Philippines Volcanoes reveal A5N lineup vs Japan

The Philippine Volcanoes' quest to make the Rugby World Cup takes its next step, as it revealed the team that will face Japan in the Asian 5 Nations Tournament in Fukuoka on April 20.

The annual tournament is the highest tier of international rugby in the continent. Featuring the top five Asian rugby nations, The A5N is a round-robin tournament that spans from April and May this year. The Philippines will be hosting its matches on May 4 against Hong Kong and May 18 against the United Arab Emirates at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Aside from Japan, they will also travel to Ansan to play against South Korea on May 11.

1 Dacanay, Austin Garnica
2 Duhig, Michael Estrada
3 Bellenie, Matthew Orag
4 Howorth, Steve Pagtalunan
5 Urquijo, Jaime Zobel 
6 Carroll, Terrence Javier
7 Hitch, Chris Baltazar
8 Ward, Jake
9 Price, James Carandang
10 Holgate, Gareth dela Rosa
11 Matthews, Joseph Bembo
12 Coveney, Justin Villazor
13 Saunders, Matthew Abalos
14 Olivier, Patrice Ortiz
15 Letts, Michael Robrigado
16 Robinson-Polkey, David
17 Hagan, Graeme
18 Bautista, Joshua Che
19 Feeney, David
20 Seeto, Darran Centillas
21 Letts, Jake Robrigado
22 Aronson, Alexander
23 Gregson, Jeff Blanco

Head coach: Jarred Hodges
Team Manager: Phil Gittus
Asst coach: Stuart Woodhouse
Physiotherapist: Christopher Bailey

Blog Outsourcing - June 4, 2012

Good morning and Happy Monday!

It has been a long day, especially when you know you will be covering a FIFA international friendly tomorrow, especially when it featured back-to-back press conferences. (The other one involves Puma being the kit sponsor of the Philippine Senior National Football team, its first in the Asia-Pacific region)

I enjoy watching and covering football. I feel more pressure with it now, especially when you have committed yourself to writing more about it. At least you get the enjoyment of magic such like this at Jerryworld.

Here forth are the links to keep you busy after the jump.
All is square in love and war, whether here or there. (c/o The Oklahoman and Boston Herald)

What about Lil' Wayne and his "entitlement." (c/o Larry Brown Sports)

Bosh-ed up and ready to go? (c/o Miami Herald)

Phil will still get to enjoy his peyotes more. (c/o The Inquisitr)

How do you remember Orlando Woolridge, or LeRoy Ellis, or Jack Twyman? (c/o Pippen Ain't Easy, The Oregonian, and The Big Lead)

Kings of the Road. (c/o Los Angeles Times)

Tim Thomas wants a sabbatical. (c/o New York Times)

A four-hitter and a five-hitter lay in the cards. (c/o Newark Star-Ledger and Lookout Landing)

This happens when you decide to bolt the conference, you get hosed out. (c/o Sporting News)

Kings of Rugby is in Dartmouth. (c/o Philadelphia Daily News)

Trey > Lefty in *ping!*. (c/o Palm Beach Post)

Tide got rolled. (c/o Golfweek)

Jimmie tames the Monster Mile. (c/o The News-Tribune)

Azarenka is done, but not Novak in Roland Garros. (c/o New York Times)

Due to an unfortunate incident involving Paul Williams, James Kirkland will now be taking on El Canelo. (c/o Washington Post, New Yorker, Fight Saga)

Time's up for Shawn Johnson. (c/o Inside Gymnastics)

Michael Phelps says hello. (c/o Austin American-Statesman)

Palestine and Haiti as part of nations with skiers. (c/o Planet Ski)

Aston Villa and Liverpool get their guys. (c/o Birmingham Mail and Daily Mail)

Pep in Manhattan. (c/o Marca)

To part, here is the official Theme Song for the Euro 2012.

