Guyana’s national Sevens rugby team will open their Hong Kong campaign against Portugal on Friday, March 23. The team arrived in Hong Kong on Monday after they concluded a five-day training camp in Los Angeles and at the USA Olympic Centre in Chula Vista where the team scrimmaged with Rugby USA.
Reports from Team Manager, Mike Mc Cormack, indicated that the team is fully fit, except for Christopher Singh who is recovering from a groin injury.
Ryan Gonsalves
Mc Cormack in a release from the association stated that the team is in high spirits and is eagerly looking forward to playing in the world’s premier sevens tournament.
Guyana are in Pool F in the first round of the tournament with Portugal, Russia and Japan. Guyana will have to place second in the Pool to go forward into the qualifying round of the tournament.
The first three teams in the final round will qualify as a core team to join the 12 core teams in the Sevens World Series played around the world. Guyana will play their second game against Russia on Saturday before playing their final pool game against Japan also on the same day.
The team is led by half back Ryan Gonsalves and it includes Walter George, Rupert Giles, Richard Staglon (vice-captain), Vallon Adams, Theodore Henry, Christopher Singh, Claudius Butts, Kevin McKenzie, Rickford Cummings, Ronald Mayers and Elwin Chase. The tournament will be featured on television around the world. The US NBC Network will broadcast coverage of the tournament.
Guyana’s national Sevens rugby team will open their Hong Kong campaign against Portugal on Friday, March 23. The team arrived in Hong Kong on Monday after they concluded a five-day training camp in Los Angeles and at the USA Olympic Centre in Chula Vista where the team scrimmaged with Rugby USA. Reports from Team Manager, Mike Mc Cormack, indicated that the team is fully fit, except for Christopher Singh who is recovering from a groin injury. Mc Cormack in a release from the association stated that the team is in high spirits and is eagerly looking forward to playing in the world’s premier sevens tournament. Guyana are in Pool F in the first round of the tournament with Portugal, Russia and Japan. Guyana will have to place second in the Pool to go forward into the qualifying round of the tournament.The first three teams in the final round will qualify as a core team to join the 12 core teams in the Sevens World Series played around the world. Guyana will play their second game against Russia on Saturday before playing their final pool game against Japan also on the same day. The team is led by half back Ryan Gonsalves and it includes Walter George, Rupert Giles, Richard Staglon (vice-captain), Vallon Adams, Theodore Henry, Christopher Singh, Claudius Butts, Kevin McKenzie, Rickford Cummings, Ronald Mayers and Elwin Chase. The tournament will be featured on television around the world. The US NBC Network will broadcast coverage of the tournament.
