00:00Matapos ang makasaysayang kampiyonato ng Philippine Volcanoes sa Taiwan noong nakaraang taon,
00:05muling ibabandera ng veterano rugby player na si Jovan Masalunga,
00:09ang bansa sa paparating na Union's Cup.
00:11Ang kabuan ng balitan niya sa report teammate Bernadette Tinoy.
00:18Sa edad na labing isa, natutong maglaro si Jovan Masalunga ng sport na rugby,
00:23isang uri ng contact sport na popular sa mga bansang New Zealand, Samoa at Fiji.
00:28May duturing na delikadong rugby dahil sa injuries na maaaring mata muna isang atleta,
00:33ngunit mas na humaling dito si Jovan matapos subukan ng ibang larangan gaya ng football, athletics at karate.
00:40Di nagtagal naging parte si Jovan ng national team noong 2012 at isa na ring top match official.
00:45Sa panayam ng PTV Sports, sinabi ng Filipino veteran rugby player na malaking bentahe na may karanasan siya sa pagre
00:52-referee
00:53dahil mas malawak ang kaalaman niya sa mga regulasyon.
00:58Yeah, it helps for me because obviously knowing the laws, or having to know the laws as a referee,
01:05I can then use it as a player and when I'm the captain for my club, Clark Chets,
01:12I'm then able to talk to the referees a bit more.
01:14Not necessarily tell them what they're doing wrong, but question some of their calls.
01:20So it gives me a better knowledge of the game, a better understanding, but they're both just as fun and
01:28it's just as challenging as each other as well.
01:32Kaliwat ka na ng nasungkit na tropeyo ni Jovan bilang bahagi ng Philippine Men's Rugby Team o The Volcanoes.
01:39Marami na rin anyang tumatanggilig sa nasabing sport, lalong-lalo ng mga kabataan at mag-aaral.
01:44Mahalaga rin anya na may turo ang sport na rugby sa mga paaralan.
01:48Samantala, patuloy ang paghahandaan ni Jovan upang muling ibanderang watawat ng bansa sa darating na Union's Cup sa Julio.
01:56It is a bit difficult when we've got players based around the world, but they're all playing their club rugby,
02:02keeping their fitness up, obviously hitting the gym as well.
02:06And over here, we've just started our 15s training in preparation for the Union's Cup.
02:14So the national team players based here in the Philippines are now training together every week as well as their
02:19club training as well.
02:20Bernadette Tinoy para sa Atletang Pilipino para sa Bagong Pilipinas
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