Rugby boom sa Pinas

IKINATUWA ni Philippine Rugby General Manager Jake Letts ang pagdating ng Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour sa bansa kamakailan an aniya’y nakadagdag sa isinusulong na programa sa rugby sa bansa.

Limang araw nanatili sa bansa ang pamosong Webb Ellis Cup at naging sentro ng atraksiyon sa mga ginanap ana rugby events tulad ng Taal Volcano Get Into Rugby sessions.

Lumilibot sa mundo ang pamosong Cup para sa 18-month tour bago ang gaganaping Rugby World cup sa Setyembre sa Japan.

Ayon kay Letts, malaki ang improvement ng rugby sa bansa mula nang maipagkaloob sa Philippine Rugby Football Union ang full membership mula sa World Rugby.

“When I first got the message the Webb Ellis Cup was coming it was spine-tingling,” pahayag ni Letts. “For it to come to a local training session in the Philippines is such a rare opportunity and for these players to get up close to it is something they will always remember. They can tell their families and in the future their children that they were there when it was here in the Philippines.

“Our vision is to make sure that rugby is played here in the Philippines by more and more Filipinos. We want to be able to show that Filipinos can play rugby and we’ve proven that over the last decade. It’s a matter of growing the sport, from the youth all the way through, boys and girls, men’s and women’s. Having the Webb Ellis Cup here has been a massive boost for that,” aniya.

Mula sa Manila, ang Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour ay tutungo sa India sa August bago dalhin sa Japan para sa 2019 Rugby World Cup na nakatakda sa Setyembre 29 hanggang Nobyembre 2.