.. says Head coach Lawrence Adonis
HEAD coach of the National Rugby Team Lawrence Adonis says that preparation has been hampered a bit by the weather but they have prepared as best as possible to give a good account of themselves whatever the conditions.
Guyana will lock horns with the men from the Twin Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday June 22nd at the Guyana Defence Force ground.
Long time national head coach Lawrence Adonis says they are prepared to represent their back yard well.
“Right now we are in the midst of trying to get a closure to getting ready for this tournament because the weather has been a little bad for us but we have been working in it, sometimes we strive in this kind of weather because over the years we have had to play in this weather, the team is almost 90 per cent ready, we have a few more practice games to get everything in a tight package for this tournament.”
The coach said that some players were nursing injuries “We had a few injuries to the starting team from Trinidad but it does not affect our team because we have enough back up players to come, we also expect some of our overseas player to come in for this tournament.”
He says they will ramp up training in the coming days to have the team 100 per cent ready.
While skipper Jamal Angus says he’s heartened by the talent of the young group and believes fly half Tyrese Samuels will have an immediate impact in the squad, as one of the six overseas players in the squad.
“There is a lot of potential in this team, a lot of raw talent, as one of the older guys now, I have been working my hardest to get them in-tuned with where they should be, teaching them the rules and roles and I think they are catching on very well, it’s a lot of talent and they are willing to put it out and they are going to put on a good show.”
He added that “Tyrese has for the longest while been one of our best Under 19s, and I expect him to bring a lot of experience, while young, he has played a lot of 15’s overseas and he will bring a lot of solidity in defence, I look forward to his contribution come game day.”
The game is the return leg of the Green Machine’s Rugby American North 15’s championship match-up with Trinidad and Tobago, after defeating them in April in Port of Spain by 24-23 scoreline at the Hasely Crawford stadium.
The game scrums off at 3pm local time and will be live streamed.
