Trinidad & Tobago
RAN Offload: Trinidad & Tobago’s Fayola Jack
In our latest instalment of the RAN Offload, we chat with Trinidad & Tobago Rugby Union's Fayola Jack ahead of this weekend's Rugby Americas North Sevens Qualifiers and learn about how she got involved in the sport & what her goals are for rugby with TTRU. ...
Twelve inspiring women awarded Executive Leadership Scholarships as World Rugby drives gender parity across the game
Global rugby family celebrating International Women’s Day to #BreakTheBias Twelve inspiring women from 12 nations receive transformational scholarships World Rugby’s Women in Rugby plan accelerating positive change on and off the field On International Women’s Day,...
Trinidad & Tobago Rugby Union Launch New Logo
Rugby is developing rapidly around the world and the Trinidad & Tobago Rugby Union (TTRU) recognises the new and diversified opportunities for development and financial growth both locally and internationally. In order to take advantage of these opportunities, we...
The Exile Community Garden Project: not just your average playing field
For Leon Pantor, national player and Vice President of Trinidad’s Exile Rugby Youth Club, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 dealt a serious blow to his training and playing dreams. With no contact sport permitted and everything ‘rugby’ at a standstill in...
W.i.L.D. Profile – Kanisha Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago
Kanisha Vincent wants to leave her mark on Trinidad and Tobago Rugby. Shortlisted for roles on the Selections Committee and the High-Performance Assessment / Talent Identification Committee Kanisha will have the opportunity to implement positive change and establish...
Women in Leadership Directive Profile – Alexandria Olton, Trinidad & Tobago
Rugby has always played a major role in Alexandria Olton’s life. She spent much of her childhood as a spectator, watching her dad and her uncles play rugby for Trinidad Northerners RFC. Her time pitch-side allowed Alex to become fully immersed in the sport, culture,...
Maria Thomas putting scholarship lessons into practice as Trinidad and Tobago RFU’s first female president
Next year will mark the 100th anniversary of rugby in Trinidad and Tobago, and it seems fitting that the country’s union will embrace that milestone with its first female president. Maria Thomas defeated the incumbent Colin Peters last month to be elected as the head...
Women in Leadership Directive Profile: Jenilee Limada, Trinidad & Tobago
Jenilee Limada’s rugby resume is as long as the women’s rugby programme in Trinidad and Tobago. When she took up the sport in 2003, there was no national team, limited women’s club teams, and school programmes had yet to be created. Thanks to the hard work and...
Maria Thomas honoured to be elected TT Rugby Football Union president
This article was written by Joel Bailey from Trinidad & Tobago Newsday. To read the full article on their website, please click here. MARIA Thomas has become the first female president of the TT Rugby Football Union (TTRFU). Thomas defeated the incumbent Colin...
Player Welfare Top Priority for T&T Athlete Turned Doctor Dalia Jordan-Brown
As a passionate club and national Rugby player for Trinidad and Tobago for more than ten years, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Dr. Dalia Jordan-Brown had never imagined herself as a teacher. So, even when she was invited to Canada to complete a ‘First Aid In Rugby’...