KONTING kembot na lamang, masisiguro ng Philippine Volcanoes ang Top 3 sa Asia standing, ayon kay General Manager Jake Letts.

Iginiit ni Letts na nakaayon sa tadhana ng National Team ang magandang kapalaran at sa pagkakataong ito may 18 players ang Volcanoes para pamilian sa susunod na laban.

“Our National coaches will have a headache this week, a full contingent of top athletes (18 in total) aiming to be selected in the Top 12. A great problem to have” pahayag ni Letts

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Galing ang Volcanoes sa matikas na kampanya sa naunang dalawang rounds. Target ng Pinoy na makasampa sa podium sa unang pagkakataon mula noong 2013.

“Asia Rugby consists of 31 countries, the last time we ranked in the Top 3 was in 2013. Ever since then we have been floating between 5th and 10th. So, it’s great to see that the Volcanoes will once again be competing for that podium finish in the Sevens Series,” sambit ni Letts.

Ngunit, sadyang mabigat ang laban ng Volcanoes na haharap sa Asian Games bronze medalist Korea, China at Sri Lanka.

“Currently on the standings, there are 3 points that separate 3rd place and 6th place. Each team has either won or lost a match between each. We defeated Korea and Sri Lanka, China defeated us, Sri Lanka defeated China, Korea defeated Sri Lanka, the list goes on. It’s just too close to call. However come the last leg next weekend, the rankings will be decided as we all face off against each other again and we like our chances, considering we have defeated each of these teams at the recent events” pahayag ni Letts.

Kumpiyansa rin si head coach Frano Botica, gayundin ang assistants niyang sina David Johnston at Performance Manager Chris Everingham sa laban ng Pinoy. Magbabalik-aksiyon sina national player Donald Canon Coleman, Ryan Reyes Howe at Justin Villazor Coveney.

“It’s likely the most competitive Training Camp we have had for the 2018 Series, player availability wise anyways. The first two training camps have been strong and tough, however the third will be hard, if not harder, ” pahayag ni Everingham