MAGKAKAROON ng dagdag na bentahe ang Philippine Lady Volcanoes sa pagsabak nila sa 2019 Asia Rugby Division 1 Women’s Championships sa Hunyo 19 -22.
Ito'y matapos malipat ang venue ng torneo sa Calamba, Laguna.
Orihinal na nakatakda ang torneo sa labas ng bansa bago sumang-ayon ang Philippine Rugby na maging host nito.
“We hosted the Asia Rugby Men’s Championships last year, when the request came to look to host the Women’s Championships, we decided we wanted to be able to give the same opportunities for our women’s to play on home soil” wika ni Jake Letts, General Manager ng Philippine Rugby.
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Tumapos ang Lady Volcanoes na pangalawa sa Division 1 noong nakaraang taon at tatangkain nilang manguna ngayon sa home ground.
“We play India in our first game, hopefully we can get a win and progress to the final. Last year we were successful over India, we are looking to achieve the same result next Wednesday” wika naman ni Acee San Juan, ang halfback ng Team Philippines.
Second seed ang Lady Volcanoes kasunod ng Singapore.
“Women’s Rugby in Asia is consistently growing and attracting more women and girls to play. It’s an exciting era for our sport. It’s also positive to see each nation evenly contested in this competition. It’s going to be close between all matches and exciting to watch” ayon pa kay Letts.
Pinaghandaang mabuti ng Lady Volcanoes ang torneo sa ilalim ni coach Andy Brown at performance coach Chris Everingham sa tulong at suporta ng MVP Sports Foundation, First Pacific at Philippine Sports Commission.
