RUGBY FOOTBALL

Bajan hooker Jeren “Blinki” Clarke attempts to retain possession of the ball against a swarm of red Trinidadian jerseys.

Having gone down heavily to Guyana in their last Rugby World Cup Qualifier, Barbados took to the field at the Garrison Savannah last Saturday against archrivals Trinidad and Tobago determined not to repeat past experiences. But that didn’t eventuate and Barbados were soundly beaten 39-5.

Wayne Kelly

Trinidad and Tobago's Senior Rugby Men’s Team opens its 2019 World Cup Qualifiers against Jamaica on Saturday 23rd April at 4pm in the Ato Boldon Stadium.

Mervyn Davies (right) and Wendy Luhabe will serve on the new World Rugby Executive Committee ©World Rugby

Leading entrepreneurs Mervyn Davies and Wendy Luhabe have been appointed as the first independent directors of the new World Rugby Executive Committee, the organisation have announced today.

Collins Injera was the star of the show as he scored two tries in a shock triumph over Fiji

Kenya stunned defending champions Fiji with a superb performance to clinch their first-ever World Rugby Sevens Series crown as the event in Singapore drew to a dramatic close.

T&T foward Nigel Ballington is tackled by Jamaica’s, left wing, Andrew Simpson during the teams’ 2019 Rugby World Cup Rugby Qualifier at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, yesterday. PHOTO: ANTHONY HARRIS

T&T Men’s rugby team got a perfect start to their 2019 World Cup Qualifying campaign yesterday when they clobbered regional neighbours Jamaica 34-14 in a keen contest at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva.

The USA are starting to make a global impact on rugby union - starting with sevens CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES

This promises to be a momentous year in the history of the United States. The country will elect its 45th president in November, NASA’s Juno spacecraft is on course to reach Jupiter and rugby might finally, finally crack into the world’s biggest market.