Philippines national rugby union team
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| Union | Philippine Rugby Football Union |
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| Nickname(s) | Volcanoes |
| Ground(s) |
Rizal Memorial Stadium Philippine Sports Stadium |
| Coach(es) | Jarred Hodges |
| Captain(s) | Oliver Saunders |
| Most caps | Jake Letts (22) |
| Top scorer | Oliver Saunders (161) |
| Most tries | Matthew Saunders (13) |
| First international | |
 Guam 14–18 Philippines  (May 20, 2006) |
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| Largest win | |
Philippines 101–0 Brunei  (July 2, 2008) |
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| Largest defeat | |
 Japan 121–0 Philippines (April 20, 2013) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1(first appearance 2013) |
The Philippine national rugby union team, nicknamed the "Volcanoes" represents the Philippines in international rugby union. The Philippines have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, but have been playing in the Asian 5 Nations tournaments since its inception in 2008. Currently they are the reigning Division I champions and are promoted to the top 5 for the 2013 tournament.
In the March 19, 2012 IRB World Rankings, Philippines, along with Mexico and Pakistan, were listed for the first time, entering with the base rating of 40 points (which positioned the three national teams in 71st place). In the April 16, 2012 IRB World Rankings, the Philippines ranked 62, their highest rank ever since the team was created. With their unbeaten record in the latest Asian 5 Nations Division I tournament, and promotion to the Asian 5 Nations main tournament, the rank of the team rose to 55th as they are about to be joining the best of all the Asian teams in 2013.
In 1998 the Philippine Rugby Football Union (PRFU), the national governing body for rugby union in the Philippines, was formed. Rugby union in the Philippines was introduced mainly through the large number of British, Australian and New Zealand expatriates living in the country.
The Philippines made their first official international debut at the 5th division of the 2006 ARFU Asian Rugby Series. They won over Guam, 18 – 14, in its first match in May 20, 2006 but was later defeated by Pakistan in a match held in June 11, 2006 and failed to secure the sole slot for promotion to the next division. In December 2006, the Philippines Under-19 went undefeated in the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) Under-19 Second Division Tournament.
In 2008, the PRFU gained full membership to the international governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB). The Philippines dominated the fourth-tier of the ARFU Asian 5 Nations Series and captured the inaugural Division 4 title. During the tournament, the Philippines demolished Brunei 101-0 and then defeated the home side Guam 20-8 to capture the division title.
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