Volcanoes, aakyat sa Taal

BAGO ang pagsabak sa Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour, naging abala ang Philippine Volcanoes sa pagbibigay kasiyahan sa mga kabataan na kabilang sa rugby development program.

Ipinasyal ng Volcanoes – kasabay nang pagdating sa bansa ng pamosong Webb Ellis Cup – ang mga bata sa Taal Volcano sa Tagaytay City para magbigay ng inspirasyon.

Bahagi ang programa sa paghahanda ang Volcanoes para sa 18-month training Tour bago ang pagsabak sa kauna-unahang Rugby World Cup sa susunod na taon sa Japan.

May pagkakataon naman ang mga kabataan, higit yaong mga football enthusiast na makita ang pamosong Trophy Tour na dumating sa bansa kamakailan. Dadalhin ito sa opening day ng local Rugby Sevens Festival sa Southern Plains, Laguna.

Magsasagawa naman ng training session ngayon sa McKinley Hill Stadium bago magtungo sa central shopping mall kung saan imbitado ang mga local junior development teams na makilahok sa session kasama ang Webb Ellis Cup.

Ang Trophy Tour ay bibisita rin sa Get Into Rugby session ng Philippine Rugby Football Union (PRFU) bukas. Ang Get Into Rugby programme ay bahagi ng World Rugby’s strategy para mapayabong ang sports sa mundo.

“This is an exciting time for the growth of rugby in the Philippines and across Asia. The game continues to attract new participants and fans in record numbers as we approach one year to go to Rugby World Cup 2019, the first to be held in Asia.

“Bringing the tournament to Asia for the first time in 2019 is a once-ina-lifetime opportunity to increase participation across the continent and initiatives like the Trophy Tour help to spread the inspiration of Rugby World Cup 2019 far and wide. We have already seen the positive benefits of the Impact Beyond legacy programme to the region, with well over 500,000 participants already getting their first taste of rugby as part of our ambitious ‘Asia 1 Million’ project and look forward to continued growth of the game in the Philippines,” pahayag ni World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper.

“It is a great honour to host the Webb Ellis Cup here in the Philippines as part of the build-up to Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. We are seeing steady growth in rugby and the recent success of the national side in the Asia Rugby Division 1 along with the Trophy Tour helps us to continue to work towards a bright future for rugby in the Philippines,” sambit ni Jake Letts, PRFU General Manager.

Mula sa Manila, dadalhin ang Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour sa India sa susunod na buwan.

Nakatakda ang Rugby World Cup 2019 simula sa September 2.