Philippines women's national rugby union team

The Philippines women's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Lady Volcanoes. They played their first fifteens rugby in non-test matches in a developmental tournament involving Laos and Thailand. Their first test match was against China at the 2011 Asian Division II Championship. They hosted the 2012 Asian Division II Championship in Manila.

For the men's team, see Philippines national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Philippines women's national rugby sevens team.
Philippines
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Volcanoes[1]
UnionPhilippine Rugby Football Union
Head coachJoe Palabay Dawson
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current55 (as of 9 January 2023)
First international
Philippines  0–36  China
(Anouvong Stadium, Vientiane; 24 November 2011)
Biggest win
Philippines  55–0  Laos
(Eagle's Nest Stadium, Quezon City; 16 June 2012)
Biggest defeat
China  68–0  Philippines
(Southern Plains Sports Field, Calamba; 22 June 2019)

They went on a hiatus from full 11-a-side rugby until 2018, when they competed in the Division I Asian Championships.[2]


Results summary

(Full internationals only, updated to 24 April 2023)

Philippines Internationals From 2011
OpponentFirst MatchPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstWin %
 China2011200201040.00%
 India201822005132100.00%
 Laos201122007512100.00%
 Singapore2018100110190.00%
 Thailand2011200215890.00%
Summary2011940515125644.44%


Results
For information about the status of international games, see Women's international rugby union § International women's matches.

Full internationals
Won Lost Tie/Draw
Test#DatePhilippinesScoreOpponentVenueEventRef
12011-11-24Philippines 0–36 ChinaAnouvong Stadium, Vientiane2011 Asian Division II Championship[3][4]
22011-11-25Philippines 0–39 ThailandAnouvong Stadium, Vientiane2011 Asian Division II Championship[3][4]
32011-11-26Philippines 20–12 LaosAnouvong Stadium, Vientiane2011 Asian Division II Championship[3][4]
42012-06-14Philippines 15–50 ThailandEagle's Nest Stadium, Quezon City2012 Asian Division II Championship[5][6][7]
52012-06-16Philippines 55–0 LaosEagle's Nest Stadium, Quezon City2012 Asian Division II Championship[5][8]
62018-06-05Philippines 19–5 IndiaQueenstown Stadium, Queenstown2018 Asia Championship Div 1[9][10][11]
72018-06-08Philippines 10–19 SingaporeQueenstown Stadium, Queenstown2018 Asia Championship Div 1[9][10][12][13]
82019-06-19Philippines 32–27 IndiaSouthern Plains Sports Field, Calamba2019 Asia Championship Div 1[14][15][16][17][7]
92019-06-22Philippines 0–68 ChinaSouthern Plains Sports Field, Calamba2019 Asia Championship Div 1[14][15][18][16][7]

References
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  2. "Lady Volcanoes bound for Singapore". Manila Bulletin. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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