PHL Volcanoes reign supreme, claim gold in men's rugby

The Philippine Volcanoes won the gold medal in men's rugby with a 24-7 victory over Malaysia in the Southeast Asian Games on Sunday at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium in Singapore.

The team cruised through an unbeaten run in the tournament, beating Thailand 24-10, Singapoe 14-0, Cambodia 55-0, Laos 43-0, and Malaysia 14-10 in the preliminaries.

The medal is the fourth gold for the Philippines in the 2015 SEA Games, following Daniel Parantac's gold in wushu earlier and triathlon's back-to-back in the men's and women's individual courtesy of Nikko Bryan Huelgas and Ma. Claire Adorna.

The women's rugby team, meanwhile, copped the bronze medal with a 22-0 shutout against Malaysia in the battle for third place. -- Marisse Panaligan/RAF, GMA News