One way to divert the energy and focus of people from negative activities to constructive ones is to get them hooked into sports, either as a participant or a follower. Sports enhances bonding, unity and loyalty. This is the reason why companies hold regular sports fest for it’s employees, and/or supports national teams or local ball clubs.

And speaking of sports, one that is worth exploring in the Philippines is rugby game.

A rugby game is a form of football that descended from the common football we all understand. The rugby league, rugby union, american football and canadian football are sports that originated from rugby football. This sport is popular in South East Asia and now gaining grounds in the Philippines. Our national rugby team won the gold in the 23rd South East Asian (SEA) Games and captured the silver in the 24th SEA Games at Thailand last year.

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