Rugby had a monumental 2014

Donald Ramotar

— says Emmerson Campbell

 

Guyana’s rugby in 2014 saw a 360 degree turn around from 2013 as the national men’s team’s fortunes became historic and monumental after the team won both the North American and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) 15s and Sevens championships, the former after 43 years.

After being booted from the NACRA 7s tournament last year without taking the field because of lack of funding, the dual champions bounced back with the kind of success that has never been recorded in its history.

The team’s success on and off the field which started at the top, can be