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
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.
Written by: Peter Lawrence
Taken from: PRFU Newsletter
Monday, 03 November 2008
The weather was perfect and the pitches were in great condition for the ACTIVEFUN Junior
Touch Rugby Challenge tournament, held at the British School Manila (BSM) on the morning of Saturday, October 18, 2008, in conjunction with the Philippines Rugby Football Union (PRFU).
Over 120 boys and girls, including more than 70 from the host school, participated in a fun
tournament which will be the first of a series of such tournaments, and will culminate in a Junior Touch Rugby Carnival to be held in Alabang in early 2009. BSM welcomed schools from the European International School (EIS) who were marshalled by Romain Barberis, Bahay Bata Orphanage, who sent two teams on the long journey down from Angeles and the Tuloy Orphanage with Carlito “Ahlo” Abono in charge.
Active Fun Junior Touch Rugby Challenge Results
3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a loss, followed by the For and Against Tries scored, e.g. 4 points, 8-9.
8 and UNDER
EIS 6 points, 8-0 Equal 2,
BSM Lion Cubs 1 point, 1-5 Equal 2,
BSM Cats 1 point, 1-5
10 and UNDER
Bahay Bata 12 points, 16-2
BSM Typhoons 7 points, 10-10
BSM Stormers 5 points, 8-7
BSM Cyclones 4 points, 8-9
EIS 0 points, 2-16
Bahay Bata beat BSM Select 4-1
12 and UNDER
BSM Blues 9 points, 11-3
BSM Reds 4 points, 5-5
Tuloy 2 points, 4-5
BSM Whites 1 point, 1-8
BSM Select drew with Tuloy 2-2
14 and UNDER
Bahay Bata 7 points, 6-0
Tuloy 6 points, 10-2
BSM Lions 2 points, 3-6
BSM Cougars 1 point, 2-13
Tuloy beat BSM Select 1-0
Matt Cullen of the PRFU had organised an enthusiastic group of referees who controlled matches played in four age groups - children of ages up to 8, 10, 12 and 14.
Whilst there were no medals or trophies, in keeping with the spirit of the nature of the tournament, the results below show an even level of competition with BSM and EIS topping the table in two of the age groups and the Bahay Bata boys leading the remaining two groups. Given the number of BSM boys and girls, BSM fielded a number of evenly balanced sides and BSM Select sides were then pitted against the Tuloy and Bahay Bata teams.
A very knowledgeable and appreciative crowd attended and stayed on to watch a seven-a-side demonstration match played on the full field. Thanks to all those who attended, particularly the ten BSM coaches, fresh from their Level One, IRB-sanctioned coaching course.
PRFU National Teams
Men's Fifteens [15s]
Men's Sevens [7s]
Under Twentys [20s]
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.
