Summary
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.
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| Union | Philippine Rugby Football Union | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Volcanoes | ||
| Coach(es) | Josh Sutcliffe | ||
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| First international | |||
 Philippines 32–5 Indonesia  [1] (Manila, Philippines; December 3, 2005) | |||
| Largest win | |||
Philippines 67–0 Nepal  (Doha, Qatar; March 3, 2017) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
 Japan 50–0 Philippines (Moscow, Russia; June 30, 2013) | |||
| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Bowl quarterfinals (2013) | ||
Honours edit
- 2009 Brunei Rugby 7s Runners up
Tournament history edit
Rugby World Cup Sevens edit
| World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1993
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Did Not Enter | ||||||||
 1997
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 2001
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| 2005
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 2009
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 2013
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Bowl Quarterfinals | 24th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
 2018
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did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Title | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Asian Games edit
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 1998
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did not enter | ||||||||
 2002
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 2006
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 2010
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| 2014
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Classification round | 5th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018
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did not enter | ||||||||
| 2022
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Classification round | 9th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | No Title | 2/7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||
Southeast Asian Games edit
| Southeast Asian Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
| 2007
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Final | 1st | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
 2015
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Final | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
 2017
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Final | 4th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2019
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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 edit
Pool E
Ranking Matches
Players edit
Current team edit
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 edit
Coaches edit
Rick Hartley (2006–2009)
Al Caravelli (2012–2013)- Matthew Cullen (2013–2014)
Geoff Alley (2014–2015)- Frano Botica (2016–?)
- Josh Sutcliffe[5] (2021–?)
- Darryl Suasua (2023–)
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Volcanoes kick off rugby 7s bid vs Malaysia, Hong Kong". The Manila Times. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens Men's - Team Roster - (PHI) Philippines" (PDF). Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. 23 September 2023.
- ^ "PH Volcanoes to see action in Asian Rugby 7s in Dubai". Manila Bulletin. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links edit
- Philippine Rugby Football Union official website