INTERNATIONAL TEST RUGBY: NACRA Caribbean Championship

28.05.2011
Guyana v Trinidad Tobago in Port of Spain (NACRA Caribbean Champ., South R3)

Venue: CIC College Grounds

Referee:

Preview
Trinidad and Tobago has two distinct advantages over the visiting Guyanian team. Firstly, they have already played a test match, last weekend, defeating Barbados 17-10. Secondly, they are playing at home. Last weekend they thirteen new players who will now know what is required to play test rugby.

We know nothing of the Guyanian team. We do know that they gave the Trinidad Tobago side a good fight before losing by 16 points at the 2008 Caribbean Championship/World Cup qualifying match in the Cayman Islands.

A win today will ensure that Trinidad Tobago will play in the Caribbean final against the winner of the northern zone.

Previous Encounters
26.04.2008 Trinidad Tobago 40-24 in Grand Cayman (WCQ NAWIRA B, Caribbean Champ., Final)
13.08.2005 Guyana 29-21 in Georgetown (WCQ America, Caribbean South)
00.11.1999 Trinidad Tobago 15-10 in Georgetown (South Caribbean Championship)
1993 Trinidad Tobago 48-7

GWC Rugby Rankings
NACRA Table-Does not apply. Guyana is unranked as they did not play in 2010

Prediction: Trinidad Tobago by 20 points

Teams

Trinidad Tobago Squad

Forwards:Samuel Roberts (Caribs), Jason Joseph (Police), John Hill (Harvard), Rowell Gordon (Harvard), Andrew Welch Jnr (Royalians), Miguel Lara (Caribs), Jamal Clark (Caribs), Andrew Crooks (Trinidad Northern), Peter Bacchus ( Caribs), Jesse Richards UWI),Graeme Alkins (Caribs), Gordon Dalgliesh ( Trinidad Northern), Adam Frederick- captain- ( Trinidad Northern), Wayne Kelly(Harvard/UTT)

Backs: Jonathan O'Connor ( Trinidad Northern), Justin McLean ( Trinidad Northern), Carlton Felix( Royalians/UTT), Aasan Lewis (Harvard/ Esher ), Kelson Figaro (Royalians), Don Rojas (Caribs), James Phillip (Royalians), Kendall Mootoo (Caribs), Joseph Quashie( Harvard/UTT)

Coaches: Larry Mendez and Dale Trotman

http://www.ttrfu.com/mrDetails.aspx?Id=1183

 

Guyana Squad not available