyana National Stadium have the Green Machine played any of their many major finals at home, and as such, Gonsalves believes that crowd support will be significant.
Gonsalves highlighted that given the fact that more than 50% of the team from 2014 will feature tomorrow, “the guys are anxious to take the field and win the championship”.
The Green Machine skipper said that while training was hampered by sporadic rainfall, the team’s morale remains high.
“Support the team on Saturday, not because you’re a rugby fan, but because you’re a Guyanese,” stated Kit Nascimento; former president of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), now Patron.
Nascimento equated the RAN 15s final to the CONCACAF Gold Cup final which saw the USA edge Jamaica 2-1 on Wednesday.
“That’s what this tournament means for the region; it’s just like the Gold Cup final, so we are urging people to show this team the support. They’ve been playing consistently at a very high level and have also been delivering all the time,” said the former GRFU president.
Meanwhile, Troy Peters, Communications Manager of Banks DIH, stated that his company’s coming on board is a continuation of their long support of the National team, especially for such an important match.
The USA team arrived in Guyana last evening, and will hold their first training session today the match venue.

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