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GAY STTISH GBY TEAM CELEBRATE VICTORY AT BGHAM CUP

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After beg set up 2002, the club has built a proud history as a member of the Internatnal Gay Rugby muny. Where beg a gay man means you n also beg terted sports, pecially those like gby, which is ntact heavy and macho style.

We were the third clive gay gby team to be set up UK after the Kgs Cross Steelers and the Manchter Village Spartans. “We play tournaments and help anise events as part of the Internatnal Gay Rugby (IGR) muny.

MIL ABOUT ULSTER'S GAY GBY TEAM OPENS EDBURGH

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“We are predomantly open to anyone who wants to be part of our team but they have to buy to our ethos that sport should be clive for everyone - whether you are gay, trans, bi, non-bary or even straight. The Caledonian Thebans are proud members of the Internatnal Gay Rugby Associatn, IGR, which has so far taken all over the world, cludg Birmgham, Dubl, Sydney, Nashville, Amsterdam. The Caledonian Thebans are Stland’s foremost gay & clive gby team.

When we meetTeam trag ssnThursday 6:00pmRoseburn Park, EdburghTeam trag ssnSaturday 11:45amCaledonian Thebans Rugby Football Club are Stland's first - and currently only - gay-iendly gby club. We participate the Unn Cup (a biennial European, non-profsnal, gay gby unn tournament) as well as the Bgham Cup (an ternatnal gay "world cup" and the largt gby unn tournament the world). The Club started May 2002 when Colm Cunngham, a gay man om Northern Ireland, put up a poster the Lghg Duck (a now-funct Edburgh gay bar).

Sce s begngs the Club has aimed to provi the means and facili for gay and bi men and their supporters, who are ser about playg gby or learng the game, to do so a safe and supportive environment. The team is primarily aimed at gay and bisexual men but is open to men of any sexualy. The Thebans are affiliated to the Sttish Rugby Unn, Edburgh and District Rugby Unn, and are part of the Internatnal Gay Rugby Associatn and Board.

GAY STTISH GBY CLUB TRIUMPH AT THE WORLD CHAMPNSHIPS AMERIEDINBURGH'S CALEDONIAN THEBANS TAKE HOME THE HOAGLAND CUP AFTER SEEG OFF CHIGO DRAGONS AT THE BIENNIAL EVENT HELD NASHVILLE.DAILYRERDBOOKMARKSHARESPORTBYPL ENGLISH09:02, 31 MAY 2016UPDATED20:53, 31 MAY 2016BOOKMARKCALEDONIAN THEBANS AFTER WNG THE HOAGLAND CUP AT THE BGHAM CUPGET THE LATT NEWS OM RERD SPORT WH OUR DAILY NEWSLETTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET THE LATT NEWS OM RERD SPORT WH OUR DAILY NEWSLETTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

A CAPITAL gby club which clus gay players is makg sportg and equal rights history '“ when they pete agast a gay-iendly team om Glasgow at Murrayfield on Saturday. * gay rugby edinburgh *

Shortly after a handful of gby unn clubs for gay and bisexual men om the UK and USA had found the Internatnal Gay Rugby Associatn and Board (IGRAB) October 2000, The Washgton Renegas held an rmal, ternatnal, vatnal tournament at their home DC May 2001. As a gay man and regular gby player, Mark not only played for San Francis Fog but also helped to set up Gotham Knights New York Cy and was well known throughout the fledglg IGR was credibly shockg that jt three month’s followg the vatnal, Mark would loose his life the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks, onboard flight Uned October 2001, followg the 2001 vatnal, the San Francis Fog succsfully lobbied IGRAB for the right to put on a XVs gby tournament  San Francis  June tournament was fashned the style of the Rugby World Cup, wh both the tournament and cup prize named honor of Mark followg a unanimo cisn by all the members of IGRAB. A gay gby club om Stland have emerged victor om the send pool at the Bgham Cup the USA.

The biannual tournament, known as the ‘gay gby world cup’ was held Nashville, USA, this weekend, and saw teams battle the heat as they fought for the tle of the bt Gay and Bisexual gby team the world. Bgham was fundamental the tablishment of two premier gay gby clubs the Stat and sce his ath, the gam have meant his legacy has been ntued. Nick Jonas on gay sex: ‘I wouldn’t say I haven’t, bee that would be lyg’.

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Kgs Cross Steelers, named after the NFL si om Ptsburgh, is the first gay gby club the world, and a new documentary film, Steelers, follows their journey om trma to triumph. * gay rugby edinburgh *

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Image ptn, Tim Foley has wrten a mil based on his experienc wh the Ulster TansMeet the gby team wh a gay bar as their clubhoe and a drag queen as their manager... A mil based on the te story of Northern Ireland's gay gby team, the Ulster Tans is set to open at the Edburgh Ftival this of the Tans has been wrten by a former player on the team Tim club was found 2007 to give people the opportuny to play gby spe their mil is set Belfast's biggt gay club, The Kreml when regular Terry propos settg up a gby team orr to imprs a guy. Origal songsThe show follows Terry and his seven iends as they set up Northern Ireland's first gay gby team a bid to w an ternatnal petn Dubl.

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"There were a lot of jok about beg a gay gby team, but really was jt a bunch of gby lads g together. Beg gay was the background.

" Tim said his mum was happier that her son was playg a gay gby team bee she thought he would be safer and wouldn't get hurt.

LESTER’S NICK MCCARTHY OUT AS GAY AND THANKS CLUB FOR THEIR SUPPORT

"Especially playg other teams that uldn't stand losg to a gay team so they were more aggrsive. SCOTLAND’S leadg gay gby club have triumphed at the World Champnships Ameri.

The team, which pris a majory of gay and bisexual men, won all six match agast teams om England, Ameri and Atralia at the ternatnal event, to land the trophy. NewsA CAPITAL gby club which clus gay players is makg sportg and equal rights history '“ when they pete agast a gay-iendly team om Glasgow at Murrayfield on until October last year, Caledonian Thebans RFC – based the Capal – were the untry’s only gby club to wele players om the LGBTI (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Intersex) Thebans may have been found over 14 years ago, but up until now they had not had opportuny to play another si wh LGBTI the team are set to embrace a new, clive era the sport when they pete a Sttish rby at Murrayfield Stadium, agast Glasgow Alphas RUFC.

”The Thebans now have a mix of 40 gay and straight players, veterans and begners – a mix reflected the growg number of gay iendly clubs London, Paris, Sydney and Seattle. He said: “Although gby has always been really clive for the gay muny, many have found hard to get to. “Many have a lack of nfince bee of their sexualy and I thk this is bee there is a lack of gay role mols sports like gby.

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“For example football, there aren’t really any gay role mols that stand out. In the past they have peted wh both mastream and clive gby clubs across the UK and the foundg of Glasgow Alphas RUFC means there is a stronger chance of sendg two gay-iendly teams to future tournaments. Aberen’s first clive ?️‍? gby club for gay, bisexual, straight and trans men has arrived.

Niamh LewisMar 1, 2021, 09:52 AM ETWhen Eammon Ashton-Atkson, an Atralian televisn reporter, cid to film his gby club as they went to the biannual Bgham Cup 2018, he uld never have imaged the posive reactn a documentary about would film Steelers is about London-based Kgs Cross Steelers, the world's first gay gby club and one of over 60 such sis world-wi. Although the stori the film are related to the stggl of g out, prsn, and a history of bullyg for beg gay, they're are told a way which wir dienc n empathise wh.

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