SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Philippine Tamaraws are set to defend their title as Asian rugby league football champions as they face Thailand in the first match of the 2nd Asian Cup at the Philippine Marine Merchant Academy (PMMA) in San Narciso, Zambales on Monday, October 21.
Apart from the Asian Cup, PMMA will also stage the Zambales 9’s rugby tournament featuring local rugby football teams on October 19.
According Tamaraws head coach Clayton Watene, the team is aiming to qualify for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in Australia.
“The Asian Cup is being started so we can have teams in Asia that will eventually be qualified for the World Cup, and we wantto be the first team from Asia to compete,” Watene said.
He added that last year, the Tamaraws won the 1st Asian Cup title against Thailand.
Watene said that the team was formed a few years ago after they scouted players with Filipino heritage in Australia and began training them for international competitions.
Watene also explained that the Tamaraws, a rugby league team, should not be confused with the Philippine Volcanoes, which play rugby union football. Rugby league football is played with 13 players, while rugby union is played with 15 players.
Watene said that the team is looking forward to visiting their relatives and touring the rest of the country. (FMD/MPD-SBMA)
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The Philippine Tamaraws train at the Remy Field in the Subic Bay Freeport.
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