Azkals Matchups In The AFC Challenge Cup Live From Maldives On ABS-CBN Sports+Action

ABS-CBN Sports + Action, a free TV channel that serves as your primary go-to hub for all the sporting events you care about, indulges football fans as it airs the group stage of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup held in Maldives with focus on the tournament’s group B, which includes the Azkals, the Philippine national team.

Each game, each goal, each cheer counts for the Azkals in this year’s Challenge Cup as the country’s national football team looks to improve on their third-place record in 2012’s AFC Challenge Cup. At the same time, the winner of the tournament will earn a spot in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

New High Performance Facility Rises In Laguna

The country’s national Rugby team, the Philippine Volcanoes have found a home in Laguna. Tucked away in Southern Plains Subdivision in Calamba is a high performance facility built by Randell Carman, long time Philippine resident and founder of the HMR Group of companies. An avid Rugby supporter, Randell built the facility to as the headquarters of the Alabang Eagles Rugby Club and to meet the Volcanoes’ need for a training camp. The field is also used by the PRFU’s local leagues and Rugby development programs

Volcanoes Getting Pumped for Their Next Battle

Just like the Summer heat, the Philippine Volcanoes are in heat and pumped up for their upcoming matches internationally. And with the upcoming Rugby World Cup in 2015 still a year away, they are making a mark in Philippine sports by bringing rubgy more popular and accessible to the Filipino people. As of today, they are competing in the Asian 5 Nation Series which the second half will start this May.

They also introduced their new facility in Laguna which serves as training grounds, quarters, and arena all dedicated to the sport of Rugby. Though the sport still has a long way to go to get the basketball-loving pinoys to notice, they Philippine Rugby Team continues to prove themselves and make the country proud with each victory.  For more information you can also check the video of the presscon below.

FILApinas Meet and Greet the Philippine Volcanoes

Fresh from their recent win against UAE last month, The Philippine Volcanoes are now getting closer to the Rugby World Cup that will be held in Russia, and to give back the love and support of their Filipino fans, they had their meet and greet at FILA stores which is also the official apparel partner of the Philippine Rugby Team.

One of their stops are Robinsons Galleria and SM Megamall held this June 15, 2013. Team members of the Volcanoes like Joseph Mattews, Matt Sanders, Sean Lynch, Gareth Holgate, Keneth Stern, Michael Letts, Patrice Oliver were there to meet Filipino fans who went to the FILA store to mingle with them and also ask for autographs.