Male, female rugby teams for NACRA Olympic Qualifier Sevens tourney in the US

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) will be sending a male and a female rugby team to the US to compete in the NACRA Olympic Qualifier Sevens in June with the aim of clinching a 2016 Olympic berth.

According to a press release from the union, the date and venue of the championships are now confirmed and the union will be pulling out all the stops to ensure the local ruggers qualify for the Rio Games. The release states that the Rio 2016 NACRA Olympic Qualifier Sevens will be hosted by the Triangle Sports Commission on June 13-14, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.

Guyana Men’s National Sevens Team won the NACRA Sevens Championships in Mexico in December and will be participating in the