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PRFU Upcoming Events

May 8
PRFU 15's League Round 2 / PRFU Ladies 7's / U20's National Team Trials
@ Nomads

May 15
Active Fun Juniors / PRFU Ladies 7's / PRFU 15's Round 3 / Philippine National Team Trials
@ University of Makati

May 18
ARFU Women's Rugby Coaches' Conference
@ Bangkok, Thailand

May 19
PRFU Monthly Board Meeting

May 22
PRFU 15's Round 4

May 26-30
National Team Training Camp
@ Philsports / Nomads

May 29
ARFU Executive Committee Meeting
@ Bangkok, Thailand

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We are releasing the PRFU Educational Courses for 2010. Interested participants may download the schedule by clicking below:

PRFU Educational Courses 2010 Schedule

You may also download the Ladies Rugby Development Program schedule below:

Ladies Rugby Development Program Timelines

PRFU Development News

PRFU 2009 Development Programs

The Philippine Rugby Football Union are committed to developing the sport of Rugby Football Union throughout the Philippines and 2009 stands as a productive year with the National Coach Matt Cullen

PRFU Charity

HELPING CHANGE LIVES THROUGH RUGBY UNION

PRFU Launches Big Brother Club Program for 2009

To welcome 2009, the PRFU Board and its member-clubs have decided to expand and step-up their efforts in taking the Sport of Rugby Union to the underprivileged youth in orphanages and charitable foundations.

A5N Tournament Schedule and Press Release 2010

You may download the A5N Tournament Schedule and Press Release 2010 through the link provided below

HSBC Asian Five Nations 2010 marks final stage of RWC 2011 Asian Qualifiers

HSBC Asian Five Nations Schedules 2010

2010 Philippine Men's 15's National Team

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Highlights of the Asian Five Nations Finals 2009

PRFU News

Philippine Ladies Team Win at the Asian Ladies Rugby 7'S Championships

The Philippine National Ladies Rugby Union Team emphatically won the Asian Rugby Ladies championships in Guangzhou, China by defeating India, Korea, Laos and Malaysia to claim the ladies B Division trophy. The tournament was held at the stadium which will host the Asian Games this November and it was the first time that the Philippines has competed in an Asian Championships in ladies Rugby 7s.

Philippine Volcanoes Defeat India to take home the Asian5Nations Division 2 Championship

The Philippine Volcanoes took the Division 2 ARFU title at their first attempt in emphatic fashion in Delhi today with a 34-12 victory over the hosts, India.

Although the final victory was a three try to two triumph, the gallant Indian team were restricted to scoring at the beginning of the game and at the end of the game, but for the intervening periods the Philippines dominated both territory and possession.

Philippine Volcanoes upset Thailand in A5N Semi-final

The Philippine Volcanoes are through to the A5N Division II final by defeating Thailand 53-33 in a thrilling match played overnight in New Delhi. The lead changed several times in the first half with both teams scoring great tries and trading penalty goals. A converted try late in the half gave the Volcanoes some breathing space as they went into the break with a 29-16 lead.

Under 20's and Ladies Trial For National Teams

The Philippine National u/20’s will travel to Thailand this August to play in the annual Asian Rugby Football U/20’s championships. 25 under 20’s players attended the trials and will compete with Filipino players from Cebu, Australia, England and the USA to win positions on the 22 player 2010 National Team.

Alabang Ibons Take Out The PRFU 15's League 'B' Division Trophy

It proved to be an all Filipino affair in the PRFU15’s League ‘B’ Division final with the Alabang Ibons taking on the MAAP Warriors. The Ibons and Warriors both had several players who are currently vying for places in the Philippine National U/20’s Team and the game was played at a blistering pace. The Ibons who were led by Gabby Roque, took an early lead and it was him who scored the first try of the match.

Nomads Win PRFU 15's League

The Nomads Rugby Union Club proved once again the they are the dominant 15’s a side club in the Philippines with a convincing 43-19 win over the Alabang Eagles in the PRFU 15’s League Final. The series was level at 1-1 with the Nomads winning the first game by 46-0 and then the Eagles equaled the series with a 21-20 win in the second game.

National U/20’s Team to Strong for MAAP Warriors

In the second game of the day the Philippine National U/20’s squad took on the MAAP Warriors. This game was part of the selection process for the 2010 National U/20’s team and 25 players attended these trials. The National U/20’s squad was led by ISM players Fergus Mitra and Nori Fukuyama who both played in the victorious 2009 Philippine National Team.

