“Life in Hong Kong is too tense, but Rugby as an intense sports game will help you kill off the stress!” – an agreement uncommonly found among the ladies and gentlemen of Hong Kong, and more so in an uncommon area of interest like the fields of Rugby.
Homan, Spencer, Kan and Poon, though of different backgrounds, are four Hong Kong guys, united in their share of passion for an atypical sport. Unlike football, basketball and table-tennis, rugby had always been misunderstood as a sport meant “only for westerners”. Against such beliefs, the group of four, two of whom once educated abroad and the other being members of the post-90s generation, join to disagree in unity. Vowing to “localize” the uncommon sport for all class and age groups to enjoy, Homers and Spencer dedicate their lives to Rugby both inside and outside of work. They volunteer to teach kids the sports they claim to be the best way to de-stress and for boys like Kan and Poon who experience first-hand the stresses of school life, they couldn’t agree more.
Queenie has been called “the chubby one” since little. Having struggled and failed at losing weight many times, she shares about how her bodyweight has ironically helped her regain confidence through the joy of playing and being qualified for the leader’s role in a Rugby girls team. Queenie’s girl pal, Kim has even been twice qualified for the Hong Kong Rugby’s team. Though having hurt her ligaments twice, Kim says that the joy of playing this sport far surpasses the pain.
Rugby may not be the typical sport for Asians, but for a particular group of Hong Kongers, it is the everyday sport. This episode looks into reasons behind each person’s passion for this special sport and shows how perfect coordination forms a team spirit that brings happiness to everyone.
「香港生活太緊張,正正就是欖球對體力消耗有一定要求,反而做到減壓效果。」甚少口吻一致的港男港女,出奇地對欖球有著相同的看法。
Homan, KK, Kan與肥潘,四個不同背景的港男,因為欖球走在一起;雖然欖球文化於香港不似得足球、籃球,甚至乒乓球般大行其道,不過在外國完成大學課程返港的Homan與KK,與土生土長的「九十後」阿Kan 與肥潘,卻偏偏同樣對經常被誤會只適合西方人參與的欖球,有著解不開的情意結。
身兼球員與教練的Homan與KK,同樣認為欖球是消閒減壓的良方,閒時做義工,教授小朋友欖球的二人,立志要將欖球「地道化」,令不同年齡、不同階層的市民都可以享受欖球的樂趣。仍在求學的阿Kan 與肥潘,雖然不用為口奔馳,不過香港的「填鴨式」敎育,同樣令他們為減壓各出其謀,二人更因欖球而一拍即合。
至於天生珠圓肉潤,從小便被稱呼為「肥妹仔」的港女Queenie,雖然一度曾為身形自卑,不過多次減肥失敗的她,卻諷刺地因肥胖身形而被教練賞識,更自此當上女子欖球的主將。與Queenie情如姊妹的Kim,則曾兩度入選香港欖球隊,雖然為了這個「高危活動」試過兩次弄傷十字韌帶,但Kim康復後卻依然繼續參與欖球運動,還揚言「欖球之樂,遠遠超乎受傷的痛楚。」
多得這群欖球運動員的投入與支持,香港的新一代得以洗脫「少爺兵」的惡名。