Union | Philippine Rugby Football Union |
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Nickname(s) | Volcanoes |
Coach(es) | Frano Botica |
Captain(s) |
Matthew Saunders Michael Letts |
First international | |
Philippines 32–5 Indonesia (Manila, Philippines; December 3, 2005) |
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Largest win | |
Philippines 67–0 Nepal (Doha, Qatar; March 3, 2017) |
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Largest defeat | |
Japan 50-0 Philippines (Moscow, Russia; June 30, 2013) |
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World Cup Sevens | |
Appearances | 1 (First in 2013) |
Best result | Bowl quarterfinals (2013) |
The Philippines national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side and represents the Philippines in rugby union sevens. 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.
Squad to the 2015 Southeast Asian Games:
Squad to 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens: