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Trinidad & Tobago Rugby Football Union (TTRFU) has announced the names of eighteen players selected to the T&T Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games rugby sevens squad.

The shortlist was cut from an original training squad of thirty seven players with the squad further reduced to twelve players by the end of June.

As well as the CAC Games Sevens competition (July 21-25) the squad also hope to participate in the NACRA 7s (July 23-31). The NACRA tournament will also be the regional qualifier for the 2011 Pan American Games.

Rugby Sevens was included in the CAC Games after a landmark decision by the International Olympic Committee in October 2009 to include the sport in the Summer Olympics for 2016. Trinidad have already started to build for the future by selecting a ‘2016 Squad’ of players marked identified as potential future starts. .

 “It is in this vein that we thought it wise to also announce a group of young players to prepare for the 2016 Olympics. This group is being called our 2016 Squad and will start training immediately,” said T&T's New Zealand-born Technical Director, Murray Roulston.

The National Women’s Rugby Sevens team is also scheduled to play in the NACRA Sevens tournament in Guyana in July.

“Presently both squads are in training to be the best we can be when representing our country and ourselves,” said Curtis Nero, Chairman of the Selection Committee.

The National Men’s squad is being coached by John Williams with support from Murray Roulston, Larry Mendez and Willet Pantor with Orlando Griffith as strength and conditioning coach. The women are being coached by Kitty Andrews-Nero.

CAC Training Squad:

1. Graeme Alkins
2. Wayne Kelly
3. Dexter Snaggs
4. Andrew Crooks
5. Heron Graham
6. Keith Francis
7. Kurt Quashie
8. Jason Clark
9. Felician Guerra
10. Keishon Walker
11. Kelson Figaro
12. Jonathan O’Connor
13. Justin McLean
14. Abdeel Giles
15. Ronald Silverthorne
16. Joseph Quashie
17. Matthew Marine
18. Randy Regis

2016 Training Sqaud:

1. Jessie Richards
2. Phillip Rogers
3. Jerome Richardson
4. Andrew Taylor
5. Andrew Welch
6. Gordon Dalgliesh
7. Kendall Mootoo
8. Abdallah Perry
9. Aasan Lewis
10. Zane Campbell
11. Kordell Joseph
12. Derondie Jones
13. James Phillips
14. Nicholas King
15. Mark Poon
16. David Gookel
17. Daryl Scott
18. Andel Matamora
19. John Taylor