Overgaard has been involved in sponsorship of amateur Asian rugby for several years now. The main aim of the tournaments are to promote rugby in developing countries and to raise money for local charities.

We are proud to continue our involvement into 2009 and beyond. Listed below are details of upcoming tournaments and past achievements.

Overgaard are about to embark on an exciting new sponsorship venture with the Philippine national team. With the leadership of Matt Cullen, the team are gunning for the gold medal at the next Asian Games in China next year. They will also be looking to be promoted to Divsion 2 of the Asian 5 Nations in July.

We will be following them with interest and give the boys our backing! The sponsorship also forges links with the business community in the Philippines to make Overgaard a more prominent fixture in the nation.

For more information on the nominated charities, please begin with a visit to the website for the Bahay Bata Orphanage, a Rotary project for street kids in Angeles City in the Philippines.

There is more information on rugby in Asia available from:

• Philippines Rugby Football Union
• Rugby In Asia, a Rugby news website
• Arabian Potbellies RFC, a Rugby team based in Dubai, UAE