Past Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee(TTOC) Olympic Youth Camp participants  Aasan Lewis and Tariq Cheekes have been included in the Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union (TTRFU) Training Squad of fifty-four (54) players called  to prepare for International and other Fixtures in 2011. Among these fixtures is the 2011 North America and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Caribbean Men’s 15 A-Side Championships, which will be played on a home and away basis, starting with T&T’s first fixture against Guyana at home in May.

The squad was selected based on performances in 2010, including two trial games held at the Larry Gomes Stadium in November 2010 between a National “A” Squad and a Development Squad.

“The selected squad has some emerging players who have shown the skills and desire to represent their country” said Curtis Nero, Chairman of the National Selection Committee. Nero went on that “conversely, it has meant that some long standing squad members have not made the cut this round, but would have the opportunity to earn a selection to the national representative team during the 2011 playing season, based on performances.”

The members of the 2011 squad are required to attend a very important meeting on Saturday, January 29, at 1:00 p.m., at the Solomon McLeod Lecture Theatre, 5th Floor Police Administration Building, Corner of Sackville and Edward Streets, Port of Spain.

The Squad is as follows:
Graeme Alkins                                Miguel Lara
Peter Bacchus                               Aasan Lewis
Joseph Brown                                Jonathan Lewis
Zane Campbell                               Cloyd London
Ben Chapman                                Matthew Marine
Akira Charles                                  Andel Matamora
Tariq Cheekes                                Justin McLean
Jamal Clark                                    Trizine McLean
Andrew Crooks                              Kendall Mootoo
Shaquille Cummings                        Jerome O’Brien
Gordon Dalgliesh                            Jonathan O’Connor
Carlton Felix                                  James Phillip
Jabari Felix                                    Joseph Quashie
Kelson Figaro                                 Jesse Richards
Jamal Franks                                  Jerome Richardson
Adam Frederick                             Samuel Roberts
Rowell Gordon                              Phillip Rogers
Heron Graham                              Don Rojas Jr.
Mark Griffith                                 Agboola Silverton
Felician Guerra                              Carlton St. Clair
John Hill                                       Jelani Stowe
Derondie Jones                             Andrew Taylor
Ebo Jones                                    John Taylor
Jason Joseph                                Shaquille Tull
Kordell Joseph                               James Walklin
Wayne Kelly                                  Andrew Welch
Nicholas King                                 Dwyght Wills