Articles tagged with: Rugby

Nov11

Player of the Year

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // New South Wales, Feature

How the Sydney Convicts helped James Saunders, recently named the gay rugby club’s ‘Player of the Year’, reach the top of his game. As planning begins for the next Bingham Cup to be held in Sydney, the backline star speaks to Serkan Ozturk about rugby, sportsmanship and the Convicts.

Sep11

Prime Minister backs Convicts to host gay rugby world cup

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // News + Politics, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

With plenty of talk in recent days about homophobia on the football pitch, the Sydney Convicts gay and inclusive rugby club have received an official endorsement from Prime Minister Julia Gillard for Sydney to hold the next Bingham Cup in 2014.

Jul15

Welcome home, Sydney Convicts

Written by // Serkan Ozturk Categories // News + Politics, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

SYDNEY: Fresh from their triumphant campaign to reclaim the gay rugby world’s Holy Grail - the Bingham Cup - our very own Sydney Convicts will be co-hosting a special celebration party later this month and are inviting the whole community to join them.

Feb07

Getting ready for the Bingham Cup

Written by // Reg Domingo Categories // Feature

Gay rugby club Sydney Convicts has commenced preparations for the Bingham Cup Tournament to be held in May later this year. 

Nov11

Welsh man: "I woke up gay"

Written by // Ron Hughes Categories // News + Politics, World, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

A 19 stone Welsh rugby player who suffered a stroke during training says he "woke up gay."

Sep27

Chargers scrub up for annual gongs

Written by // Andrew Shaw Categories // News + Politics, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

VICTORIA: By now the players of the Melbourne Chargers Rugby Union Football Club are used to scraping mud from under their fingernails and bits of grass out of their hair.


 

Sep24

Chargers lose Purchas Cup but win Jelly Cup

Written by // Michael Magnusson Categories // News + Politics, National, ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Gay rugby union club the Melbourne Chargers may have lost the battle against the Sydney Convicts for the Purchas Cup this month but proved invincible when they met for jelly wrestling.

Sep13

The Road to Bingham

Categories // Feature

Sam Minter, president of the Melbourne Chargers Rugby Union Football Club, talks about why you should get out there and support the boys.

Sep09

New Melbourne Chargers’ calendar to be released

Written by // Michael Magnusson Categories // News + Politics, Victoria

Melbourne’s gay and inclusive rugby union club the Melbourne Chargers are set for a busy weekend on September 17.

Sep07

Chargers to confect a memorable visit for Sydney Convicts

Written by // Michael Magnusson Categories // News + Politics, New South Wales, Victoria

It will be battle on and off the field when Melbourne and Sydney gay and inclusive rugby clubs the Melbourne Chargers and Sydney Convicts meet on September 17.

Sep07

Footy Players, Body Art

Written by // Garrett Bithell Categories // Feature

In a new initiative, stars of the NRL showcase their tattoos for a special cause.