Once the Guyana Rugby Football Union fully supports a youth rugby programme, Laurence Adonis, 71, national rugby coach and former national player is confident Guyana can again play competitively and surpass its achievements made in the regional and international arena in recent years.
“We really messed up when we stopped allowing the youth programme to work. To get back to where we reached with rugby and go even higher we need to rekindle something like that. Some of the things that interest youths in sports are no more because sportsmen are not rewarded or benefit much from sports in Guyana. We don’t place priority on sports like some countries do. Our administrators care more about themselves than the athletes.”