Eagles Equal Series at 1-1

The Alabang Eagles were able to come back from a 20 – 7 halftime deficit to cause an upset victory against the Nomads and tie the three game series at 1 all. A rejuvenated Eagles team certainly showed that they were willing to do battle for the PRFU 15’s league series and their youth and fitness came through in the second half when they scored 14 unanswered points.

Manila Hapons Overcome a New Look Carabaos Team

In the last game of the PRFU 15’s league it was the Manila Hapons who ran away with a solid victory over a new look Carabaos team. The Hapons proved to be to strong all over the field and took advantage of the Carabaos who were blooding four new players to their team.

Ibons Too Strong For The Carabaos

The Alabang Ibons and Nomads Carabaos both recruited 2 players each from the Manila Hapons to make up two equal 15s teams. The first half proved to be a close encounter with the Ibons taking a 14 – 7 lead thanks to tries by Remix Davai and Warren Carman.

PRFU 15’S LEAGUES ROUND 1 2010 Nomads
Dominant in Opening Round of 15s

After a three week break from the Manila 10's, the PRFU 15's league kicked off at Nomads with the Alabang Eagles playing Nomads and the Alabang Ibons taking on the Carabaos.

Philippine National Mens Rugby Union Team Elite Training Camp, Sydney Australia 2010

The Philippine National Team travelled to the Sydney Football Stadium and held their first team meeting at the NSW Waratahs board room. Thirty Filipino players registered for the camp and this meeting started a new era of professionalism with the PRFU.

Sons of Lapu Lapu impress at Australian Rugby 7s tournament

The Sons of Lapu Lapu made their presence felt once again at the Kiama 7s rugby tournament held last week on the South Coast of NSW, Australia. The Sydney based Filipino heritage team was one of 48 teams competing in the carnival which included the Australian 7s team, a large number of Sydney and Canberra Premiership clubs and two Tongan sides who flew over especially for the tournament.

PRFU Juniors Watch Private Showing of “Invictus”

The PRFU were extremely grateful when Mr. Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala sent a personal invite to the PRFU asking players to attend a private showing of “Invictus” at the “My Cinema” theatre in Greenbelt 3.

Philippine National Rugby Union Team Travel to Australia to Prepare for the 2010 Asian Games

The Philippine Rugby Football Union has managed to secure the Sydney Football Stadiums (SFS) to take a squad of 30 players to participate in a one week Elite Training Camp in Sydney, Australia this coming April 1 - 8.

Dave and Phil Gittus: Great Supporters of Rugby Development in the Philippines

Over the last decade, the PRFU can be thankful for a number of great supporters and sponsors who have generously given up their time, resources and finances to ensure that the development of Rugby Union has continued to grow here in the Philippines.

Active Fun Juniors - A tribute to our late friend and colleague - Mr. Tony Butler

Throughout 2009, the PRFU were able to run monthly touch football juniors programs and this certainly would not have been possible without the help and support of one man and his company.

Philippine Barbarians Take Bowl Championship

For the second consecutive year, the Philippine Barbarians (PRFU North America) braved the cold weather of the prestigious New York Sevens and not only walked away with the Premiere Division Bowl Championship, but gave one of the top Sevens sides in the United States a run for its money.

Philippines Win U/20 Asian Championships on Home Soil

The Philippines U/20 National Rugby Union Team made it a clean sweep by defeating Pakistan at Nomads Sports Complex on Saturday. The young Filipino team proved once again that Rugby Union is a sport that Filipinos can win and convincingly won the final game of the week long tournament by 46-3. Such was the dominance of their Philippines team over their opponents, in all three games, the Philippines scored a total of 128 points and only had 6 points scored against them. These 6 points came in the form of penalty conversions meaning that Laos, Iran and Pakistan were unable to score a try against the rock solid Pinoy defense.

Philippines Win David and Goliath Battle Against Iran

The Philippine National U/20’s team remained undefeated after beating the Iranian National U/20s team. Iran had defeated Pakistan in their first round match and obviously had a height and weight advantage over the smaller, more skilled Philippine Team.

