Hong Kong rugby’s Pot Bellied Pigs giving underprivileged kids ‘a sense of purpose’ across Asia
- Now in their 25th year, the Pot Bellied Pigs are bringing their annual Fat Boy 10s Tournament back to Hong Kong for a second year
- Last year’s tournament raised over HK$500,000 for medical missions and education support in the Philippines, Vietnam and Laos
They’re unashamedly large, and fitness might not always be at the top of their agenda, but Hong Kong’s Pot Bellied Pigs are serious when it comes to raising money for underprivileged children.
This weekend, the rugby club’s annual fundraising powerhouse, the Fat Boy 10s Tournament, returns to King’s Park for a second year, with 32 teams going head to head for bragging rights in what is now one of the bigger social rugby tournaments on the calendar, and surely the most colourful.
Saturday marks a major milestone for the Hong Kong-based group as they enter their 25th year of supporting charity initiatives across the region through rugby, as well as education programmes and much-needed medical missions.
Last year the “Piggies” raised a massive HK$558,000 for various charitable partners including RSL Medical Missions, the Duyan Ni Maria (Cradle of Mary) Foundation and rugby development programmes in the Philippines, Laos and Vietnam.
“This has been an amazing 25-year journey,” said Ross Bendix, director of Pot Bellied Pigs, who runs the annual tournament in partnership with former club secretary turned tournament director Andrew Green.
