PRESIDENT of the Guyana Rugby Football Union Ryan Dey is representing this country at the ongoing 17th World Rugby General Assembly in England.

Dey says that his goal at the assembly is to network and learn best practices for implementation in Guyana.

“Firstly, I’m looking to have as much conversation as I can with developed rugby nations when it comes to their ways of having a bigger and better women’s rugby programme and also ways in which I can help my union have women not only come to play but to stay when it comes to rugby because when it comes to women rugby, is growing  all around the world and I don’t want Guyana to be left out of it and also when it comes to having a high performance men’s team as well what are the things  I can implement  in my country so we can have that.”

Dey says that part of his sojourn in England will be to recruit talented players with Guyanese lineage to represent their country at the highest level.

“From the first day I came here I have met five players that are interested in seven’s rugby and hopefully as the time goes by I can get to meet up with more, so the ones that I met we are going to be going through rigorous fitness test with them and I will also have a chat with the coaches of these players.”

The assembly is being held on the sidelines of the tenth edition of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national rugby union teams, organized by World Rugby.

It is being held in England between 22 August and 27 September 2025.