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Jun 14, 2010 Sports
– Nascimento thanks Stadium Staff
Technical Director (TD) of the national rugby squad Joe Whipple speaking with Kaieteur Sport at the end of two days of trials at the National Stadium to select the final composition of the team to contest the CAC Games and NACRA Tournament said that the assessment was worthwhile.
Whipple, who has been responsible for preparing the national team over the past year, yesterday revealed that he was impressed with the progress of the players, adding that they really picked up the pace over the weekend.
“The guys really played well, especially in our contacts and I’m happy that everyone came out without injuries and that is testimony to the team’s fitness which I’m extremely pleased with as well,” Whipple told this newspaper.
Touching on the facility, the TD disclosed that it is a great one and the best that they could get, indicating that it is fast and conducive for good catching, passing etc.
Asked for a hint as to who will make up the final cut, Whipple said that the team has not been picked as yet and they will only do so after watching the videos of the past two days.
President of the Union Christopher ‘Kit’ Nascimento in his comments said that the usage of the Stadium was of huge importance to them since it was the same facility that will be used to host the two tournaments.
“The opportunity that was provided to us today (yesterday) will work to our advantage because the experience that we will gain playing on the surface could be extremely invaluable,” Nascimento felt.
He added that apart from the players benefiting from the familiarity of playing at the venue, it also gives members of the organising committee a good feel of the magnitude of the preparations needed to run off a smooth event.
Pointing to the difference of playing at the Stadium in comparison with the National Park, Nascimento said that the facility at the latter is much slower and inferior than the one at the Stadium which allows for better ball handling, catching and also affords a player the opportunity to display the full repertoire of his or her skills.
He said he was hoping that they get to use the facility at least twice more before the start of the tournament.
Nascimento extended thanks to the entire staff of the Stadium, who he disclosed did a splendid job over the two days.
“They did a lot of work to prepare the ground and also showed much enthusiasm about our hosting of the two events.”
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