The Philippines Team Announced for San Narciso—and the 19 Players in the Match Record
The 18-player announcement is compared with the 19-player match record, including captain, positions, affiliations and unresolved name differences.
The Philippines team associated with the 2013 Rugby League Asian Cup appears in two distinct records. A contemporary pre-match report announced 18 players under captain Luke Srama, while Rugby League Project retrospectively records 13 starters and six reserves against Thailand.12 Kevin Gordon appears only in the announcement; Rene Payne and Robert Geraghty appear only in the match record. Because several names also differ between the sources, the lists should be preserved separately rather than merged into a supposedly definitive squad.
The announced 18-player Philippines squad
The following is the 18-player pre-match squad announcement, not a final or official matchday team. The report named Luke Srama as captain and described the selection as substantially different from the Philippines side that had won the inaugural Asian Cup in 2012. It also highlighted Kevin Gordon’s return, Andrew Everingham’s intended debut and Paul Sheedy’s reported return from retirement. Those were the report’s descriptions, not independently established career claims.1
| No. | Announced player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Black |
| 2 | Fred Colina |
| 3 | Will Dreves |
| 4 | Andrew Everingham |
| 5 | Chris Everingham |
| 6 | Richard Goodwin |
| 7 | Dennis Gordon |
| 8 | Kevin Gordon |
| 9 | Mica Hines |
| 10 | Daniel Kucia |
| 11 | Sean Lynch |
| 12 | Arwin Marcus |
| 13 | Glenn Power |
| 14 | Marc Russell |
| 15 | Paul Sheedy |
| 16 | Luke Srama (captain) |
| 17 | Ned Stephenson |
| 18 | Kyle Weh |
Calling this the “announced squad” matters. A selection published before a match can differ from the personnel subsequently recorded for the game, as it did here.
The recorded matchday team against Thailand
Rugby League Project retrospectively records 19 Philippines players for the match: 13 starters and six reserves. This is a specialist historical database entry, not an official federation team sheet. It does not prove that every listed reserve entered the game, and the 19 names should not be treated as the complete tournament squad.2
Recorded starting team
| No. | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Dreves | Fullback |
| 2 | Sean Lynch | Wing |
| 3 | Andrew Everingham | Centre |
| 4 | Dennis Gordon | Centre |
| 5 | Richie Goodwin | Wing |
| 6 | Paul Sheedy | Five-eighth |
| 7 | Marc Russell | Halfback |
| 8 | Arwin Marcus | Front row |
| 9 | Luke Srama (captain) | Hooker |
| 10 | Glenn Powers | Front row |
| 11 | Ned Stephenson | Second row |
| 12 | Ricky Kucia | Second row |
| 13 | Kyle Weh | Lock |
Recorded bench
| Player | Recorded status |
|---|---|
| Ashley Black | Bench |
| Micah Hines | Bench |
| Fred Colina | Bench |
| Chris Everingham | Bench |
| Rene Payne | Bench |
| Robert Geraghty | Bench |
The same record identifies Clayton Watene as head coach and Ron Washington as referee. It also confirms Luke Srama as captain.2
Announced squad versus match record
Comparing the contemporary announcement with the retrospective Rugby League Project entry shows where the records agree, where the recorded role changed and where identification remains uncertain.12
| Announcement name and status | Match-record name | Recorded role | Editorial note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Black — announced | Ashley Black | Bench | Present in both |
| Fred Colina — announced | Fred Colina | Bench | Present in both |
| Will Dreves — announced | William Dreves | Fullback | Possible familiar-name variant |
| Andrew Everingham — announced | Andrew Everingham | Centre | Present in both |
| Chris Everingham — announced | Chris Everingham | Bench | Present in both |
| Richard Goodwin — announced | Richie Goodwin | Wing | Possible familiar-name variant |
| Dennis Gordon — announced | Dennis Gordon | Centre | Present in both |
| Kevin Gordon — announced | — | — | Absent from the recorded team |
| Mica Hines — announced | Micah Hines | Bench | Possible spelling variant |
| Daniel Kucia — announced | Ricky Kucia | Second row | Possible variant; identity unresolved |
| Sean Lynch — announced | Sean Lynch | Wing | Present in both |
| Arwin Marcus — announced | Arwin Marcus | Front row | Present in both |
| Glenn Power — announced | Glenn Powers | Front row | Possible surname variant |
| Marc Russell — announced | Marc Russell | Halfback | Present in both |
| Paul Sheedy — announced | Paul Sheedy | Five-eighth | Present in both |
| Luke Srama — announced captain | Luke Srama | Hooker and captain | Captain in both records |
| Ned Stephenson — announced | Ned Stephenson | Second row | Present in both |
| Kyle Weh — announced | Kyle Weh | Lock | Present in both |
| — Not announced | Rene Payne | Bench | Appears only in the match record |
| — Not announced | Robert Geraghty | Bench | Appears only in the match record |
Kevin Gordon was named before the event but does not appear among the 19 players in the retrospective match record. The available records do not explain the discrepancy.
