Volcanoes team for match vs Hong Kong announced

The Philippine Rugby Football Union is proud to announce the players who have been selected for the HSBC Asian 5 Nations match against Hong Kong.

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Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

Name
Dacanay, Austin Garnica
Hagan, Graeme Santillan
Bellenie, Matthew Orag
Howorth, Stephen Pagtalunan
Feeney, David
Carroll, Terrence Javier
Seeto, Darran Centillas
Hitch, Christopher Baltazar
Price, James Carandang
Aronson, Alexander Noroña
Saunders, Matthew Abalos
Coveney, Justin Villazor
Holgate, Gareth dela Rosa
Matthews, Joseph Bembo
Letts, Michael Robrigado (c)
Robinson-Polkey, David 
Duhig, Michael Estrada
Bautista, Joshua
Rodriguez, Daniel
Hettel, Christopher Ammayao
Letts, Jake Robrigado
Saunders, Benjamin Abalos
Gregson, Jeffrey Blanco

Position
Loose Head
Hooker
Tight Head
Lock
Lock
Flanker
Flanker
No. 8
Scrum Half
Outside Half
Wing
Center
Center
Wing
Full Back
Reserve 
Reserve 
Reserve 
Reserve
Reserve
Reserve
Reserve
Reserve

Head coach: Stuart Woodhouse
Asst coach: Phil Gittus
Physiotherapist: Luke Heath

The match will be be played on Saturday, 4 May at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila at 7:00pm. It will be telecast on Solar Sports and ESPN Star Sports Channels.

The Asian 5 Nations is an annual international Rugby Union competition held between the top five Asian national rugby sides. The Philippines will face Japan, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates and South Korea in a round-robin competition over five consecutive weekends throughout April and May 2013.

20 April 2013
Japan v Philippines: Fukuoka, Japan
Hong Kong v United Arab Emirates: Hong Kong 

26 April 2013
United Arab Emirates v South Korea: Al Ain, Abu Dhabi

27 April 2013
Hong Kong v Japan: Hong Kong

4 May 2013
Japan v South Korea: Tokyo, Japan
Philippines v Hong Kong: Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

10 May 2013
United Arab Emirates v Japan: Dubai

11 May 2013
South Korea v Philippines: Ansan, South Korea

18 May 2013
South Korea v Hong Kong , Ansan, South Korea
Philippines v United Arab Emirates: Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila 

The Asian 5 Nations represents the highest tier of international rugby in Asia and is Asia's qualifying tournament for the Rugby World Cup 2015.

For more information on the Asian 5 Nations, go to:
http://www.asian5nations.com

For tickets to the games at Rizal Memorial Stadium, go to:
http://www.prfu.com/a5n-2013-tickets.html