Philippines national rugby sevens team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Philippines women's national rugby sevens team.
Philippines
Philippine Rugby emblem.png
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    
(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)

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.

Honours[]

  • 2009 Brunei Rugby 7s Runners up[2]

Tournament history[]

Rugby World Cup Sevens[]

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Scotland 1993 Did Not Enter
Hong Kong 1997
Argentina 2001
Hong Kong 2005
United Arab Emirates 2009
Russia 2013 Bowl Quarterfinals 24th 4 0 4 0
United States 2018 Did not qualify
Total 0 Title 4 0 4 0

Asian Games[]

Asian Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Thailand 1998 Did not enter
South Korea 2002
Qatar 2006
China 2010
South Korea 2014 Classification round 5th 6 3 3 0
Indonesia 2018 Did not enter
Total No Title 1/6 6 3 3 0

Southeast Asian Games[]

Southeast Asian Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Thailand Final 1st 7 4 3 0
Singapore 2015 Final 1st 6 6 0 0
Malaysia 2017 Final 4th 6 2 4 0
Philippines 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[]

Pool E

23 March 2012
16:22
Canada  35 – 5  Philippines
Report[usurped!]
24 March 2012
09:52
Spain  21 – 5  Philippines
Report[usurped!]
24 March 2012
15:00
Zimbabwe  21 – 17  Philippines
Report[usurped!]

Ranking Matches

25 March 2012
Uruguay  22 – 5  Philippines

Players[]

Notable Players[]

Coaches[]

  • Australia Rick Hartley (2006–2009)
  • United States Al Caravelli (2012–2013)
  • Australia Matthew Cullen (2013–2014)
  • New Zealand Geoff Alley (2014–2015)
  • New Zealand Frano Botica (2016–?)
  • Australia Josh Sutcliffe[3] (2021–)

References[]

  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. ^ "TheFilipinoAustralian.com is for sale". HugeDomains. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  3. ^ "PH Volcanoes to see action in Asian Rugby 7s in Dubai". Manila Bulletin. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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