Blog Outsourcing 4/23 edition

The weekend for me was pretty much dictated by this football match. A match between two titans, not just in Spain, but in the world. Even if it took place at 2 in the morning here in the Motherland, these kind of things are must-watch stuff, if you could do so, you must.

The Catalans have dominated this match-up the past few years, especially at the Nou Camp. So to see this victory (as deconstructed here) is really awesome and sweet. Now with four matches remaining, all the current La Liga leaders need are two wins and they secure the title.


HalaMadrid!

Here forth are the links after the jump.
Denny takes it home in Kansas. (c/o Racin Today)

Even NASCAR guys are part of the First SportsMan's tour, too. (c/o Paddock Talk)

The Red Bulls take this one, but not this one. (c/o Al-Jazeera and Washington Post's Soccer Insider)

The Bahrain GP will always be around, I guess, in spite of the tense atmosphere surrounding it. (c/o Northampton Chronicle & Echo)

34 individuals for 33 slots? (c/o WRTV 6)

So, what ails Tiger, from Butch's view? (c/o The Golf Blog)

Small step to finally getting it, Rafa over Nole? (c/o The Daily Telegraph)

No clay for Kim. (c/o Tennis Grandstand)

Floyd Mayweather always got something to say. (c/o The Sweet Science)

Bones got this one, for sure. (c/o Sports Illustrated)

Rugby from the Motherland getting a huge boost. Truly awesome stuff. (c/o Rappler)

Borussia Dortmund, the Kaiser of the Bundesliga. (c/o Globe and Mail)

This is the ultras mentality. Passion is high. Sometimes, too high that they lose control of themselves. (c/o Yahoo!'s Dirty Tackle)

Latest on Fabrice Muamba. (c/o Huffington Post UK)

The chase may still be alive in England, as the red side stalls and the blue side takes advantage. (c/o The Guardian and Belfast Telegraph)

Here's the customary nice piece from Grantland. (c/o Grantland)

This guy might be as good with what he does as Miz is with his spreadsheets. (c/o Courtvision)

Relegation is tough, but they have to face it. (c/o Here In The City)

Uthoff gets freed. Sort of. Kudos to a more observant society. (c/o Ology and The Sportingnews)

What the Paterno family is going to get from Penn State. This, however, still has legs. (c/o Allentown Morning Call)

To quote Dolph Ziggler, I am Perfection. (c/o Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Here are highlights from El Clasico.

Philippine Rugby Team for A5N Division I

Yesterday, the Philippine Rugby Football Union (PRFU) announced its roster who will compete in the A5N Division I Championships that will commence this Sunday. They are the ff:

Abraham, Phil
Bautista, JC
Bellenie, Matt
Carroll, Terry
Coveney, Justin
Dacanay, Austin
De Guzman, Michael
Duhig, Michael
Gomez, Cleo
Hitch, Chris
Howorth, Steven
Letts, Jake
Letts, Michael
Matthews, Joseph
Matthews, Luke
Olivier, Patrice
Perez, Tyler
Perry, Nick
Price, James
Saunders, Matt
Saunders, Oliver
Taylor, Richard
Urquijo, Jaime
Ward, Jake
West, Brian

Coach: Expo Mejia
Coach: Jarred Hodges
Manager:  Matt Cullen
Physiotherapist:  Damian Raper
Manager:  Grant Rice

Good luck to them as they start their quest for rugby greatness.

Asian 5 Nations Rugby in the Philippines

Are you ready for people to score a try? The best way to learn a sport is observing. This is probably the closest thing to high quality rugby. One should try and take advantage and watch these games at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Besides, Filipinos are competing, so it is an opportunity to express our pride, admiration and nationalism.

Hopefully, I have the chance to watch these matches. These four teams comprise Division I, which is one tier lower from the Asian rugby kings (Japan, Korea, UAE, Hong Kong and Kazakhstan).

Blog Outsourcing - March 26, 2012

It's another Manic Monday.

