The Philippines national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. The

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was their first appearance in an

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. They were 1 of 4 Asian teams that qualified through regional tournaments to be included in the

, it is also a qualifying tournament for inclusion in the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. After the Philippines won third place against

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in the 2012 Singapore Sevens Series, they gained qualification to the

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. The Philippines finished third at the

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, and qualified to the

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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

Tournament history

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games

The Philippine national team also won the rugby sevens event at the

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. 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

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2012 Hong Kong Sevens

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Players

Notable players

Andrew Wolff Andrew James Penaflorida Wolff (born 13 July 1985) is a Rugby Sevens Player. Born in England, he currently plays for the Alabang Eagles Rugby Club and the Philippines' National Rugby Sevens Team, the Philippine Volcanoes. Early life Born in S ...

* Gareth Holgate *

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* Oliver Saunders * Michael Letts

Coaches

* Rick Hartley (2006–2009) *

Al Caravelli Al Caravelli (born 1959 or 1960 in Queens, New York) is head coach of the Philippines national rugby sevens team. He was head coach of the United States national rugby sevens team from 2006 until 2012. Caravelli inherited a team that was on a 30 ...

(2012–2013) * Matthew Cullen (2013–2014) * Geoff Alley (2014–2015) * Frano Botica (2016–?) * Josh Sutcliffe (2021–)

References

External links

Philippine Rugby Football Union
official website {{National sports teams of the Philippines Rugby union in the Philippines S National rugby sevens teams