In the morning they won.
Pinoy riposte when faced with defeat: Pagandahan na lang tayo. (If this were a beauty pageant we’d already have won.) Wolfie appears on the IRB banner.
In the morning the Philippines was up against Chinese Taipei. The winner would go through to the bowl final for 9th place overall against Kazakhstan.
Andrew Wolff scored the first try as the Bruneian girls in our section screamed, “Go Wolfie!” The announcer said, “Try to Wang Chung of Chinese Taipei.” He was a little confused. Then Mark Chatting scored his second try of the tournament, with a conversion by Harry Morris.
The Philippines was up 12-0 when Chinese Taipei scored two tries in a row to pull even. Just before the final whistle blew Justin Coveney grabbed the ball, ran flat-out and dove across the line, landing face-down on the pitch. Too exhausted to get up, he raised a hand and high-fived the referee. It was also his second try of the tournament, and Noel Flowers converted. This time the announcer got Noel’s name right—yesterday he was “Noel Fleur” and “Noel Fillers”.
The bowl final against Kazakhstan was in the afternoon. We asked some players what they thought of their chances.
Noel Fleur/Fillers/Flowers:
Anything Patrice Olivier says is automatically adorable, so we asked him. (Everybody loves Patrice. The players freely admit it. “No,” Patrice says, “Some people hate me.” “Tell me who they are and I’ll have them killed!”)
Team captain Harry Morris assesses the Volcanoes’ performance at the Borneo 7s before the bowl final.
Harry Morris on RP vs Sri Lanka, Japan, Chinese Taipei
What our top try-scorers were doing before the match.
Mark Chatting took a nap, as did some of the other guys.
Justin Coveney, who is wearing not a bra but tape to protect his ribs and shoulders, was attended to by physiotherapist Damien Raper.
In the bowl final the Philippines lost to Kazakhstan, 0-7.
This exclusive coverage of the Philippine Volcanoes at the Borneo 7s is brought to you by JessicaRulestheUniverse.com and Globe Telecom.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
October 31st, 2010 at 20:05
Congrats on your win guys!!! Woohoo!!!
With all the factors considered, I think the Volcanoes did a helluva great job in KK :) I couldn’t be more proud of them. They’re awesome!!!
I see an amazing future for the Philippines in the world of rugby because of what the Volcanoes are doing :) Galing galing!
Thanks for the vids and the update, Jessica. Fabulous work!
October 31st, 2010 at 23:15
(High-pitched shriek)
CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! I knew today was a good day!
Jessica, your transformation into a (bleep) ray of sunshine did wonders!
This also proves my theory that napping before doing any major work does the trick.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
November 1st, 2010 at 00:24
Justin scores points for interesting outfit; it’s like a cross between Superman, Captain Marvel, and Ultimate Warrior (you know you’re a kid of the 80s when you still persist calling him Ultimate).
November 1st, 2010 at 00:32
ngayon lang ako naka-feel ng pride sa philippine sports team ever. it must be the dingga in me. oks naman si pacquiao but he’s overrated na ehh.
this is the philippines’s hottest sports team ever ever. harrykins!
November 1st, 2010 at 01:08
lestat at 12:32 am: Hoy hindi overrated si Pacquiao. Genius talaga yan, sa ibang parte lang ng katawan napunta ang utak.
November 1st, 2010 at 01:17
ok fine, pero na-turn off talaga ‘ko sa pagpasok nya sa congress. on the other hand, i have a newfound respect for andrew wolff. kasi nga, the boracay incident. but that’s nothing na. the imost mportant thing is that he’s hot.
seriously, go vol-vols!
November 1st, 2010 at 01:29
lestat at 1:17 am: Hindi ko alam kung bakit ganyan ang reputasyon niya. Masaya siyang kasama, mabait, at ayaw na itinuturing siyang artista. Bad press lang yata yan.
November 1st, 2010 at 01:44
jessica, as an admirer of male beauty, meaningless for me ang bad press, bad press na ‘yan. it’s not as if i actually know and care what happened. his participation in this little known sporting event makes up for that. kaya lang, may mga impression na naiiwan talaga pag celebrity. siguro parang ruffa and her take it take it situations. something like thut. anyway, top 2 pa rin naman sya. 1. harry morris. ahihihi.
November 1st, 2010 at 02:47
Yes. Awesome win.
