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Philippines national rugby sevens team
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Philippines |
| image | Philippine Rugby emblem.png |
| union | Philippine Rugby Football Union |
| nickname | Volcanoes |
| coach | Josh Sutcliffe |
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| pattern_b2 | _PHIVOL13142 |
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| first | PHI Philippines 32–5 |
| (Manila, Philippines; December 3, 2005) | |
| bigwin | PHI Philippines 67–0 |
| (Doha, Qatar; March 3, 2017) | |
| bigloss | 50–0 Philippines PHI |
| (Moscow, Russia; June 30, 2013) | |
| sevens | yes |
| World cup apps | 1 |
| year | 2013 |
| best | Bowl quarterfinals (2013) |
the men's team
(Manila, Philippines; December 3, 2005) (Doha, Qatar; March 3, 2017) (Moscow, Russia; June 30, 2013)
The Philippines national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. The 2012 Hong Kong Sevens was their first appearance in an IRB Sevens World Series. They were 1 of 4 Asian teams that qualified through regional tournaments to be included in the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens, it is also a qualifying tournament for inclusion in the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. After the Philippines won third place against South Korea in the 2012 Singapore Sevens Series, they gained qualification to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow. The Philippines finished third at the 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, and qualified to the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens World Series qualifier. At the tournament, the team defeated Zimbabwe and advanced to quarter-finals, where they lost to Asian rival Hong Kong.
Honours
- 2009 Brunei Rugby 7s Runners up
Tournament history
Rugby World Cup Sevens
| World Cup record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO 1993 | Did Not Enter | ||||||
| HKG 1997 | |||||||
| ARG 2001 | |||||||
| HKG 2005 | |||||||
| UAE 2009 | |||||||
| RUS 2013 | Bowl Quarterfinals | 24th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| USA 2018 | did not qualify | ||||||
| Total | 0 Title | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Asian Games
| Asian Games record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THA 1998 | did not enter | ||||||
| KOR 2002 | |||||||
| QAT 2006 | |||||||
| CHN 2010 | |||||||
| KOR 2014 | Classification round | 5th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| INA 2018 | did not enter | ||||||
| CHN 2022 | Classification round | 9th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | No Title | 2/7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Southeast Asian Games
| Southeast Asian Games record | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THA 2007 | Final | 1st | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| SIN 2015 | Final | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| MAS 2017 | Final | 4th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| PHI 2019 | Final | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 Titles | 3/4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 |
The Philippine national team also won the rugby sevens event at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. However rugby sevens was just a site sport or demonstration event and was not counted in the final medal tally. The rugby sevens tournament also included club sides some which are based in Macau and Sri Lanka which are not part of the ASEAN.
2012 Hong Kong Sevens
Pool E
Ranking Matches
Players
Current team
The following is the squad for the 2022 Asian Games.{{cite web |url=https://www.philippines.rugby/news |publisher=Philippine Rugby Football Union |title= Philippine Rugby Announces PH Volcanoes National Team Selection for the 19th Asian Games Rugby 7s|access-date=24 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924105936/https://www.philippines.rugby/news |archive-date=24 September 2023 |language=en |date=22 September 2023}}
Head coach: NZL Darryl Suasua
| No. | Pos. | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | Tommy Kalaw Gilbert | 27 |
| 2 | BK | Kai Ledesma Stroem | 25 |
| 3 | FW | Donald Coleman | 25 |
| 4 | BK | Joe Palabay Dawson | 33 |
| 5 | BK | Luc Villalba Smith | 22 |
| 7 | BK | Jerome Rudder | 25 |
| 8 | BK | Vincent Amar Young | 29 |
| 9 | FW | Barberis Raphael | 22 |
| 10 | FW | Robert Luceno Fogerty | 26 |
| 11 | BK | Nicholas Gaffud Robertson | 26 |
| 12 | FW | Justin Coveney | 38 |
| 14 | FW | Rafael Julian Phillips | 21 |
Other notable players
- Andrew Wolff
- Gareth Holgate
- Matthew Saunders
- Andrew Everingham
- Oliver Saunders
- Michael Letts
Coaches
- AUS Rick Hartley (2006–2009)
- USA Al Caravelli (2012–2013)
- AUS Matthew Cullen (2013–2014)
- NZL Geoff Alley (2014–2015)
- NZL Frano Botica (2016–?)
- AUS Josh Sutcliffe (2021–?)
- NZL Darryl Suasua (2023–)
References
References
- Stott-Briggs, Trevor. (20 December 2005). "South East Asian Games – Rugby 7s". Philippine Rugby Football Union.
- (24 September 2023). "Volcanoes kick off rugby 7s bid vs Malaysia, Hong Kong". The Manila Times.
- (23 September 2023). "Rugby Sevens Men's - Team Roster - (PHI) Philippines". Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee.
- (13 November 2021). "PH Volcanoes to see action in Asian Rugby 7s in Dubai". Manila Bulletin.
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