Philippines national rugby sevens team

The Philippines national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. The 2012 Hong Kong Sevens was their first appearance in an IRB Sevens World Series. They were 1 of 4 Asian teams that qualified through regional tournaments to be included in the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens, it is also a qualifying tournament for inclusion in the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. After the Philippines won third place against South Korea in the 2012 Singapore Sevens Series, they gained qualification to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow. The Philippines finished third at the 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, and qualified to the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens World Series qualifier. At the tournament, the team defeated Zimbabwe and advanced to quarter-finals, where they lost to Asian rival Hong Kong.

Philippines
UnionPhilippine Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)Volcanoes
Coach(es)Josh Sutcliffe
Team kit
Change kit
First international
Philippines Philippines 32–5 Indonesia [1]
(Manila, Philippines; December 3, 2005)
Largest win
Philippines Philippines 67–0 Nepal   
(Doha, Qatar; March 3, 2017)
Largest defeat
 Japan 50–0 Philippines Philippines
(Moscow, Russia; June 30, 2013)
World Cup Sevens
Appearances1 (First in 2013)
Best resultBowl quarterfinals (2013)

Honours

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  • 2009 Brunei Rugby 7s Runners up

Tournament history

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Rugby World Cup Sevens

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World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  1993 Did Not Enter
  1997
  2001
  2005
  2009
  2013 Bowl Quarterfinals 24th 4 0 4 0
  2018 did not qualify
Total 0 Title 4 0 4 0

Asian Games

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Asian Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  1998 did not enter
  2002
  2006
  2010
  2014 Classification round 5th 6 3 3 0
  2018 did not enter
  2022 Classification round 9th 6 3 3 0
Total No Title 2/7 12 6 6 0

Southeast Asian Games

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Southeast Asian Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
  2007 Final 1st 7 4 3 0
  2015 Final 1st 6 6 0 0
  2017 Final 4th 6 2 4 0
  2019 Final 1st 6 6 0 0
Total 4 Titles 3/4 25 18 7 0

The Philippine national team also won the rugby sevens event at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. However rugby sevens was just a site sport or demonstration event and was not counted in the final medal tally. The rugby sevens tournament also included club sides some which are based in Macau and Sri Lanka which are not part of the ASEAN.[1]

2012 Hong Kong Sevens

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Pool E



Ranking Matches

25 March 2012
Uruguay  22 – 5  Philippines
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Players

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Current team

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The following is the squad for the 2022 Asian Games.[2][3][4]

Head coach:   Darryl Suasua

No. Pos. Player Age
1 FW Tommy Kalaw Gilbert 27
2 BK Kai Ledesma Stroem 25
3 FW Donald Coleman 25
4 BK Joe Palabay Dawson 33
5 BK Luc Villalba Smith 22
7 BK Jerome Rudder 25
8 BK Vincent Amar Young 29
9 FW Barberis Raphael 22
10 FW Robert Luceno Fogerty 26
11 BK Nicholas Gaffud Robertson 26
12 FW Justin Coveney 38
14 FW Rafael Julian Phillips 21

Other notable players

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Coaches

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References

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  1. ^ a b Stott-Briggs, Trevor (20 December 2005). "South East Asian Games – Rugby 7s". Philippine Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on May 10, 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Volcanoes kick off rugby 7s bid vs Malaysia, Hong Kong". The Manila Times. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Philippine Rugby Announces PH Volcanoes National Team Selection for the 19th Asian Games Rugby 7s". Philippine Rugby Football Union. 22 September 2023. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Rugby Sevens Men's - Team Roster - (PHI) Philippines" (PDF). Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. 23 September 2023.
  5. ^ "PH Volcanoes to see action in Asian Rugby 7s in Dubai". Manila Bulletin. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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