And that pose in the last picture is quite interesting. It’s like he’s daring people to deny his superheroism.
November 1st, 2010 at 02:47
oriames at 2:42 am: Salamat sa sagot! Sa tingin ko, (a). Binura ko na rin ang tanong ko dahil wala akong intensyong bumalik sa high school hahaha.
November 1st, 2010 at 02:49
Ejia at 2:47 am: Coach Expo Mejia, the Volcanoes’ A5N coach, nicknamed Justin “The Flying Jeepney” because if you want to know what it’s like to be hit by a jeepney, get hit by Justin Coveney.
November 1st, 2010 at 03:20
Where exactly in the South of France is Patrice from? (i know, this Olivier fixation is getting alarming)
November 1st, 2010 at 04:49
World domination is not a one-step process. Good work, team!
As others have asked before, and as I’ve kept forgetting previously: Where can we buy a Philippine Volcanoes jersey? :D
By the way, the link for Harry’s audio clip is not working. (Possibly because of the space between “Harry” and “Morris” in the filename?)
November 1st, 2010 at 07:39
oberstein at 4:49 am: The jerseys are not for sale. I think they barely have enough for their requirements.
November 1st, 2010 at 09:20
correct me if i am wrong but there seems to be no audience? only players are sitting in the stand?
next time it would be nice to have a “Philippines” team be made up of – well filipinos that look like filipinos.
November 1st, 2010 at 09:27
helenb at 9:20 am: What do Filipinos look like? All these guys have Filipino mothers, what are they? Given the history of the Philippines, what is a “true native”? Only the Aeta would meet your stringent criteria.
November 1st, 2010 at 12:45
The Filipino genepool is like chocolate (or garlic for savory dishes): in most cases, when mixed in with other ingredients, makes the final product better.
November 1st, 2010 at 13:33
Damien Raper, you lucky, eponymous masseur, you! I’d do anything to trade jobs with you.
November 1st, 2010 at 13:56
Naiiyak ako. OA na kung OA. Pero nalungkot ako para sa mga bata. Gumagastos ng sariling pera, uma-absent sa trabaho/escuela, nalalaro para sa bayan kahit walang kapalit na yaman o gloria. Hay. Kelangan talaga mas madalas silang maglaro/train together. Ika nga ni Jaworski, dapat nagkakatinginan at amuyan lang, alam na ang gagawin.
November 1st, 2010 at 14:11
Oops. Apologies. Maari bang ilipat ko ang naunang comment ko sa kabilang entry.
November 1st, 2010 at 16:09
Congratulations, guys!
November 1st, 2010 at 18:29
jessica
manny pacquiao looks like a filipino
efren bata looks like a filipino
mon fernandez looks like a filipino
nonoy aquino looks like a filipino
jessica zafra looks like a filipino
boy abunda looks like a filipino
even robert jaworski looks like a filipino even if his family name sounds foreign
those rugby players do not look like filipinos
i remember in the 1980s when the philippine basketball team won the jones cup. most of the players were -naturalised filipinos-. remember that fiasco?
even if they won the jones cup, somehow the feeling of triumph was not felt by the filipinos that according to your words look like aetas.
November 1st, 2010 at 21:08
helenb at 6:29 pm: Thank you. I shall break the news to them that even if their mothers are full Filipinos and they themselves are half-Pinoy, and they spend their own money to play for the Philippines, and they hoard their vacation time in order to play international test matches for the Philippines, and they do not get paid in money or recognition for representing the Philippines, they’re just not Filipino enough for the audience.
November 1st, 2010 at 22:20
ironically, the Filipinos who look like Filipinos are those who despise their own heritage.
November 1st, 2010 at 22:22
Hi HelenB, have you been to Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia (or any other country whose people’s blood have commingled w ours)? I’m sure some or most of those people you’ve mentioned “who look Filipino” can also pass for citizens of the countries I’ve stated. So who’s to say what Filipino looks like right?
To be fair to you, I felt the same years back when I found out Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez were representing us for Amazing Race Asia (What?! They’re not real Filipinos! They’re hybrids! And their twangs! That’s not the way most Pinoys speak Eeengleesh). But then, seeing them play in a way that showed they were more than proud to represent the Phils made me realize that they are just as good a representative of the country as anyone else. In this case, the Phil Volcanoes (as Jessica and others mentioned) are happy to do this for no reason other than their love for the sport and our country (and the fact that no one else seems interested enough to do so). Not looking “Filipino enough”, at least by your arbitrary definition of it should be the last reason why these kids shouldn’t be playing for our flag.
