Philippines national rugby league team

Philippines

Badge of Philippines team
Nickname	Tamaraws
Governing body	Philippines National Rugby League
Region	Asia-Pacific
Head coach	Arwin Marcus
Captain	Luke Srama
RLIF ranking	35th
First international
Thailand 0–86 Philippines (Bangkok, Thailand; 21 October 2012)
Biggest win
Thailand 0–86 Philippines (Bangkok, Thailand; 21 October 2012)
Biggest defeat
Niue 36–22 Philippines (Sydney, Australia; 4 October 2012)
World Cup
Appearances	0

The Philippines national rugby league team (nicknamed the Tamaraws) represent the Philippines in international rugby league football matches. They were established in 2011. In their short history the Tamaraws have been relatively successful, being repeated Asian Cup winners and regularly participating in the Cabramatta International 9s rugby league tournament.

History

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Niue v. Philippines in a test match in Sydney, Australia.

The Philippines National Rugby League (PNRL) was established in 2011 with a view of expanding rugby league further into Asia. The PNRL oversees the running of the national team, in 2011 it was announced that the Philippines would be playing their first game of rugby league at the 2012 at the Cabramatta International Nines, while also being involved in other organized international rugby league tournaments in the Asia-Pacific region. The Philippines have twice been involved in the Cabramatta International 9s rugby league tournament, in 2012 they defeated Burwood-North Ryde 22-18 to take the Bowl Trophy. In 2012 the Philippines won over Thailand at the 2012 Rugby League Asian Cup. The match was the first rugby league international played in Asia.

In 2013 they selected 3 teams to take part in the tournament.

In 2014 the Philippines entered four teams: the first side, two development sides, and an under 20's side.

World Cup

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	D
2013	Team did not exist when qualifying began
2017	Not involved in qualifying
Total	0 Titles	0/13	0	0	0	0

Asian Cup

Captain of the winning Philippines team, Luke Srama holding the trophy at the inaugural Asian Cup in 2012.

The Philippines made their international rugby league debut in Bangkok on October 21, 2012 with a match against Thailand, who were also making their international debut. Aided by a host of Australian-based players, Philippines won the match 86-0 in the first Rugby League Asian Cup.

Asian Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	D
2012	Champions	1/2	1	1	0	0
2013	Champions	1/2	1	1	0	0
Total	2 Titles	1/1	1	1	0	0

Current squad

2014 Squad
First team squad								Coaching staff
1 Richard Goowdin - FB 2 Carlo Alimboyong - WG 3 Steven Tolo - CE 4 Dennis Gordon - CE 5 Judd Greenhalgh - WG 6 Justin Wrigley - SO 7 Paul Sheedy - SH 8 Rez Phillips - PR 9 Luke Srama (c) - HK 10 Glenn Power - PR 11 Shane Gray - SR 12 Ned Stephneson - SR 13 Brian West - LF		14 Dylan Jones - LF 15 Scott Donnelly - SR, PR 16 Micah Hines - PR 17 Fred Colina - WG 18 Will Dreves - FB 19 Jonico Hardwick - WG						Head coach Clayton Watene Legend: (c) Captain (vc) Vice captain Updated: 1 October 2014 Source(s): 2014 Squad

Former players

Players who have played for the national team

• Kevin Gordon
• Matt Srama
• Craig Wing
• Andrew Everingham
• Joven Clarke
• Paul Sheedy

International results

• Philippines def. Thailand 86–0 (21 October 2012)
• Philippines def. Thailand 44–10 (21 October 2013)
• Niue def. Philippines 36–22 (4 October 2014)
• Philippines def. Vanuatu 32–16 (11 October 2014)

All-time Results Record

Team	First Played	Played	Win	Draw	Loss	Points For	Points Against	Last Meeting
Niue	2014	1	0	0	1	22	36	2014
Thailand	2012	2	2	0	0	130	10	2013
Vanuatu	2014	1	1	0	0	32	16	2014

Coaches

• Clayton Watene (2012–2014)

External links

• Philippine National Rugby League Official Website