Partnership unveiled: (From left) Jake Letts, National Teams Head of the PRFU; William Bailey, Treasurer and Board of Trustee member of the PRFU; Francis Flores, Jollibee Global Brand Chief Marketing Officer; and Arline Adeva, Brand Communications and PR Director for Jollibee. -- MIKE MURILLO SEEING the same vision it has to represent the Philippines and celebrate Filipino pride, Jollibee Foods Corp. has decided to rally behind the Philippine national men’s rugby team, or the “Volcanoes,” and partner with the latter’s mother group, the Philippine Rugby Football Union (PRFU). In ceremonies held at the Jollibee Plaza Building at Ortigas Center in Pasig City on Monday, the country’s leading fastfood chain formally put ink to its partnership with the PRFU with the signing of the memorandum of agreement (MoA) between officials of the two groups. Both parties hope that with the agreement, the sport of rugby in the country would further grow across the board while at the same time enhancing themselves as organizations. “This collaboration between the two groups represents a celebration of the best that Filipinos can be. This is a long-term partnership as we see a fit with the Volcanoes as an organization with the way they are for representing the country well and Filipino pride,” said Arline Adeva, Brand Communications and PR Director for Jollibee, in the press conference that followed the MoA signing. “It’s also our way to show our support for rugby, a sport that we believe Filipinos can excel in, to expand awareness for the sport through our many branches in the country,” she added. Under the agreement as a sponsor, Jollibee will support the PRFU not only during games but also the sport body’s numerous programs, including the Get Into Rugby (GIR) Program, which aims to draw more kids into the sport, some of whom could well be future representatives for the Philippines. In return, the PRFU will include the Jollibee brand on the GIR Program kit, participate in Jollibee corporate activities, recognize the fastfood chain as a sponsor of the PRFU leagues through collateral exposure and announcements, and announce Jollibee on the PRFU Web site and other digital assets. A BIG HELP Getting the backing of a big corporation like Jollibee, the PRFU said it would help their cause immensely in more ways than one. “The Philippine Sports Commissions has been good to the PRFU throughout the years and continues to do so but to get support from the private sector, in this case a huge name like Jollibee, is really a big help to us. Without private sector support, what we do in the PRFU would be limited. This agreement is very much welcomed by our group and only inspires more to continue our work as an organization,” said William Bailey, Treasurer and Board of Trustee member of the PRFU, at the agreement signing. Meanwhile, later this week the Philippine Volcanoes will take part in the Southeast Asia 7s (SEA 7s) tournament in Singapore. Fresh from its conquest of the 2017 Asia Trophy Series title last month in Qatar, the Philippine team will try to sustain its solid form in the SEA 7s which will feature the top teams in the region. The Volcanoes are lumped in Pool A along with Singapore 1, Brunei, Indonesia while Pool B has Malaysia Thailand, Laos and Singapore 2. “We like our chances in the SEA 7s. We are sending mostly young players to the tournament as we feel it’s a good opportunity for them to get exposure. But the team is training hard and we intend to win the title,” said Jake Letts, National Teams Head of the PRFU, on the sidelines of the MoA signing between Jollibee and the PRFU. The Volcanoes seeing action in the SEA 7s are Justin Coveney, Edlen Hernandez, Timothy Bweheni, Joe Dawson, Alex Aronson, Gareth Holgate, Jonel Madrona, Jovan Maslunga, Manuel Olondriz, Chris Everingham, Christian Vitug and Joshua Aragon. -- Source: Michael Angelo S. Murillo - Business World http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Sports&title=finding-a-&145fit&8217-leads-jollibee-to-the-volcanoes&id=143661 The Philippine Residents 7s team out performed a strong contingent of New Zealand navy seaman last night in a two game international friendly held at the International School Manila.
The Philippine Residents 7s team was comprised of members from the Globe Ph Volcanoes who are in preparation for the upcoming 2017 Singapore SEA 7s tournament to be played on April 12 and 13. The Philippine team, led by experienced members Gareth Dela Rosa Holgate and Justin Villazor Coveney started strong and did not take a backwards step against a physical NZ opponent. The Philippines raced off to 15 point lead in the first 7 minutes of the game scoring tries through Coveney, Harry Dionson Morris and Alex Norona Aronson. Te Kaha fought back with pressure early in the second half to score, however it was the Philippines who closed out the first match through Winger Steven Near. The Philippines went back-to-back in the second match, replicating the same score 20 points to 5. It was the performances of local homegrown players Jonel Madrona and Lito Ramirez who showed sparks of individual brillance. Both players, although very small in weight and height proved size can play to their own advantage in the game of rugby 7s. Edlen Hernandez showed his physical presence and proved he is a player for the future as a Philippine Volcano. The spirit of rugby was the real winner here, bringing together two nations playing a competitive game of rugby in good nature and showing true sportsmanship. "It was a great event, played in the best spirits of rugby. The NZ players were big and quite physical. Our players however looked very comfortable on the field. You could see the skill level, its pleasing to see. Dave Johnson (Head Coach) and I wanted to come away with a couple of wins here before we depart to Singapore next week for the SEA 7s" shared Jake Letts, National Teams Head of the PRFU. The match was organised by the Commanding officer HMNZS Te Kaha Commander Steve Lenik, RNZN in conjunction with the Ambassador of New Zealand H.E David Stratchan and Matt Cullen of the PRFU. |
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