So, the Final Four is set. Congratulations to Kentucky, Louisville, Kansas and Ohio State. The establishment once again reigns in the NCAA, as a SEC, B1G, Big East and a Big 12 team asserted their claim. Kentucky is filled with boatloads of talent, which Cal will reload, and reload he will until the NBA pries him away. Standing in his way is a familiar nemesis in Rick Pitino and his Cardinals, the champions of the Big East. Then we have Bill Self against Thad Matta on the other bracket. Maybe we will see the drama we're normally accustomed to here. Who knows.

The women are in their Elite 8 (Baylor-Tenn vs Stanford-Duke, Notre Dame-Maryland vs UConn vs Kentucky) The NIT is also in their Final Four, too. But most of you don't care about that. What more the CBI and the CIT...  

Here forth are the links to make your morning catch-up worthwhile.
Peter Crouch, sensational. See for yourself. (c/o The Guardian & Soccer Blogger)

What ails Liverpool? (c/o The Telegraph)

Canada beats America in futbol, get closer to London. (c/o CBS Sports)

For Chelsea, the cure to an inefficient return on investment? Spend more. (c/o A Different League)

Bolton return to the pitch with a win, with a looming flashback to come. (c/o The Sun and The Independent)

Fiji rules Hong Kong to the delight of these people. (c/o Planet Rugby and AsiaOne)

How the Philippines is working on developing rugby and fared in the Hong Kong 7s. (c/o The Roar and GMA News)

Borat continues to haunt Kazakhstan. (c/o al-Bawaba)

UFC inside a football stadium. Major homefield advantage. (c/o The Province)

Texas mis-step? (c/o Boxing Scene)

We will miss this raconteur. (c/o New York Daily News)

Helio's win in Wheldon's turf. (c/o Washington Post)

Alonso back on the scene. (c/o Grand Prix)

The IceMan cometh... with ice cream. (c/o Big Pond Sport)

Smoked in the rain. (c/o Fox Sports)

The Frozen Four is complete: Boston College, Minnesota, Ferris State and Union. (c/o Boston Globe, Minnesota Daily, Detroit Free Press and Inside Halton)

New arena. Will hockey send a team over? (c/o Montreal Gazette)

The parting video for today is an achievement in video editing. Kudos to the guy who painstakingly went out and gathered the first 234 goals of Lionel Messi for FC Barcelona.

Blog Outsourcing - March 12, 2012 edition

Another Monday greets us all today.

Congratulations to the 68 teams who made it to the Big Dance. First to the 31 Conference Tournament Winners, since they earned the automatic bid. Then to the other 37 institutions whom the NCAA Selection Committee has deemed to be deserving of the spot.

I am pretty sure we will have a myriad of posts upcoming to deconstruct the bracket, and other what nots, but there are other things to look at, as there is the NIT and the CBI and the CIT, too.

Good luck and may the bracket gods be nice to you.

Here are the links to make your day after the jump
Look who is back on top in the Premiership. (c/o The Guardian)

Calls for goal-line technology echoing again. (c/o The Herald Sun)

And then the sound of silence... (c/o ESPN Star)

The best player not in Europe should be in there. (c/o Super Sport)

Fallout from the Port Said disaster continues. (c/o BBC Sport)

Announces sell-out, but stadium was empty (c/o Huffington Post)

The players have sacrificed, but who wants Glasgow Rangers? (c/o Market Watch & Bloomberg)

Defending the MLS Cup kicked off on the wrong foot. (c/o Soccer America)

The Welsh are almost there. (c/o Wales Online)

Who among them will be Team Faber or Team Cruz? (c/o The Vancouver Sun)

The latest opponents of Manny Pacquiao? A journalist and the government that he serves. (c/o ABS-CBN News and Philippine Star)

What to expect in the upcoming Formula 1. (Formula 1)

Smokin' in Vegas. (c/o Charlotte Observer)

More questions on Tiger... (c/o Miami Herald)