Conversely, Rene Payne and Robert Geraghty appear on the recorded bench without appearing in the 18-player announcement. That establishes only what each source lists; it does not show that either player was a late call-up or replacement.
The name differences require similar restraint. Will and William Dreves, Richard and Richie Goodwin, Mica and Micah Hines, and Glenn Power and Powers are plausible variants. Daniel Kucia and Ricky Kucia are less straightforward. Although each occupies a corresponding place in one of the lists, the available records do not conclusively establish that they are the same person.
Club affiliations reported with the squad
The following affiliations were printed alongside the players in the pre-match announcement. They are time-bound descriptions from that report, not independently verified career histories or proof of formal rugby league registration.1
| Announced player | Affiliation reported |
|---|---|
| Ashley Black | Balmain RUFC |
| Fred Colina | Belrose |
| Will Dreves | Mounties |
| Andrew Everingham | Fukuoka Sanix Blues RUFC, Japan |
| Chris Everingham | Alabang Eagles RUFC, Philippines |
| Richard Goodwin | Narrabeen Sharks |
| Dennis Gordon | Tweed Coast Raiders |
| Kevin Gordon | Gold Coast Titans |
| Mica Hines | Booval Swifts |
| Daniel Kucia | Dunstonians RUFC, England |
| Sean Lynch | Townsville |
| Arwin Marcus | Tweed Coast Raiders |
| Glenn Power | St Clair Comets |
| Marc Russell | Wentworthville Magpies |
| Paul Sheedy | N/A |
| Luke Srama | Southport |
| Ned Stephenson | Dunstonians RUFC, England |
| Kyle Weh | Oakdale Workers |
Several entries name rugby union clubs, but the announcement alone does not establish the details of any player’s code, contract or registration.
Match setting, result conflict, and Asian Cup format
The Philippines played Thailand on 21 October 2013 at the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy in San Narciso, Zambales. The 2012 and 2013 Asian Cups are described as single international matches between two nations rather than multi-team tournaments. The Philippines won the inaugural 2012 match and defeated Thailand again in 2013 to retain the cup.3
The surviving secondary records disagree over the final score. The competition overview reports Philippines 44–10 Thailand.3 Rugby League Project instead records a 46–10 final score and a 22–10 Philippines lead at halftime.2 The defensible conclusion is that the Philippines defeated Thailand and retained the Asian Cup; neither final score should be treated here as unquestionably authoritative.
Rugby League Project credits William Dreves with three tries and seven goals from eight attempts, while Andrew Everingham is credited with two tries.2 Those figures belong specifically to that retrospective scoresheet and have not been independently reconciled with the conflicting 44–10 result.
The database renders the venue as “San Narciso (San Fernando)” but does not explain the parenthetical wording. “San Fernando” should therefore not be interpreted as an alternative venue or parent location without further evidence.2
A separate International 9s event was scheduled in San Narciso for 19 October 2013, two days before the Asian Cup fixture. The announcement described touch and full-contact competitions, but this event was not the Asian Cup match and should not be folded into its team or result record.1
The distinction that matters most is straightforward: 18 players were announced before the event, while a later database records 19 players for the match against Thailand. Luke Srama appears as captain in both. The changed personnel, unresolved name variants and conflicting final scores make transparent source labeling more accurate than presenting a single reconstructed squad as definitive.