By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joe Koerber, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Public Affairs
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (NNS) -- A rugby team sponsored by the Guantanamo Bay Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) and Child and Youth Program (CYP) departed Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for a nationwide rugby tournament, June 30.
Thirteen students from W.T. Sampson High School will play against top-ranked rugby teams from around the country in the Cape Fear 7s Tournament held in Wilmington, N.C., July 2-3.
Steve Lynch, MWR's rugby team head coach, has played rugby for more than 22 years and will meet the team in North Carolina to coach them for this tournament.
"I think the reason I've got such a great turn out and I've got all of the best athletes on the base is because they see this as an opportunity to really shine," said Lynch.
An Army veteran, Lynch played rugby professionally, collegiately, and while serving in the military. After separating from active duty, he started several rugby programs in Florida and in Guantanamo Bay.
"Rugby is different from anything else most Americans have played," said Lynch. "It brings a sport that people don't understand into a level of consciousness."
Rugby is a mix of intense American football and the endurance of soccer, explained Lynch.
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