IN a bid to improve after a string of average to poor performances over the last couple of years, the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has announced that they are hiring an internationally-recognised and certified coach for next regional 7’s campaign.

Head of the GRFU Ryan Dey, speaking to the Chronicle Sport, said that the once formidable regional powerhouse are eager to see the progression of the highly talented squad they have assembled, and as such thought it best to enlist the services of more experienced coach.

According to Dey, “So we have an international coach coming in from the USA, and this is someone who has been on the circuit for years now and he has been coaching in the USA, Ireland, Scotland, Nigeria, and Kenya. He has also been on the world circuit. So, we are getting a chance to give our guys somebody with that level of experience, which is good, and he will be here sometime in the first week of September and then from there to take our guys to the RAN 7’s in November.”
The new coach will be introduced to the media upon his arrival in the country.

Dey said the team is already under preparatory works from interim coach Claudius Butts, with guidance from the new coach for the November 22-24 tournament in Trinidad and Tobago, adding, “The guys have already been in training; they are now in the second week into training.”

Guyana’s rugby squad, known affectionately as the ‘Green Machine’, was once the top team in the region for several years.
They were, however, knocked off their pedestal recently, and has been struggling to add to their lush 7’s and 15’s title cabinet.