Of the players, 25 are from New South Wales, 15 from Queensland, and three from the Australian Capital Territory. Two players are coming from New Zealand.
The players be divided into three Philippine Airlines (PAL) Teams Blue, Red, and White.
“All the Filipino-heritage players are excited to represent the Philippines and do their best for their country of heritage, with all players having one or both parents of Filipino descent,” a PNRL spokesperson said.
The three teams will be supported on the day by family and friends coming from all over Sydney, Newcastle, Canberra, Brisbane and Northern Queensland.
Further support is expected from the Philippine Community Council of NSW and the Filipino Australian Movement for Empowerment.
Support from the Philippine Government side will come from Consul General Anne Jalando-on Louis and Consul Marford Angeles.
The PAL Tamaraws are inviting Pinoys to come to the tournament at the Cabramatta Leagues Club on February 2. More information on the PAL Tamaraws can be seen on their website www.pnrlf.com.
Sitting: Mike Marklew, Ron Penna, Tom Simpson (PNRL White Coach), Richard Goodwin, Ricardo Hernandez, Patrick Manasala, Amante Decena Photo courtesy of Erick Elefante.
The players are:
NSW: John Acluba (Unattached), Jason Bedford (Navy Titans), Mathew Bedford (Navy Titans) Ashley Black (Balmain Rugby Union), Steven Boyle (Macarthur Uni), Fred Collina (Belrose Sea Eagles) Amante Decena (Penrith Brothers), Leslie Downey (Cambridge Park), Jason Dreves (East Campletown), Richard Goodwin (Narrabeen Sharks), Kim Hills (Unattached), Michael Holt (Souths Newcastle), Carlos Marbury-Picatoste (St Clair Comets), Mike Marklew (Blacktown Workers), Shane Matthews (Blacktown Workers), Mark Mooney (Kingsgrove Colts), Michael Nettleship (Erina), Ron Pena (UTS Tigers), Glen Power (St Clair Comets), Mark Jono Reyes (UTS Tigers), Scott Sandaga (Fairfield Utd), Jake Smith (South Newcastle), Ned Stephenson (Mounties), Kyle Weh (Oakdale), James Willougbhy (Mckillop Catholic College)
QLD: Jeremy Anderson (Toowoomba Brothers), Sam Bernstrom (Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles), Steven Bernstrom (Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles), John Butterworth (Souths Acacia), Eldridge Emanace (Carina Tigers), Nestor Junior Guizman (Browns Plains Bears), Micah Hines (Booval Swifts), Sean Lynch (Brothers Townsville), Arwin Marus (Tweed Coast Raiders), James Marcus (Tweed Coast Raiders), Rez Phillips (Souths Logan Magpies), Richard Powell (Southport Tigers), Luke Srama (Southport Tigers), Jason Wright (Greenbank Raiders), Justin Wrigley (Tweed Coast Raiders)
ACT: Ashley Costuna (Bungendore Tigers ), Dennis Gordon (Quenbeyan Blues), Edward Smith (Canberra Uni Cows)
NEW ZEALAND: Odyssey Laderas (Ponsonby Ponies), Carmillo Manuyag (Ponsonby Ponies)
