Men’s rugby team placed fifth, women sixth

Guyana’s male and female outfits missed out on rugby sevens Olympic qualification last weekend in Cary, North Carolina after each team lost twice in the preliminary rounds.

After defeating Bahamas 38-19 in their opening game, the male squad went down to the Cayman Islands 14-12 and Canada 51-nil.

On the second day of the two-day championships, the ‘Green Machine’