National ruggers failed to stick to game plan, says Roberts – focus now shifts to Sevens rugby

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Manager of the national 15s rugby team, Robin Roberts admitted that his side failed to stick to the game plan in their 20-0 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago in the North American and Caribbean Rugby Association’s (NACRA) men’s 15s Caribbean championship last Saturday.

Robin Roberts
Robin Roberts

“We didn’t really perform to the game-plan we set. Frequently we failed to pass the ball from A to B, while the other key areas of our game did not function. We compounded errors and didn’t hold on to the ball as we should, all of that have benefited the hosts” Roberts said.
Roberts continued, “I think the guys were a bit overconfident. We beat TT 20-0 last year, so I think the guys had felt they could have repeated that result with easy.”
The Guyanese needed a victory in order to progress to the final round, but the game was one-way traffic for the twin island republic that will play United States of America in the final, scheduled to be played later this month.
Meanwhile, Roberts added that the focus will now shift to the domestic competitions and international sevens. “We will regroup as a unit and prepare for the sevens rugby, the administrators will meet to finalise the local competition which is expected to commence this weekend”.
According to Roberts, Guyana’s main aim later this year is to regain the NACRA Sevens title which they lost to Mexico last year after a six-year reign.
The NACRA Sevens will be staged in November in the Cayman Islands.

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