The ‘Green Machine’, Guyana’s National Rugby 15s team, made a triumphant return to action, narrowly defeating Trinidad and Tobago in the first leg of their Rugby Americas (RAN) 15s match yesterday.
Playing in their first international 15s match since 2019, the Guyanese weathered a first half storm from Trinidad and Tobago at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, but rebounded spectacularly to clinch a 24-23 win with Godfrey Pollydore making a last ditch tackle to deny the hosts what would have been a game winning try.
In the first half, the Trinidadians had established a 13-0 lead with two trys and a penalty kick but just before the halftime break, Guyana clawed their way back with a try to go into the break at 13-5.