Union | Philippine Rugby Football Union | ||
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Nickname(s) | Volcanoes | ||
Coach(es) | 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) |
The Philippines national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. The 2012 Hong Kong Sevens was their first appearance in an IRB Sevens World Series. They were 1 of 4 Asian teams that qualified through regional tournaments to be included in the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens, it is also a qualifying tournament for inclusion in the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. After the Philippines won third place against South Korea in the 2012 Singapore Sevens Series, they gained qualification to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow. The Philippines finished third at the 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, and qualified to the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens World Series qualifier. At the tournament, the team defeated Zimbabwe and advanced to quarter-finals, where they lost to Asian rival Hong Kong.