![The UAE's Gareth Armstrong tries to advance the ball against the Philippines Volcanoes in their Asian Five Nations closer at Manila on Saturday night.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VA5LTKKYU75RPFNAPU6MQ4BTFE.jpg?smart=true&auth=c7de6c9b3f86fbbb07c2f5ddd19179104929a7df5d4473ceda0b99cd93dd4c88&width=400&height=225)
The UAE's Gareth Armstrong tries to advance the ball against the Philippines Volcanoes in their Asian Five Nations closer at Manila on Saturday night.
The UAE's Gareth Armstrong tries to advance the ball against the Philippines Volcanoes in their Asian Five Nations closer at Manila on Saturday night.
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