Guatemala Quetzal Rugby Club Guatemala Quetzal Rugby Club The Guatemala Quetzal Rugby Club (also known as GQRC) is a rugby union team based in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The club competes in the Asociacion Guatemalteca de Rugby 15s tournament. The club uses both their location, Guatemala, Guatemala, and the Guatemalan national bird, the Quetzal, as club identifiers. The club in its beginning was represented mainly by players from Guatemala but also from The United States, Argentina, Japan, Mexico, England, Italy, France and Canada. As of today the club is represented by 95% Guatemalan players. The club used Maya numerals on the back of their jersey
Golden-headed quetzal in reference to the impressive tail of the resplendent quetzal. Two subspecies are recognized, "P. a. auriceps" (Gould, 1842) and "P. a. hargitti" (Oustalet, 1891). The species name, "auriceps", comes from Latin "aurum" meaning "gold" and "ceps" meaning "crowned" or "headed", in reference to the golden head of "Pharomachrus auriceps." The golden-headed quetzal weighs between 154-182g. It has a wingspan of 30–36 cm and a length of 33–36 cm with tail plumes adding another 8–10 cm. Like other members of the genus "Pharomachrus", the golden-headed quetzal is known for its iridescent golden-green wings and breast, which can appear blue depending