Ruggers face serious challenge at Pan American Championships

The GRFU top brass and coach of the men’s national rugby team, Theo Henry (second from right) pose for a photo following yesterday’s press briefing at the GOA’s headquarters in Kingston

After a below par showing at the NACRA Championships and Olympic Qualifiers in Cary, North Carolina last weekend, the national male 7s rugby outfit will look to iron out some of the wrinkles when they contest the Pan American Championships next month in Canada.

“There must be a reduction in the margin of defeat” said Head Coach of the ‘Green Machine’, Theo Henry yesterday. “We will try to clean up the bad areas and make it more competitive” Henry added during the GRFU press briefing at Olympic House.

In Cary, Guyana defeated The Bahamas 38-19 in their opening game, controversially lost to the Cayman Islands 14-12 and