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 AFFILIATE Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union
 PRESIDENT Colin PETERS
 SECRETARY Maria Thomas 
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 MAILING ADDRESS P.O Box 5090 Tragarete Road. Woodbrook
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USA Rugby have asked the American public to donate a total of $50,000 (£39,000/€45,000) to cover various costs for their men’s and women’s sevens sides which are due to compete at next month’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Read more: USA Rugby launch Rio 2016 funding appeal for sevens teams

Larry Mendez, T&T men’s rugby coach is hoping his team will redeem itself from Saturday’s defeat to Guyana, when the Rugby Americas North Sevens Championship (RAN) is hosted here in November.

Read more: Rugby men to rebound at Americas North 7s

Bill Beaumont has called for World Rugby to guard against complacency having officially begun his mandate as the international governing body's chairman today.

Read more: Beaumont stresses need to guard against complacency as World Rugby chairman mandate begins

RUGBY IS MAKING ITS RETURN TO THE OLYMPIC FOLD AFTER A 92-YEAR ABSENCE AT RIO 2016, WHERE 12 TEAMS WILL LINE UP IN THE MEN’S SEVENS TOURNAMENT. AMONG THEM ARE HOT FAVOURITES FIJI, WHO ARE AIMING TO WIN THEIR COUNTRY’S FIRST EVER OLYMPIC MEDAL.

Read more: HISTORIC GOLD THE TARGET FOR FIJI’S RUGBY SEVENS STARS

Trinidad and Tobago Women’s sevens team had a stern test as they attempted to claim the final qualifying spot at this month’s Olympic Repêchage tournament on June 25-26 in Dublin, Ireland.

Read more: TT Rugby Women Olympic Dream Curtailed

Trinidad and Tobago insist there are "no limits" to what they can achieve as they prepare to compete with more established women's sevens sides for the final ticket to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Dublin this weekend.

Read more: Trinidad and Tobago excited by Dublin challenge