Rugby team staying positive despite weather

National star player, Claudius Butts evades opposition in yesterday’s national trials.

Despite the recent inclement weather, the spirit of the national rugby squad is far from dampened as the ruggers continue to prepare assiduously for the NACRA senior men’s 15s Caribbean championships home game against Barbados on May 18.

During yesterday’s simulation game at the National Park’s rugby field involving the 47-man national squad divided into two teams (green and yellow), the players went hard against each other during scrimmaging as they are aware that they are each vying for a place in the final 22-man team which will be selected in nine days.

The yellow team comprising of mostly national players defeated the green team 44-17.

Technical Director of the squad, Alwin Etwah mentioned that