 The Volcanoes ever reliant Justin Villazor Coveney back to his best at the recent Asia Trophy Series in Qatar last month. Photo Credit: Asia Rugby Singapore; The Philippine Volcanoes endure no Holy Week break as they compete this Friday and Saturday at the Singapore SEA 7s. The Volcanoes will use this opportunity to test out their SEA competitors ahead of the 2017 Southeast Asia Games in Malaysia in August. The Men's national team, the Globe Ph Volcanoes will be sending a mixed contingent of players fielding four debutants for development and experienced campaigners Gareth Dela Rosa Holgate, Justin Villazor Coveney and Alex Norona Aronson. All three members were part of the Volcanoes Gold medal romp in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. The Men's team are coming off a 7 game winning streak, undefeated in their last tournament in Qatar and securing two wins in their international friendly series against Te Kaha, a NZ navy team earlier in the month. The Globe Volcanoes, led by coaches David Johnston and Jake Letts will match up against hosts Singapore in their first match of the tournament, followed by Indonesia and finally Brunei to finish the day. The winner of the pool will advance straight to the final to be played at the Singapore National Stadium on Saturday. "It will be a tough challenge for this team, we have some young players new to the group who are keen to prove themselves at this level. Our first game against Singapore will be our toughest match, if we can win this we can then hopefully look to make the final the following day" shares veteran Holgate. The Transcom Lady Volcanoes on the other hand are sending a near full strength line up. The Lady Volcanoes are looking to defend a bronze medal. The ladies have to pass Singapore and Indonesia for a seed in the semi finals. The women have yet to finish in the top two in Southeast Asia however the team management is optimistic for this weekend. "The Women's program continually strengthens each year, a respectable 4th place finish in the Asia Trophy Series in February adds fuel for this team. A team with huge potential, they only lost by 2 points last year to make the final. Under Shirley Russell and Ai Den Ng, hoping they go one better and book a place in the final on Saturday, along with the Men's of course" shared Jake Robrigado Letts, National Teams Head of the PRFU. The lady volcanoes will be boosted by the return of Camilla Maslo teaming up with key members Sylvia Tudoc, Ada Milby and team captain Acee San Juan. The Volcanoes can are vying for success in the 2017 SEA Games, the Singapore SEA 7 results will be an indication of what to expect this coming August in Malaysia. Team Announcement and Match Schedule Transcom Lady Volcanoes Date: Friday April 14 Venue: Yio Chu Stadium vs Singapore @ 10.20 vs. Indonesia @ 14.20 vs. Semi Final @ TBA  Globe Ph Volcanoes Date: Friday April 14 Venue: Yio Chu Stadium vs. Singapore @ 11.20 vs. Indonesia @ 13.40 vs. Brunei @ 15.40  Comments are closed.
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