By Calvin Roberts
A youthful Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Rugby squad, buoyed by their upset victory over defending champions Jamaica in the first round, is set to engage host Guyana today in their second round clash in the Demlife/Tropical Rhythm-sponsored North American West Indies Rugby Association (NAWIRA) /Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Women’s 15-a-side tournament at the National Park today from 16:00hrs.
In the first game that commences at 14:00hrs defending champions Jamaica will be looking to etch their names in the points column when they take on debutantes Cayman Islands at the same venue.
But the match-up that is likely to stir interest will be the Trinidad/Guyana clash and according to coach of the Twin Island Republic, Simone Andrews Nero, they would not be taking the Guyanese or any other team lightly.
“We never take anything for granted. We have respect for any team that plays women’s rugby as it is not an easy sport. We will be going up against Guyana who is ranked number two with confidence and whatever is the outcome, we would be happy with same as our game is still in the developmental process, but my philosophy is once you come out and play positive and you have a good organizational structure, you can be competitive as a unit. You also need to stick to the basics in order to achieve your success.”