And besides, I’d rather see someone who looks like Harry Morris (as opposed to Efren Bata Reyes, no offense Efren) playing rugby in super short shorts :D
November 1st, 2010 at 22:29
@#25 jessicazafra: In addition, all of them are, technically speaking, natural-born Filipinos. The Constitution provides that children of Filipino fathers or mothers are deemed natural-born Filipinos. This is different from naturalized Filipinos.
November 1st, 2010 at 22:38
Sorry Jessica. I’ve been lurking on most of your posts on the Philippine Volcanoes . Just can’t help but react to helenb’s post.
Helenb : If you look closely, they actually look like Filipinos. Or can’t you look beyond their fair-coloured skin? And your stupid aeta analogy is way out of line! It was obviously said in a geographical context.
Rant over.
Congratulations to the Philippine Rugby team. You still deliver despite meager resources. In the words of Ali G, RESPECT!
November 1st, 2010 at 23:24
At ano nga ba ang totoong anyo ng Pilipino? Ako nga eh ilang beses na akong mapagkamalan na Malaysian, Indian, Intsik(yung lahi nila na hindi gaano maputi tulad ng mga ilang Singaporean), at ito pa ang nakakagulat – Korean – at hindi ko ma-imagine kung bakit. Im sure hindi lang ako nag-iisa dito na napagkamalan na taga-ibang bansa.
I think our ability to blend in with different nationalities is very important in our quest for world domination. One day, the other countries would eventually place one of us in their respective seats of power for the reason that our agents look like them. Then, the world will fall.
November 2nd, 2010 at 01:37
This saddens me.
I can’t put it to words but there’s a disconnect with that kind of perspective, that current members of the Philippine Volcanoes are not Filipino enough, and whatever victory they bring the country is not as triumphant as those brought in by Filipinos who are born and raised in the Philippines?
This is like saying, if, Rob Schneider won an Oscar award, we shouldn’t be as happy or victorious, because he is only part-Pinoy? In the words of Susan Roces, “Itsh unfair!”
November 2nd, 2010 at 04:34
sabi ko sa iyo Jessica eh, gusto ni Purista kamukha ni Charice yung rugby players natin
November 2nd, 2010 at 05:46
In my opinion, being Filipino is a consciousness. The fact that they worked hard and dedicated themselves the the ‘Philippine’ team is an act and admittance of their being Filipino and their Filipino blood.
There are Filipinos here who don’t act like Filipinos. Example: the crooks in the government (who I suspect is the majority).
November 2nd, 2010 at 10:47
yorkie85 at 10:38 pm: No, I mentioned the Aeta first. Context: If you’re looking for a “true native of the Philippines look”, only the Aeta would qualify.
November 2nd, 2010 at 10:52
Well as far as I’m concerned the PVs are all Filipinos in every sense of the word, and I’m mighty proud of them.
Hindi naman nila kasalanan na kay gwagwapo nila.
November 2nd, 2010 at 12:29
ok let us be technical about this. how many of those players have philippine passports? i really doubt that they have philippine passports.
you are classified as a natural born citizen if you one of your parents is a Filipino. HOWEVER, you loose your filipino citizen when you choose to be a citizen of another country. You have to reapply again to become a dual citizen of this country. It is not automatic after you have chosen to be a citizen of another country.
hey it is ok to play in the philippines for a school team, amateur or professional team. i have nothing against it. but if you are going to wear a uniform that says – PHILIPPINES Team – then better be sure that you are indeed a filipino with all the credentials that legalese lawyers require.
representing a country means that you belonged to that country by choice. it should not be because it is convenient for you to be a filipino for a few months in a year.
it is unfair to filipinos who have smaller build and thus would lose out to those guys with heavy bones in ant sports try out.
let me put this another way.
what if all the foreigners over 7 feet tall in the US, Russia, Africa etc with a filipino mothers came here and were selected over smaller filipinos in all the Philippine sports team. All would either be black, white with foreign accents. Would you still say that it is ok to call them a Philippines Team?
i would rather see a Philippines Team with filipinos loose in an international match than see a Philippines Team win with american, european looking guys making up the team.
Jones Cup PHILIPPINES Basketball Team anyone?
