TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO IN RUGBY "SEVENS" IN BARBADOS

The North America and West Indies Rugby Association (NAWIRA) will stage the Digicel Sevens Competition at the Garrison Savannah on Saturday and Sunday , this weekend.

There will be 15 men's teams and seven women's teams vying for one of the most coveted prizes in the sport in this hemisphere.

The team from the United States (South) will start as favourites, but will face a strong challenge from Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Strong teams

There will also be strong teams coming from Bermuda, The Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Martinique, Guadeloupe, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and St Lucia.

In the women's section, the Barbadians will want to show they can compete against the strong players from the United States, Jamaica, St Lucia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Joe Whipple, coach of the West Indies sevens teams and one of the chief organisers of this weekend's tournament, promised it would showcase some of the region's best.

"We have some strong teams coming and it will be a tough competition," he said.

"We expect the best players from the national teams to be here. This is a prestigious competition and will be fascinating for the fans."

Trials

Whipple added the tournament would be used as trials for the selection of the West Indies team for the International Rugby Board's Sevens competition in San Diego, United States, in February.

"Players will be out to showcase their talent in full, I'm sure.

 

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