{"id":19193,"date":"2024-04-29T14:21:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19193"},"modified":"2024-04-29T14:22:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:22:07","slug":"guyanas-green-machine-ready-for-ran-15s-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyanas-green-machine-ready-for-ran-15s-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana&#8217;s &#8216;Green Machine&#8217; Ready for RAN 15&#8217;s Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Travis Seymour <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The national rugby team, fondly known as the &#8216;Green Machine,&#8217; is gearing up for an international showdown against Trinidad and Tobago in the Rugby Americas North (RAN) south zone clash. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having last competed internationally in the 15-a-side version back in 2019, the team is excited to return to the international stage, with Jamal Angus once again leading as captain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The squad boasts familiar faces such as Owen Adonis of Police Falcons, along with Panthers players Rondel McArthur, Godfrey Broomes, Lancelot Adonis, Vallon Adams, Makayah Smith, and Daniel Anderson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining them are standout performers Lionel Holder from Police Falcons, alongside Shawn David, James Osborne, Michael Barrow, Odidia Douglas, and Scott Garraway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Representing the Guyana Defence Force are Osbert Robertson, Kelvin Grant, David Garrett, Sean Phillips, and David Waldron, while Elisha Crawford stands as the lone representative for Caribs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the team includes overseas-based athletes like Matthew Talbot, Godfrey Pollydore, and Kevin Braithwaite from the US, and Adam Yhip from Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana Rugby Football Union president Ryan Dey expressed confidence in the team&#8217;s preparations, emphasizing the importance of execution in their upcoming matches against Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dey highlighted the significance of the RAN tournament, providing the team with opportunities to compete and excel over the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament will see nations vying for top positions in the south zone, with Guyana commencing their campaign against Trinidad &amp; Tobago in both home and away games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first match will be held in Port of Spain on April 27, followed by the return leg in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team is under the guidance of coach Larry Adonis, assistant coach Oslyn Olivier, and manager Petal Adams, all working diligently to ensure the team&#8217;s success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana&#8217;s &#8216;Green Machine&#8217; gears up for their international challenge, fans eagerly await their performance on the field, hopeful for a victorious campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Travis Seymour The national rugby team, fondly known as the &#8216;Green Machine,&#8217; is gearing up for an international showdown against Trinidad and Tobago in the Rugby Americas North (RAN)&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19193","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\/19193","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=19193"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19195,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19193\/revisions\/19195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}