ON Monday, the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) called 34 players to train ahead of Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens tournament to be held October 16-17 in Turks and Caicos.
According to a release from the GRFU, the squad listed for training is made up mostly of newcomers with a few seasoned campaigners.
At the 2019 tournament, held in the Cayman Islands, Guyana were winless after three matches in Pool B, and lost the Plate Final to the hosts 21-10. Canada defeated Jamaica 40-5 for the overall title.
This year’s tournament is a qualifier for the World Rugby Challenger Series in 2022.
The GRFU has already requested permission from the National COVID-19 Task Force to commence training and is awaiting a response.
“The GRFU remains committed to observing the COVID-19 protocols and also to the COVID-19 vaccination campaign,” the release stated.

The players were selected from the five clubs in Guyana.
Panthers Rugby Football Club: Godfrey Broomes, Jamal Angus, Osei McKenzie, Tyreese Prescod, Owen Adonis, Lancelot Adonis, D’Arcy Durant, Rondel McArthur, Kareem Fisher, and Selwyn Henry.
Caribs Rugby Football Club: Kempton David, Kevon David, Alex Crawford, Elio Cameron, and Makaya Smith.
Guyana Defence Force Rugby Football Club: Avery Corbin, Dwayne Schroder, Sean Phillips, Glenroy Poole, and Jamal Mona.
Police Rugby Football Club: Shawn David, Odida Douglas, Marlon Small, Adrian Hall, Kareem Simon, Michael Barrow, Scott Garraway, Richard Butcher and James Osborne.
Hornets Rugby Football Club: Ryan Gonsalves, Rickford Cummings, Peabo Hamilton, Patrick King, and Johnathan Garnett.