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 The Philippine Rugby Football Union is proud to announce the players who have been selected to be part of the Philippine Volcanoes team that will compete in the HSBC Asian Sevens Series, Malaysia Sevens.
Alex Norona Aronson Christian Desacola Enriquez Chris Alamil Everingham Chris Baltazar Hitch Gareth Dela Rosa Holgate Robert Amalay Jones Jake Robrigado Letts (C) Sean Celada Lynch Harry Dionson Morris Oliver Abalos Saunders (C) Ned Plarizan Stephenson Eric Tai Coach: Matt Cullen Team Manager: Ricky Kucia Physiotherapist: Rico Barin The Malaysia Sevens will be held from August 31 to September 1 at the the Petaling Jaya Stadium in Kuala Lumpur. The HSBC Asian Sevens Series is Asia’s premier regional Rugby Sevens competition which consists of four tournaments that will take place in Malaysia, Thailand, India and Singapore. Congratulations to the following players who have been selected to be part of the Junior Volcanoes team for the Asian Youth Games Rugby 7s Tournament. They will compete on August 17 to 19 in Nanjing, China. Players: Ayala, Miguel Francisco (British School Manila) Ballesteros, Kingsley (Clark Rugby Club) Candelaria, Naimar (Clark Rugby Club) Cayetano, Terry Boy (Clark Rugby Club) Feleo, Juliann Viktor (Mavericks/University of Santo Tomas) Holgate, Andrew William (British School Manila) Madrona, Jonel (Clark Rugby Club) co-captain Maleval, Greg George (Brent International School Manila) Narvasa, Racel (Bulacan Rugby Club/Colegio de Calumpit) Rano, Albert Vincent (British School Manila) Whyte, Joshua Louis (British School Manila) co-captain Management Staff: Head Coach: Juan Gideon Josua Engelbrecht Team Manager: Kaye Llanie Honoras Physiotherapist: Alyssa Paula Tomas The team is composed of Filipino heritage boys (ages 16 to 17) who will compete against other Asian nations such as China, Japan, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Korea, and Hong Kong. All these boys have been playing in the PRFU local leagues.
For more information on the 2nd Asian Youth Games 2013, visit: http://www.nanjing2013.org/en The Philippine Rugby Football Union is proud to announce the players who have been selected to be part of the Philippine Volcanoes team that will compete in the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013. 1. Wolff, Andrew Penaflorida 2. Clarke, Ryan Briones 3. Saunders, Oliver Abalos 4. Holgate, Gareth dela Rosa 5. Letts, Jake Robrigado 6. Matthews, Joseph Bembo 7. Coveney, Justin Villazor 8. Stern, Kenneth Capinpin 9. Saunders, Matthew Abalos (C) 10. Letts, Michael Robrigado (C) 11. Lynch, Sean Celada 12. Olivier, Patrice Ortiz Head coach: Albert Caravelli Team manager: Matthew Cullen Physiotherapist: Christopher Bailey The Rugby World Cup Sevens will be held from June 28-30 in Moscow, Russia. It is the world's premier international rugby sevens competition organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), and is contested by the world's top 24 men's national sevens teams every four years. Rugby Sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of Rugby Union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is now recognized as an Olympic sport and will make its debut in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Rugby World Cup Sevens official site: http://www.rwcsevens.com |
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