Game Day. Philippines v Korea at 1530hrs (1430 Manila time)
The match will be played in the auxiliary field of Ansan Wa~ Stadium. The main field is reserved for the finals.
We’re in the media tent alongside the pitch, so close I can see their pores.
The Malaysia-Singapore game is on. The score is currently 33-12, Singapore.
The Philippine rugby team in the stands, awaiting their turn.
We’ll be liveblogging the match and taking video and photos. Stay tuned. (The visuals will be a bit delayed, not enough fingers.)
The weather is nice and cold. It rained earlier and it’s cloudy with bursts of sun. Talk to me.
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SINGAPORE def. Malaysia, 52-17. Singapore is in the final, awaiting the winner of the Philippines v Korea match.
The game starts at 1430 Manila time. See you in a bit.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
June 1st, 2011 at 13:52
Hi Jessica,
Could you explain a bit about the rules of rugby? At least, just enough to appreciate the game? I’m afraid that the only rule I know is that you could only pass to someone behind you. The other stuff I tried reading up on was a bit confusing.
Erwin
June 1st, 2011 at 13:53
Woke up just in time.
Game face on, Volcanoes! Woohoo!!!
June 1st, 2011 at 13:56
Cheering you on! Go, Philippines!
Are you nervous? :D
June 1st, 2011 at 14:00
Thanks for the question, Erwin. Everybody, that’s Erwin my editor at Esquire (Philippine edition, soon to launch).
Basic rules:
You only pass to someone behind you.
You can tackle the ball carrier.
You contest possession in a scrum. Your biggest guys (forwards) lock heads with their biggest guys, then the scrum-half (#9) throws the ball between them. The hookers (#2) try to get the ball and hook it with their feet and pass it to the second row guys. The scrum-half retrieves it and decides whom to pass it to.
If the ball goes out of bounds there is a line-out. That’s where the ball is thrown in and the teams lift their tall guys, who try to catch it.
Harvard, whose rugby team had a very good season, has the basic rules on their site. http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~radrugby/rookie_primer.html
June 1st, 2011 at 14:03
wenkebach: That’s the thing—in times of stress I get very, very calm. I think this is why people describe me as “scary”.
June 1st, 2011 at 14:04
Hello Erwin! Love Esquire!!!
I should not have drank 2 cups of coffee prior to the game. My hands are shaking hahaha :P
June 1st, 2011 at 14:20
B-U-L-K-A-N
Go Volacanoes!
* Wootwoot *
June 1st, 2011 at 14:40
Are there other Pinoys watching the game?
June 1st, 2011 at 16:02
Yes we are. :)