Is he deserving of an invite? (c/o ExeGolf)

If you are going to be liberal with your use of Twitter, the school better make you learn how to use it. (c/o Detroit News)

The Gronk effect. (c/o Black Shoe Diaries)

The NBA loves Ricky Rubio. (c/o Yahoo!'s Ball Don't Lie)

The luster has definitely worn off. (c/o North Jersey.com)

The annual Trade Value column is up. Discuss. (c/o Grantland)

Deconstructing the trade. (c/o Crave Online)

Roll out... Roll out for the Manning Mystery Tour.... (c/o Washington Post)

Since they are going to be having a performance in a few...

Blog Outsourcing - February 13, 2012

 

Good Morning! Welcome to the new week ahead.

I was watching a portion of the Grammys earlier. Of course they did some minor tweaks in the aftermath of Whitney Houston passing. Just some minor thoughts.

I would have wanted to see Etta James and Don Cornelius on the In Memoriam vignette. Both were not on it. Nate Dogg was simplified into a group instead of individual like what they did to Amy Winehouse or Whitney. Sure thing they put a tribute for Etta in already with Raitt and Keys. But that is different. I will definitely be in the minority with regards to Chris Brown. Ok, so he beats up women, fine. He still has talent for music. Speaking of which...



CBreezy was doing his thing alongside David Guetta and Lil' Wayne, then the Foo Fighters did theirs, followed by this!



Adele was the worthy winner. Going 6/6 on your 2nd album in the Grammys is sweet. Another worthy winner? Jennifer Hudson. Tasked to sing the song originally sung by Dolly Parton, she killed it onstage. The simplistic preparation of the segment also was great. Fitting, too. Contrast that to what Nicki Minaj did. That seemed more appropriate for the MTV VMAs.

Oh, and Paul McCartney was awesome. So were his friends.

The complete winners can be found here.

Here forth are the links to make your morning after the jump.
USA sweeps the Swiss and so does the Motherland. (c/o Tennis Magazine & Philippine Star)

Do you miss football? Well, American Rugby just finished in the United States. (c/o New Zealand Herald)

Who exactly is Nick Diaz? (c/o Head Kick Legend)

Lance returns to competitive action again. He also managed to secure a victory as well. (c/o The Trizone & Washington Post)

Nothing like proposing on a medal podium or in a hot air balloon festival. (c/o Columbia Missourian & ABS-CBN News)

We beat ya fair and square, sore losers. So this is the full match video (c/o Washington Times and Youtube).

He might be the next guy for the Filipino Flash. (c/o Boxing Scene)

End of the road looming for him. (c/o Fighthype)

What to expect in NASCAR in 2012? (c/o Charlotte News & Observer)

Lefty eviscerates Tiger. (c/o San Jose Mercury News)

About time South Africa gets a WGC slot. They have had great golfers around. (c/o USA Today)

There is a new athletic boss at UConn. The first move is obviously to figure this out. (c/o Hartford Courant & Mansfield Patch)

Divorce looks set. (c/o Say Campus Life)

from HS football hotshot to minor league ball player. (c/o Yahoo!'s Dr Saturday)

Sizzlin' Red Wings. (c/o Detroit Red Wings)

Maybe this would pay off for the Pirates. (c/o New York Post)

This might be the last move to do for Nolan. (c/o Call To The Pen)

So to part, here is one of Whitney's best moments. One of the most iconic performances of the Star Spangled Banner to date.

Blog Outsourcing 10/24 edition

So, the legend of Tim Tebow continues to grow, eh. Tim pulls off another comeback against Miami. So what if it was Miami, the guy sure knows how to win games late. So what he was missing the receivers left and right, he made them when it counted late in the game. Another thing, he did not throw a pick in this match, given all those missed opportunities. We'll see if Tebow can pull off another win/s in the next few weeks, with Detroit, Oakland, Chiefs and the Jets on tap.

