GUYANA’S disappointing performance at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) men’s under-19 XVs tournament concluded on Saturday with the young ‘ruggers’ finishing win-less in the entire event.

The RAN youth competition was hosted at the Mona Campus in Jamaica, and in addition to the Guyanese ending win-less, they failed to score any points in the entirety of the tournament.
In their last match against the Cayman Islands, the young rugby players suffered their biggest defeat, losing 50-0.

It was a one-sided affair, and the Cayman Islands secured their first and only victory in the tournament.

The match was referred to as the “fifth-place final” since both teams had been win-less leading up to that point.

Prior to their match against the Cayman Islands, Guyana had faced Trinidad and Tobago, resulting in a 33-0 loss on Thursday. They followed it up with another defeat against the host country, Jamaica, losing 37-0.

Jamaica had been undefeated until that point in the tournament.

In their opening match of Pool B on Wednesday, the local team, seeded sixth, suffered a 48-0 loss against Bermuda.

The championship final that was played on Saturday saw the favourites, USA South against the second-seeded Jamaican team. It was a tightly-contested match, but USA South emerged victorious with a narrow 18-15 win.

Before their departure, it was noted that the Guyana team is a fairly young squad that included a few 15-year-olds. The team’s main objective was exposure.

Troy Yhip, Treasurer of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), shared with Chronicle Sport that he is proud of the boys, because, although they lost, they showed some heart in their very first outing, and he is certain that the team has great potential, and will continue improving.