GUYANA’S Male U-17, U-19 and senior men grabbed top honours for their country against French Guiana in a ‘Goodwill’ tournament which was staged at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, yesterday. However, the Guyanese women were outclassed by their French Guiana counterparts.

Despite a late start and less than favourable weather conditions, the tournament was a success and was well attended.

Played in a best-of-three format, the U-17 team drew first blood in a tight contest which ended 14-12 in favour of the home team; in their second match against the Frenchmen they were soundly thrashed 36-7, as the visitors scored tries at will due to poor defending.
However, the U-17 Guyanese side bounced back in the decisive third match to prevail 24-14 to the delight of the crowd.

The U-19 home team also won their first match against their French Guiana rivals 24-10 then also won the second match 19-14 in an entertaining game to clinch the series before French Guiana took a consolation victory in the third match with a 24-0 scoreline.
The senior Guyanese men put in a thorough performance winning their series in dominant fashion. They took the first game 14-0 and the second with an identical scoreline to wrap things up.

The French women were emphatic winners over their Guyanese rivals winning their series 3-0, with scores of 26-5, 26-12 and 19-0.

In attendance at the tournament was Director of Sport Christopher Jones. The tournament was supported by the National Sports Commission and Banks DIH. It was organised by the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) and supervised by Events Coordinator Troy Yhip.