Here forth are the links after the jump.
The New Zealand All-Blacks are the kings of rugby. (c/o Sports Mole)

They may have lost, but they gave it all out. (c/o The Guardian)

No GSP on UFC. (c/o Yahoo! Sports)

Bernard gets his title back. (c/o Sportsrageous)

Nonito retains but it really felt like a lighter version of Pacquiao vs Clottey. (c/o GMA News)

Why do this, Roy Jones, Jr... Why... (c/o SaddoBoxing)

Would you be interested in Flushing Meadows being the first Grand Slam to be have an official Monday finish? (c/o Tennis Talk)

100 wins for RCR. (c/o Washington Post)

Luke Donald is just being awesome right now. (c/o The Australian)

Why I find all this Native American hullaballoo a little too much ado on PC. (c/o Yahoo!'s Puck Daddy)

Won't be too long before Washington gets involved. Not exactly what taxpayers had in mind with their money. (c/o Inside Higher Ed)

An effort to explain what is going on in Mizzou (c/o Columbia Missourian)

Dominique Davis perfecto! (c/o The Ledger)

Kellen Moore just wins. (c/o One Bronco Nation Under God)

Case Keenum has been around since Phi Slamma Jamma. (c/o Houston Chronicle)

Will Joe Buck ruin World Cup Coverage, too? (c/o Sports Illustrated)

"Rooney Rule" in soccer? (c/o Washington Post)

Levante currently pulling off the unthinkable. (c/o Spanish Football Info)


Old Trafford massacre. (c/o The Guardian)

Thanks to the Twitterverse for this lil' gift below

Blog Outsourcing - 9/19 edition

Welcome to today's edition of The Victory Formation.

Well, well, well. Floyd Mayweather reminded us all that we need to PROTECT YOURSELF AT ALL TIMES. He also reminded us all that he is such a punkass idiot. Seen here below.


I can't wait for the time Manny knocks him into submission, although that will be wishful thinking as of the moment.

Here forth are the links to make your morning, after the jump:
To make up for the idiocy above, here is a Samsung Stunner.


The "Cold War" mirrors itself in Rugby. (c/o Washington Post)

Twitter mess makes its way to the Rugby World Cup. (c/o Planet Rugby)

Luck of the Irish. (c/o Irish Independent)

He really is a World Champ Titleholder. (c/o USA Today)

WADA with a more determined stance to figure out solutions to doping. (c/o The Australian)

What's Happenin' in the Big Easy. (c/o Cage Potato)

I believe this must be the same house that was on Cribs. (c/o Philippine Daily Inquirer)


El Canelo defends his trinket. (c/o Doghouse Boxing)

2nd Mexican to win trinkets in four weight divisions. (c/o Eastside Boxing)


Hey look, the Davis Cup final is set. (c/o CBC)

How the mighty have fallen, eh. (c/o CBS Sports)

Look who got President's Cup berths. (c/o The West Australian)

The British Isles got one in over their continental neighbors. (c/o Leadership Golf)

What now for the non-football BEast peeps? (c/o New York Daily News)

UConn wants dibs on the ACC, too. (c/o Houston Chronicle)

All these news is in bad taste given what happened to Dave Gavitt. (c/o Forbes)

The PAC-16 is closer to becoming reality. (c/o Austin-American Statesman)

Spain nails Eurobasket. (c/o BallinEurope)

Bo McCalebb was the star of EuroBasket for Macedonia. (c/o New Orleans Times-Picayune) / (c/o New York Times' Off The Dribble)

It's Not Happening for Justin Morneau. (c/o The Republic)

Justin Verlander is very good. (c/o Motor City Bengals) 24 wins and 24 (times 10) K's

A Buffalo QB wearing 14 leading a comeback. Sounds familiar. (c/o Buffalo Rumblings)

Cam Newton is good, eh. (c/o NFL Mocks)

Romo survives a bad rib. (c/o Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Here are some weird statlines. (c/o FIBA-Asia)

To part, here is the winning performance in the 2011 Samsung UAAP Cheerdance Competition.

