{"id":18850,"date":"2024-04-18T02:06:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T02:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18850"},"modified":"2024-04-18T02:07:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T02:07:00","slug":"guyanas-green-machine-gears-up-for-rugby-americas-north-15s-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyanas-green-machine-gears-up-for-rugby-americas-north-15s-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana&#8217;s &#8216;Green Machine&#8217; Gears Up for Rugby Americas North 15&#8217;s Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Travis Seymour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana&#8217;s national rugby team, known as the &#8216;Green Machine,&#8217; is poised to make a triumphant return to action in the Rugby Americas North 15&#8217;s championship later this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The championship, the first to be held since the Covid-19 pandemic, will feature a revamped format introduced by regional body Rugby Americas North. In the initial round, nations will vie for supremacy in the south zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana&#8217;s campaign will kick off with an intense home and away series against Trinidad and Tobago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first match is scheduled to take place in Port-of-Spain on April 27, with the return leg set for June 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Competing in Tier 1 of the south zone, Guyana will face the winner of the Tier 2 Tri-series, comprising Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and St. Lucia, following their matches against Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rugby Union president Ryan Dey expressed confidence in the team&#8217;s preparation, highlighting their commitment to selecting a formidable lineup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While acknowledging the challenge posed by Trinidad and Tobago, Dey emphasized the team&#8217;s eagerness to test their mettle against tough opposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The national team, under the leadership of seasoned rugby coach Larry Adonis, assistant coach Oslyn Olivier, and manager Petal Adams, is bolstered by the expertise of team doctor Aubrey Lindo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Veteran player Jamal Angus will lead the squad as captain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As anticipation builds for the Rugby Americas North 15&#8217;s championship, Guyana&#8217;s rugby enthusiasts eagerly await the return of the &#8216;Green Machine&#8217; to the international stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Travis Seymour Guyana&#8217;s national rugby team, known as the &#8216;Green Machine,&#8217; is poised to make a triumphant return to action in the Rugby Americas North 15&#8217;s championship later this&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18851,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18850"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18852,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18850\/revisions\/18852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}