November 2nd, 2010 at 12:38
Another thing, can any of those guys speak decent Filipino?
You are required to speak english when you swear your allegiance in the US on the day that you become a US citizen.
Here we think that talking tagalog with a foreign slang is so cute. I find it offensive to bastardised the language.
Kung gusto mong maging Pinoy, siguraduhin mong ikaw ang umintindi sa amin at hindi kami ang umitindi sa iyo.
paki salin mo na lang sa wikang ingles Jessica para sa mga hindi nakakaintindi ng wikang tagalog pero sinasabing mga filipino sila.
November 2nd, 2010 at 12:55
Heheh, I remembered when I was studying abroad, one of my American classmates thought I was Mexican.
Sabi nga sa Panatang Makabayan…”Sisikapin kong maging isang tunay na Pilipino sa isip, sa salita at sa gawa”…wala naman sa itsura.
November 2nd, 2010 at 14:00
if rob schneider won an oscar..*shudders* pls hold that thought chronicler!!! :P
November 2nd, 2010 at 21:37
A majority of the members of the Philippine national rugby team have Filipino passports. Those who do not have Filipino passports are applying for them. Athletes who play in the Southeast Asian and Asian Games are required to carry the passports of the nations they represent.
I fear your concept of “race” has remained in the 1950s. Since then scientists have ascertained that all humans share the same DNA. Race is racist.
From the Mac dictionary:
Although ideas of race are centuries old, it was not until the 19th century that attempts to systematize racial divisions were made. Ideas of supposed racial superiority and social Darwinism reached their culmination in Nazi ideology of the 1930s and gave pseudoscientific justification to policies and attitudes of discrimination, exploitation, slavery, and extermination. Theories of race asserting a link between racial type and intelligence are now discredited. Scientifically it is accepted as obvious that there are subdivisions of the human species, but it is also clear that genetic variation between individuals of the same race can be as great as that between members of different races.
ORIGIN early 16th cent. (denoting a group with common features): via French from Italian razza, of unknown ultimate origin.
USAGE In recent years, the associations of race with the ideologies and theories that grew out of the work of 19th-century anthropologists and physiologists has led to the use of the word race itself becoming problematic. Although still used in general contexts (: race relations,: racial equality), it is now often replaced by other words that are less emotionally charged, such as people(s) or community.
November 2nd, 2010 at 21:56
So. If I have a child with Richie McCaw and/or Dan Carter, and he is compelled to play rugby on behalf of Inang Bayan (by virtue of his ina being Pinay at makabayan)– I must make sure mine is the dominant trait, that he inherits my pug nose and grows up exceptionally fluent in Ilokano
(moreso than BongBong).
The Filipinas here would go apoplectic if you call their half-Kiwi kids “occasional” Filipino.
November 2nd, 2010 at 21:59
On a lighter note naman, I find it sweet that Rob Schneider’s mom is always an extra in his films. She would have a line or two, or you can spot her in the background somewhere.
And that Raspberry Bibingka in Deuce Bigelow, hilarious!
November 2nd, 2010 at 22:18
polaris at 9:56 pm: All part of my world domination program nyahahahahaha!
November 2nd, 2010 at 22:32
# # 41 greeneggsnham Says:
November 2nd, 2010 at 2:00 pm
if rob schneider won an oscar..*shudders* pls hold that thought chronicler!!! :P
Hehe, I can’t think of a better example at that time hehe :)
# # 46 polaris Says:
November 2nd, 2010 at 9:59 pm
On a lighter note naman, I find it sweet that Rob Schneider’s mom is always an extra in his films. She would have a line or two, or you can spot her in the background somewhere.
And that Raspberry Bibingka in Deuce Bigelow, hilarious!
>>> Me too hahaha! Game na game din kasi yung mom niya eh, whose name is Pilar, which I love.
#47 jessicazafra — yes to your plans of world domination :D
November 3rd, 2010 at 20:25
tehanu at 8:23 pm: Kasya nga hahaha.
November 4th, 2010 at 17:36
#153 ms. z: wahahaha!! i like it!
November 4th, 2010 at 18:27
#159 samutsari: so pano?
November 4th, 2010 at 20:56
teka lang, paano kung merong tumutulong sa kanila? di ba meron sa kanilang marunong?
November 4th, 2010 at 23:02
yorkie85 at 10:29 pm: Overinterpretation na yan. Sinunod ko ang mga numero nila sa koponan.