Blog Outsourcing - 9/12 edition

Welcome to the latest edition of The Victory Formation.

Yesterday left an indelible mark on everyone. I hope you took the time to remember and reflect and appreciate what went on this day. I watched the different tributes and it was chillin' and stunning. I hope we all do not have to experience this ever again.

P.S. Wonder if someone can send this to SportsCenter.

Here forth are the links to welcome your morning after the jump.
The biggest event in rugby is taking place way down south. It'd be cool if there was this duel at the start of each football match. (c/o Rugby World Cup)

The French tank job is appalling. (c/o Sporting News and Sheridan Hoops)

Germany failed to advance. So do the Turks. (c/o Yahoo! Eurosport)

Finally, Argentina wins an Olympic qualifier. (c/o We're Bucked)

Calipari pulls off the best finish for Team DR. (c/o Coach Cal)

Nick Diaz gets demoted. (c/o Boston Herald)

Klitchko dominance continues. (c/o Boxing Scene)

This. Match. Needs. To. Happen. (c/o Queensberry Rules

Manny Pacquiao as the new Governator. (c/o ABS-CBN News)

Novak pulled it off. (c/o Wall Street Journal) Can he finish it against Rafa? (c/o Sports Illustrated)

Congrats to Sam, but Serena takes the headlines. (c/o Real Clear Sports)

Manchester still playing "Can You Top This" between its blue (Mirror Football) and red (c/o The Guardian) sections all at the expense of everyone else in the Premiership

This is definitely the biggest match in the Group Stages of the Champions' League. (c/o Goal)

Vettel is unstoppable. (c/o Speedlux) Giddy for the Grand Prix under the lights.

The Chase is set. (c/o Yahoo!'s From the Marbles)

The Americans bow to their colonial masters. (c/o Daily Mail)

You're never too old to play football. (c/o Lost Lettermen)

Drama in the Big 12 (c/o MVP Texas)

Gambler's headache involving college football. (c/o Orange County Register)

Baylor Hypocrisy. (c/o Ology) Must be the stress of the job, why he hightailed outta there. (c/o Daily Press)

ACC already hedging its bets. (c/o Gant Daily)

Is NBC to blame for the pressure on Brian Kelly? (c/o Washington Post)

Are the players wilting in the pressure for Mark Richt? (c/o Red and Black)

In the eyes of the NCAA, this game in Ann Arbor did not happen. Irish fans would rather have their game expunged instead. (c/o MLive)

The latest with Jerry Kill. (c/o St. Cloud Times)

Latest on the ill-fated plane in Russia. (c/o The Moscow Times)

At least he can say he has a ring, unlike some other people. (c/o BlogNBAsketball)

There might be hope in this. (c/o Sheridan Hoops)

Joe Torre made this announcement. (c/o New York Daily News)

Tampa might be able to pull this schtick off. (c/o Boston Herald)

Titans sputter. (c/o The Tennessean)

Browns slipped. (c/o NFL Gridiron Gab)

That stadium must have a home atmosphere for Cam. (c/o CBS Sports)

The Shanghai Sevens

With all the sporting fervor going on in the country, from football to dragon boat racing to the staple of basketball and the anonymity of softball, it is about time that another sport take its place.

We know more about the Philippine Rugby team with their Guadalupe billboard that apparently offended the sensibilities of certain people. It's time and an opportunity to show our countrymen what they can do. Amidst the lack of attention, they have been relatively successful.

This weekend, they will be participating in the first leg of the HSBC Asian Sevens Series, the Shanghai Sevens. Played at Yuanshen Stadium, it pits our Volcanoes against these teams: China, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Chinese-Taipei, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, UAE and Sri Lanka. On the distaff side, China, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan and Thailand will be facing each other.

The concept of supporting our country should always be wholehearted. No ifs and buts. Not just because of something, but because it is all about playing for the flag.