– Dey hopes to unearth new talent
In a bid to attract youngsters and new talent, the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) will be hosting an assessment and evaluation camp, which is slated to commence on Saturday (August 10) at the rugby pitch in the National Park, Thomas Lands.
While the camp begins on Saturday, it will run on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in the following weeks from 9am-12am.
In an invited comment, GRFU President Ryan Dey noted that the camp is the GRFU’s way of giving potential talent an early start in the sport of rugby, adding, “We at the GRFU know and see the from past experiences that the best way to get the best out of our athletes is to start at an early age, and this is exactly what we will be doing from now onwards; we will have the best coaches in the country along with a lot of the national players helping to get these children into playing rugby.”.
Additionally, Dey envisions a knock-on effect from the camp, which could see a boost in membership of clubs with the participants being phased into respective clubs from the camp.
He explained, “The aim is to get the youths into clubs where we can have intense club rivalry in the hopes of them bringing out the best in each other. So I encourage the parents to send their children out or bring them in person, and they can even learn the game themselves. There is no fee attached; we just want to spread the game of rugby to the country,” Dey explained.
