PH Volcanoes sweep Rugby 7s round robin, will play Malaysia for gold

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PH Volcanoes sweep Rugby 7s round robin, will play Malaysia for gold
The Philippine men’s rugby team completed their sweep of the 2015 Southeast Asian Games Rugby 7s round robin with victories over Laos and Malaysia on Sunday

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine men’s rugby team completed their sweep of the 2015 Southeast Asian Games Rugby 7s round robin with victories over Laos and Malaysia on Sunday, June 7 at Choa Chu Kang Stadium in Singapore. 

The Philippines will face Malaysia once more at 4:45 pm today in the gold medal match.

The Philippine Volcanoes, which topped defending champions Thailand, host nation Singapore and Cambodia yesterday, defeated Laos 43-0 in the opening match of the day.  

(READ: Why Philippine Rugby matters)

Brothers Benjamin and Matthew Saunders scored on first half tries against Malaysia, which were followed by Gareth Holgate conversions. Malaysia dominated the second half but the Philippines held on for a 14-10 win. 

The Philippines won the Rugby 7s gold medal at the 2005 SEA Games in Manila and finished second to host nation Thailand in 2007, which was the last time the sport was included in the biennial games.

 

The Philippine women’s rugby team opened up on Saturday with a 17-0 win over Laos but lost 36-0 to Thailand. On Sunday they lost 12-7 to Singapore. Their match with Malaysia was ongoing at time of publishing.

 

Rappler.com

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