Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The Philippine Volcanoes kicked off their Division 1 Asia Rugby Championships campaign on Saturday, May 7 in a close encounter over host nation Malaysia which resulted in a 15 points to 10 victory.

In wet conditions at the Royal Selangor Stadium, the Volcanoes found themselves in an uphill battle with wet ball and a hostile crowd chasing the scoreboard after an early penalty conversion to Malaysia found them down 3 points to nil.

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