{"id":19059,"date":"2024-04-23T21:52:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T21:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19059"},"modified":"2024-04-23T21:53:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T21:53:29","slug":"guyana-green-machine-set-for-ran-15s-clash-in-trinidad-and-tobago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-green-machine-set-for-ran-15s-clash-in-trinidad-and-tobago\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana &#8216;Green Machine&#8217; Set for RAN 15&#8217;s Clash in Trinidad and Tobago"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Travis Seymour <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana National Rugby team, affectionately known as the &#8216;Green Machine,&#8217; is gearing up for an exciting challenge as they head to Trinidad and Tobago this weekend to participate in The Rugby Americas North (RAN) south zone clash. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upcoming tournament marks Guyana&#8217;s return to international competition in the 15&#8217;s version since 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading the team once again as its skipper is Jamal Angus, providing valuable experience and leadership on the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The squad features a lineup of familiar faces, including Owen Adonis from Police Falcons, Panthers&#8217; Rondel McArthur, Godfrey Broomes, Lancelot Adonis, and Vallon Adams, who is based in the USA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other notable players include Makayah Smith and Daniel Anderson from Panthers, as well as Lionel Holder, Shawn David, James Osborne, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Defence Force is also well represented with players like Osbert Robertson, Kelvin Grant, David Garrett, Sean Phillips, and David Waldron. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elisha Crawford stands as the lone representative for Caribs, while overseas-based athletes like Matthew Talbot, Godfrey Pollydore, Kevin Braithwaite from the US, and Adam Yhip of Canada add international experience to the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President of the Guyana Rugby Football Union, Ryan Dey, expressed confidence in the team&#8217;s preparation for the tournament, emphasizing the importance of execution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the upcoming RANs tournament as an opportunity for the team to compete and grow over the next couple of months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the guidance of coach Larry Adonis, assistant coach Oslyn Olivier, and Manager Petal Adams, the team is ready to face Trinidad &amp; Tobago in a series of home and away games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first match will take place in Port of Spain on April 27, with the return leg scheduled for June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the &#8216;Green Machine&#8217; sets its sights on victory, the stage is set for an exhilarating clash on the rugby field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Travis Seymour The Guyana National Rugby team, affectionately known as the &#8216;Green Machine,&#8217; is gearing up for an exciting challenge as they head to Trinidad and Tobago this weekend&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19059","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\/19059","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=19059"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19067,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19059\/revisions\/19067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}