Volcanoes seek crown tonight
The Philippine Volcanoes are expected to show up in their most tenacious form when they clash with a dangerous Sri Lankan side in the finals of the Asian Rugby Championship Division 1 tournament at 6 p.m. today.
Volcanoes skipper Oliver Saunders said Sri Lanka is gifted with a rough but quick manpower that can undermine the Filipinos in front of the home crowd at Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan.
“It will be a tough game. They have a strong forward pack and skillful backs,” said Saunders. “We will need to be clinical with our exit strategy and at set piece.”
Article continues after this advertisementThe Volcanoes narrowly defeated the Tuskers, 26-25, in the Asian 5 Nations in Colombo last year.
The top-ranked Volcanoes survived fourth-ranked Singapore in extra time, 20-17, last Wednesday while the second-seeded Tuskers dumped No. 3 Kazakhstan, 35-14, to arrange the championship clash.
Singapore and Kazakhstan dispute third at 4 p.m.
