Brawl-breaker Troy Rike inspires Gilas boss to pay him forwards

ROLE MODEL. Chooks-to-Go President Ronald Mascariñas (left) said Gilas' cadet player Troy Rike was mature beyond his years. Photo by Chooks-to-Go

MANILA, Philippines – The good action of Gilas Pilipinas cadet Troy Rike did not go unnoticed and even prompted a boss of the Gilas Pilipinas team to do the same .

He received for protecting an Australian player from hard knocks, Chooks-to-Go matched Rike's donations by donating another PHP 100,000 to the same charities.

Rike, 22, chose to share his gift with Filipino and Australian charities – the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Australia and World Vision Philippines. (READ: Gilas Troy Rike's Peacemaker Donates Motivational)

"Although young, Troy shows that he is mature beyond his years," said Chooks-to-Go President Ronald Mascariñas. "Even if he had just arrived here in the country for just two months, he proves that he can be an excellent ambassador for sport on and off the field."

The Filipino-American Rip protected Australian Christopher Goulding an angry Filipino mob that included Allein Maliksi, the Gilas pool player, and Jong Uichico, assistant coach of the national team

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"I was happy to help, but I did not feel well receiving money to do what was right," Rike tells Rappler

Rike hope, however, that both teams learn from the incident. spend one of the embarrassing moments in the history of Filipino basketball. (READ: Gilas loses to Australia by default in the World Cup qualifiers)

"Go ahead, hope it will do good and others what is basketball "I'm busy gathering people together and giving people something to cheer on." I hope it's a good first step to show what we're doing as a country and as a country. Team, "said Rike.

"The players and my teammates express their regret for their actions and some Australian players have expressed their regret too," he added. "Obviously, we both want that what happened past did not happen because it's not what one or the other country is at stake. We can not go back and the only thing we could do is d & # 39; # 39; advance. – Rappler.com