 The Philippine Rugby Football Union is proud to announce the players that have been selected for the Philippines' Asian 5 Nations match against Japan.
The match will be played at 3:30pm on Saturday, May 3 at the Southern Plains Field in Laguna. The Asian 5 Nations is the premier Rugby Union competition in Asia held among the top five national Rugby sides in the region. The Philippines will face Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Sri Lanka in a round-robin competition throughout April and May 2014. April 26 Philippines v Hong Kong (Hong Kong) May 3 Philippines v Japan (Southern Plains, Laguna) May 17 Philippines v Sri Lanka (Colombo) May 24 Philippines v South Korea (Southern Plains, Laguna) (click to enlarge) 
Head coach: Jarred Hodges Asst coach/Manager: Nathan Holman Physiotherapist: Rico Barin The match will be played at 6:00pm on Saturday, April 26 at the Hong Kong Football Club in Happy Valley, Hong Kong. The Asian 5 Nations is the premier Rugby Union competition in Asia held among the top five national Rugby sides in the region. The Philippines will face Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Sri Lanka in a round-robin competition throughout April and May 2014. April 26 Philippines v Hong Kong (Hong Kong) May 3 Philippines v Japan (Southern Plains, Laguna) May 17 Philippines v Sri Lanka (Colombo) May 24 Philippines v Korea (Southern Plains, Laguna)   The Philippine Rugby Football Union (PRFU) has released the list of players selected to take part in the training camp for the Asian 5 Nations 2014 tournament. National coaches Jarred Hodges and Stuart Woodhouse will trim the squad down at the end of the training camp, with the final team announced before each match. The Asian 5 Nations is the region's premier Rugby Union competition among the top five national rugby teams in Asia. On its first year in the top 5 in 2013, the Philippines defeated the United Arab Emirates at the Rizal Memorial Stadium to remain in the Premier Division for 2014. The Philippine Volcanoes will face Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Sri Lanka in a round-robin competition over five consecutive weekends throughout April and May 2014. Asian 5 Nations Premier Division Schedule
The Asian 5 Nations represents the highest tier of international Rugby in Asia and in 2014, is Asia's qualifying tournament for the Rugby World Cup 2015.
The national squad is made up of Filipino heritage players (who were either born in the Philippines, or have at least one parent or grand parent that was born in the Philippines) and a few foreign-blooded players who have been based in the Philippines for at least three consecutive years, as allowed by International Rugby Board (IRB) regulations.
 The PRFU are proud to announce the players who have been selected into the Philippine Volcanoes team competing in the HSBC Asian Sevens Series, Singapore Sevens. Alex Norona Aronson Timothy Bweheni Justin Villazor Coveney Will Tabula Dreves Dennis Sy Su Gordon Gareth dela Rosa Holgate Jake Robrigado Letts (C) Sean Celada Lynch Benjamin Abalos Saunders Matthew Abalos Saunders Oliver Abalos Saunders (C) Rupert Dian Zappia Coach: Matt Cullen Manager: Jarred Hodges Physiotherapist: Rico Barin The Philippines are in Pool C with Sri Lanka and Singapore. The Singapore Sevens will be played on November 9-10 at the Yio Chu Kang Sports Complex, Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. The games will be streamed live on www.youtube.com/asian5nationstv. PRFU will be posting updates on www.facebook.com/PhilippineRugby and www.twitter.com/PhilippineRugby   Congratulations to the following players who have been selected to be part of the Lady Volcanoes team for the Asian Women's Sevens Series.
Players: ∙ Amelia Breyre ∙ Tonette Gambito ∙ Kaye Honoras ∙ Luisa Jordan ∙ Nikki Lira ∙ Michelle Marki ∙ Ada Milby (c) ∙ Jen Saldo ∙ Acee San Juan ∙ Manila Santos ∙ Sylvia Tudoc ∙ Cassie Umali Management Staff: Head Coach: Susan Konstanty Team Manager: Jewlz Holbeck Physiotherapist: Alyssa Paula Tomas The team will compete in the Asian Women's Sevens Series on November 9-10, 2013 in Pune, India. |
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