Vallon Adams is Vice Captain

THE country’s National Ruggers, the ‘Green Machine’ will this weekend hit the field again to play in neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago against the host nation in The Rugby Americas North South Zone 15’s clash.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) after Sunday’s practice session named a 24-member squad to compete in their opener against Trinidad.
The team, which has not competed regionally or internationally in the 15’s version of the game since 2019, will again has as its skipper Jamal Angus.

He will have in his squad familiar faces Owen Adonis, Police Falcons along with Panthers Rondel McArthur, Godfrey Broomes and Lancelot Adonis with veteran national player Vallon Adams, who is based in the USA.

The other Panthers players in the fold are Makayah Smith and Daniel
Anderson.
Lionel Holder who has been in supreme form for Police Falcons will be on the team along with Shawn David, James Osborne, Michael Barrow, Odidi Douglas and Scott Garraway.
The Guyana Defence Force Osbert Robertson, Kelvin Grant, David Garrett, Sean Phillips and David Waldron; Elisha Crawford is the lone representative for Yamaha Caribs.

The other overseas athletes are Matthew Talbot (USA), Adam Yhip (Canada), Godfrey Pollydore (USA), and Kevin Braithwaite (USA).
The first round will see nations battling for a place at the top of the south zone.

Guyana will scrum off their campaign against Trinidad in a home and away games. The first match-up will be in Trinidad and Tobago on April 27 with the return leg set for June 1.
Guyana is playing in Teir 1 of the south zone; after their games against
neighbours Trinidad and Tobago, they will play the winner of Tier 2 tri-series consisting of Barbados, St Vincent and Grenadines and Saint Lucia.

The team is coached by Larry Adonis with assistant coach Oslyn Olivier and Manager Petal Adams. Dr. Aubrey Lindo is the team doctor.