| Union | Guyana Rugby Football Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Lowrance Adonis | |
| Captain | Richard Staglon | |
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| World Rugby ranking | ||
| Current | 58 (as of 16 January 2023) | |
| Highest | 56 (13 December 2021) | |
| Biggest win | ||
 Guyana 97 - 0Saint Lucia  (10 August 2005) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
Guyana 7 - 86Paraguay  (29 August 2018) | ||
TheGuyana national rugby union team representsGuyana in the sport ofrugby union. They have thus far not qualified for aRugby World Cup, but have participated in qualifying tournaments.
Guyana made their international debut inGeorgetown in 1979 in a match againstBermuda, which Bermuda won. They played Bermuda again in 1981 in thePort of Spain. The team got their first win in 1999 in Georgetown, defeating Martinique seven points to three. The team competed in theAmericas qualifying tournaments for qualification for the2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, including fixtures againstCayman Islands.
Guyana competes in theCaribbean Championship, a tournament which includesAntigua,Trinidad and Tobago, theCayman Islands,Jamaica, theBahamas,British Virgin Islands, andBermuda.[1]
Guyana attempted to qualify for the2007 Rugby World Cup in France in 2005, contesting theAmericas tournament in Round 1a. Guyana were grouped in the South Pool, alongsideBarbados,Trinidad and Tobago andSaint Lucia. Guyana won two of their three fixtures, finishing in second place in the final standings.
In 2003, Guyana's u-18 team won the Caribbean championship and went on to win it the following two years, losing it to Jamaica on points in Guyana in 2006 and losing in the final of the u-20 World Cup qualifier in the Cayman Islands 2007 to Jamaica, who won on drop goals after the match went tied afterextra time.
Guyana will participate in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, having won the NACRA qualifying tournament in Mexico in November 2009. The side was captained by Claudius Butts, with Theodore Henry taking over when Butts was injured in the buildup to Mexico.
The side are currently coached by Larry Adonis and Clinton Clarke, with West Indies coach Joe Whipple acting as a technical director.
The team is sponsored by X-Treme Rugby ( www.x-tremerugbywear.com) a Thailand-based company owned by former Canadian International player (50 caps), Eddie Evans. Eddie also runs charity called Nakk Suu, designed to help teach the game of rugby to kids in Thailand.
Guyanese rugby is regularly supported by the BOOST Coaching Programme based at Loughborough University, U.K, with 2 coaches travelling to spend a month with the union once a year. One coach then comes to Loughborough in return, normally in February or March.
Guyana squad at the2015 NACRA Rugby Championship:[2]
| Players | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Rondell McArthur | Prop | UG Wolves |
| Jason Tyrell | Prop | Pepsi Hornets |
| Delroy Gordon | Prop | Pepsi Hornets |
| Jacques Archibald | Prop | UG Wolves |
| Troy Arjoon | Prop /Hooker | Brooklyn Rugby Club |
| Rickford Cummings | Hooker | Pepsi Hornets |
| Dwayne Schroeder | Lock | GDF |
| Vallon Adams | Lock | Rockaway Fish Head, NY |
| Kevon David | Lock | Yamaha Caribs |
| Richard Staglon | Flanker | Trinidad Caribs |
| Jamal Angus | Flanker | UG Wolves |
| Cloyd J. Prowell | No. 8 | GDF |
| Ryan Gonsalves | Scrum half | Pepsi Hornets |
| Leon Greaves | Scrum half | Pepsi Hornets |
| Peabo Hamilton | Fly Half | Trinidad Northern |
| Lancelot Adonis | Fly Half/Full Back | UG Wolves |
| Theodore Henry | Center | Yamaha Caribs |
| Kevin McKenzie | Center | Sunshine Coast Falcons, Brisbane |
| Randy James | Center/Wing | Woodland Rugby Club, Texas |
| Claudius Butts | Wing | Trinidad Harvard |
| Avery Corbin | Wing | GDF |
| Blaise Bailey | Wing | Pepsi Hornets |
| Ronald Mayers | Full back | Trinidad Northern |
Officials
| Squad to 2012NACRA Championship 23 June 2012[3] | ||
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