Philippines national rugby sevens team
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The Philippines national rugby sevens team represents the Philippines in international rugby sevens tournament. It is organized by the Philippine Rugby Football Union.
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| Union | Philippine Rugby Football Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Volcanoes | ||
| Coach | Josh Sutcliffe | ||
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| First international | |||
 Philippines 32–5 Indonesia  [1] (Manila, Philippines; December 3, 2005) | |||
| Largest win | |||
Philippines 67–0 Nepal  (Doha, Qatar; March 3, 2017) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
 Japan 50–0 Philippines (Moscow, Russia; June 30, 2013) | |||
| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Bowl quarterfinals (2013) | ||
History
Rugby sevens was a demonstration sport at the 2005 SEA Games in the Philippines.[2][3] The Philippines fielded its first ever rugby sevens national team and defeated Indonesia 32–5 for the gold medal.[4]
The Philippines qualified for their first and only Rugby World Cup Sevens in the 2013 edition in Moscow.[5]
Tournament history
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Asian Games
SEA Games
Players
Current team
The following is the squad for the 2022 Asian Games.[6][7][8]
Head coach: 
Darryl Suasua
| No. | Pos. | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | Tommy Kalaw Gilbert | 27 |
| 2 | BK | Kai Ledesma Stroem | 25 |
| 3 | FW | Donald Coleman | 25 |
| 4 | BK | Joe Palabay Dawson | 33 |
| 5 | BK | Luc Villalba Smith | 22 |
| 7 | BK | Jerome Rudder | 25 |
| 8 | BK | Vincent Amar Young | 29 |
| 9 | FW | Barberis Raphael | 22 |
| 10 | FW | Robert Luceno Fogerty | 26 |
| 11 | BK | Nicholas Gaffud Robertson | 26 |
| 12 | FW | Justin Coveney | 38 |
| 14 | FW | Rafael Julian Phillips | 21 |
Other notable players
Coaches
Rick Hartley (2006–2009)
Al Caravelli (2012–2013)- Matthew Cullen (2013–2014)
Geoff Alley (2014–2015)- Frano Botica (2016–?)
- Josh Sutcliffe[9] (2021–?)
- Darryl Suasua (2023–)
