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.
The Philippines Open U/20’s Tournament with Convincing Win
Laos v Philippine line out
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 Captain Ben Saunders scoring one of any tries
Philippine National Player Ned Stephenson breaking through the Laos defense
To their credit, the Laos team did not take a backward step and kept defending their line until finally the Philippine forwards took control of the game and started to make inroads into the Laos defense. The second half was one way traffic with the Philippine scoring 40 unanswered points. It was great to see both Junior Aloda and Julien Avondo both score tries in their International debut. Other players who stepped up to the International challenge included Andrew Farrar, Alex Buchel, Nathan Persons and Orlando Olvera.
The Laos National U20s Team 2009
Philippine National U20s Team 2009
The Philippine National Team will now meet the Iranian National Team this Thursday at the International School of Manila and this should prove to be a David and Goliath encounter, with the Philippine team showing skill, pace and flair against the Iranian team who beat Pakistan with brute force and size.
Pak v Iran lineout
Image courtesy: Sam Chittick, Chris Kuhlow and Trish Somera
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.
