THE world class Tropical 7s championship is set to April 18th-19th in Tampa, Florida, USA and the Caribbean will be represented by a strong West Indian unit.
The team features for the first time six Guyanese players including national captain Godfrey Broomes.

The top level competition sees 7’s team battling it out in Senior, U23, U18, U16, U14, and U12 (co-ed) in both men’s and women’s divisions.
Five Guyanese players, the most for any nation on the entire roster, were selected as part of the West Indies 7s programme to compete at the championship.
The five selected are Lionel Holder, Godfrey Broomes, Owen Adonis, United-States based Vallon Adams and Tyrese Prescod.

The regional side also includes Trinidadians Jerrell Vincent, Adriano Baptiste, Damus Allyene and Shaydon Delaney as well as Hadleigh Tucker and Jahniko Francis from Bermuda.
Jamaica’s Ronaldeni Fraser, Deondre Hough and Matteo Cherwayko, are also in the line up alongside Barbados’ Daniel Ramsay.

The women rugby team includes Guyanese player Carrin Carter, Trinidad- Leah Kintiba (captain) and Nathalia Cadiz, Jamaican players Veronica Blair, Naomi Dodd, Aniya Smith, Mercedes Coles and Morgan Brown.

Other players are drawn from Saint Lucia in Shammah Philgence, Mary Roberts and Rennetta Fredericks, Bermuda’s Corrie Cross, Najee Pitt- Clarke.
The TROPICAL 7s is North America’s largest and premier rugby 7s festival, bringing together 200+ teams every Easter from across North America as well as from around the world for the ultimate rugby 7s experience in Florida.