Broomes to lead Green Machine’s quest to recapture RAN Sevens title

Godfrey Broomes will captain the Guyana National Sevens Rugby team, also known as the Green Machine, at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens Championship in Trinidad and Tobago on November 23-24.

The team includes vice-captain Lionel Holder and players such as Vallon Adams, Matthew Talbot, and Gavin McPherson.

Head Coach Claudius Butts, with assistant Elwin Chase, will lead the squad, while Ryan Gonsalves and Ronaldo Griffith will manage the team.

Guyana last participated in this tournament in 2022, finishing ninth.

However, they have previously won the championship seven times; the last time was 2016 in Trinidad.

The men’s side of this year’s competition features two tiers; Tier 1 will include the top eight teams from the region based on prior years’ results and standings, and Tier 2 features countries eager to develop and compete into the region’s top eight.

Canada’s men have their sights set on the tournament’s grand prize of the World Rugby Sevens Challenger 2025 qualification after being relegated from the series earlier this year.

TIER 1: Eight Countries – Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, México, Trinidad & Tobago

TIER 2: Four Countries – Curaçao, Dominican Republic, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Turks & Caicos Islands.

Green Machine Sevens Squad: Godfrey Broomes (captain),  Lionel Holder (vice-captain),  Vallon Adams, Matthew Talbot, Godfrey Pollydore, Rickford Cummings, Shawn David, Renaldo Niles, Yannick Williams, Scott Garraway, Odida Douglas, Kelvin Grant, Owen Adonis, Tyreese Prescod and Gavin McPherson.

Matches can be streamed for free across the globe on Rugby Americas North’s streaming website via watch.americasnorth.rugby, RAN’s Official Caribbean Media Partner, Sportsmax, on their linear TV channels, YouTube, and mobile app. RugbyPass TV (RPTV)