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Dominican Republic Roster Named to Face Curaçao on Saturday

A 23-man Dominican Republic roster has been named for Saturday’s international against Curaçao. The two Caribbean countries will both play for the first time in 2017, doing so at the Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte in the Dominican Republic.

Head Coach Colin Brown has confirmed his players for the fixture. They are to be accompanied by trainers Davide Bellini and Alexis Figueras.

The fixture is to be the second Copa de Rugby Dominico-Curazaleña. The teams met in May 2016 with the Dominican Republic winning 32-12.

Position Player Club
Front-row Raul Cifuentes Lions
Front-row Brahian Gomez Arias Pirañas del Caribe
Front-row Kaonex Mancebo Red Dragons
Front-row Andrés Pepin Pirañas del Caribe
Front-row Christopher Soto Mateo Vikingos
Front-row David Viloria Titanes
Second-row Javier Báez Titanes
Second-row Victor Arturo Fernández Titanes
Second-row Angel García Guayubin
Flanker Fernando Jaquez Lions
Flanker Javier Rolfy Titanes
Flanker Pedro Jesus Lora Titanes
Flanker Victor Silverio Red Dragons
Scrum half Luis David Alvarez Nuñez Vikingos
Scrum half Arnold Figueroa Titanes
Fly half Michael Guerrero Red Dragons
Center Erick Arias Red Dragons
Center Rony Luciano Pirãnas del Caribe
Center Juan Diego Marte Perez Vikingos
Back-three Rafael Borges Titanes
Back-three Daniel Figueroa Titanes
Back-three Manuel Esteban Guerrero Vikingos
Back-three Pablo Portes Titanes

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