In their short history the Tamaraws have been relatively successful, being repeated Asian Cup winners and regularly participating in the Cabramatta International 9s rugby league tournament.

The PNRL oversees the running of the national team, in 2011 it was announced that the Philippines would be playing their first game of rugby league at the 2012 at the Cabramatta International Nines, while also being involved in other organized international rugby league tournaments in the Asia-Pacific region.

[1] The Philippines have twice been involved in the Cabramatta International 9s rugby league tournament, in 2012 they defeated Burwood-North Ryde 22-18 to take the Bowl Trophy.

They entered the Emerging Nations World Championship in 2018 participating in the third edition of the tournament hosted in Australia.

[5] Squad Selected for the July 2023 Test Match vs South Africa Rhinos on the Gold Coast 1.

Aided by a host of Australian-based players, Philippines won the match 86-0 in the first Rugby League Asian Cup.