Huang Mao-ch'ing, "the father of Tainan rugby," now 64, recalls how the first rugby game, after a fashion, was played when he accidentally picked up the ball once during a soccer game.
實際上，南部，尤其是台南市的橄球風氣，起源得也很早，今年六十四歲、現被尊稱為「南市橄球之父」的黃茂卿是玩球的第一人。