The South Pittsburgh RFC is proud to be affiliated with a high school rugby club known as the Pittsburgh Fat Heads. The club is composed of high school students who have come together from various South Hills High Schools including Bethel Park, Keystone Oaks, Mt. Lebanon, Seton-LaSalle and Thomas Jefferson, Brentwood, Carrick and South Fayette.

The Fat Heads, sponsored by the famous South Side eatery of the same name, Fat Head's Saloon, was founded in 2007 and participates in a league of tri-state high school teams which currently includes teams from Fox Chapel, Woodland Hills, Barbarians (a combined West Hills area team that plays their home games at Sto-Rox High), Mon River (a combined Morgantown, W.V. club) and Burrell.

The high school rugby season takes place in the Spring and the Fat Head’s play their home games at the South Park Fairgrounds and practice in the Dormont area. We begin practicing in mid to late January so we can get all new players up to speed on the basics of the game as well as the conditioning required to play the world’s greatest sport. Our coaches are experienced players as well as being certified by USA Rugby for coaching at this age grade.

If you are between the ages of 15-18 and want to find out if you have what it takes to play rugby for the Fat Heads please contact Joe Och, Dr. Mike La Piana or Brian Cox for more information.

2008 Fathead Team Photo
2007 Fathead Team Photo