The Philippines Open U/20’s Tournament with Convincing Win

The Philippine National U/20’s Rugby Union Team opened the ARFU Division 2 Asian Championships with a convincing 61-0 win over the LAOS National U/20s team. Philippines team Captain Ben Saunders led the Philippine team by example and scored an individual try beating 4 opponents to open the scoring for the Philippines, Ben was well supported by newcomer from Sydney, Ned Stephenson who ran strong and hard at outside center and he consistently alluded the Laos defense to score twice and secure a halftime lead of 21-0 to the Philippines.

Philippine National Development Team 2010

This is an image of the Development Team 2010 poster

Rugby Camp Philippines

This is an image of the Rugby Camp Philippines poster

Cebu 10's International Rugby Festival

This is an image of Cebu 10's International Rugby Festival poster

PRFU National Teams

Men's Fifteens [15s]

Men's Sevens [7s]

Under Twentys [20s]

Philippine National Rugby Under 20s Team

PRFU Ladies and Junior Teams

Ladies Touch Rugby Football

Juniors Touch Rugby Football

PRFU Philippine Extinct Volcanoes

Philippine Extinct Volcanoes

Sons of Lapu Lapu

FILIPINO RUGBY TWO BLUES

With the Asian International Rugby Union Season upon us current and prospective Filipino-Heritage Rugby Union Internationals are hard at work with the Parramatta Two Blues Rugby Union Club preparing for the Asian 5 Nations (A5N) Division 3 tournament being held at the University of Makati in the Philippines between the 1st and 4th of July.

PRFU Featured Player

Name: Harry Morris
Nickname: ask the boys
Age: 24
Date of Birth: March 27, 1985
Current City: Swansea, UK
Heritage: English/Philippines
Team: Dunvant RFC, Philippines National 7´s and 15´s, Alabang Eagles
Positioned Played: Centre, Wing, Full-ba
Rugby Hero: Tana Umaga, Habana
Interesting Skill: On or off the field?
Why RUGBY?Rugby satisfies my instincts to run hard and fast, play as a very close team and as an individual, use brains as well as brawn. Break the opposition and then have fun and get drunk with them afterwards...and there´s that winning feeling...

Since Harry was able to do anything, he has always been into Sport... His parents, being former athletes themselves encouraged him and his siblings in all aspects. So after moving to UK at the age of 6, Harry and his brother started playing rugby for a local Under 8´s team, as well as representing his City, School and County in swimming, Athletics and Gymnastics. During his early teens he needed to cut down on the amount of sports due to time and overtraining, so he focused on Rugby, and continued doing athletics in the off-season. From Ammanford RFC U14´s, Harry moved to a more successful Youth team, which won the Youth League in North and South Wales, and in the schools league, reached the finals in 2 successive years. He also represented and played with Welsh Crawshays and attended Wales development team camp befoe having to leave for University. During University he played for his Uni first team, and English Eastern counties, and earned full colours and was nominated for player of the year, 2 out of 3 years of his time in University. Now playing in Wales Division 1 League, but looking to enter Premiership next season. According to Harry, “the great thing about playing rugby is the bond between the whole team, on and off the field, and playing for Philippines Rugby has been the strongest bond within a team that I´ve played for before”. My aim is to get Philippines into the top 5 teams of Asia, and move further on and up Worldwide, in 15´s and 7´s rugby.

Name: Austin Emil Dacanay
Nickname: N/A
Age: 32
Date of Birth: Sept. 6, 1976
Current City: Tampa, FL
Heritage: 100% Pinoy, or Fullblood...tap, tap, pause, tapos, heart.
Team: Philppine National Team via Tampa Krewe RFC
Positioned Played: Loosehead Prop
Rugby Hero: Tana Umaga....and Jake Letts. xoxoxo
Interesting Skill: I once drank a lava lamp. The whole thing
Why RUGBY? Cause I was not tall enough to play basketball, like most pinoys, not fast enough to run track, like the itims, and not co-ordinated enough to play baseball or cricket like the putes, so rugby was all that was left. And oh yeah, and you can punch someone in the face and not go to jail.

According to Austin.. “Rugby was like a very bad cruise...when you first get on the boat, the food is laid out perfectly, the pool looks great, and the pinoy hosts are one in a million. But once the ship gets out to sea, and starts rocking back and forth and hits the 100 foot swells, all you wanna do is barf. Rugby is a great sport, and has been good to me in my career at the national, international and professional levels” but when he thinks about all of the games he´s played, all the injuries he has accrued, all the partying he has done, all of the characters he has met, and all the money he has spent, it makes him wanna barf...but when Austin thinks about being one of the Sons of Lapu Lapu, it makes him proud.