The eighth edn of the Bgham Cup, the world champnship of gay and clive gby, gets unrway on Friday Nashville, Tennsee.
Contents:
- NASHVILLE’S GAY RUGBY TEAM STRIPS DOWN, SHOWERS UP FOR 2016 CALENDAR: PHOTOS
- BGHAM CUP BRGS GAY, CLIVE GBY TOURNAMENT TO NASHVILLE
- GAY GBY CHAMPNSHIP G TO NASHVILLE
- NASHVILLE’S GAY RUGBY TEAM GETS WET, MUDDY, AND SHIRTLS FOR NEW CALENDAR: PHOTOS
- INTERNATNAL GAY RUGBY TOURNEY G TO NASHVILLE MAY
- NASHVILLE HOSTS GAY RUGBY TOURNAMENT
- INTERNATNAL GAY RUGBY PREPAR FOR BGHAM CUP
- NASHVILLE GRIZZLI GAY GBY TEAM RELEAS 2015 LENDAR
- MOVG TO LGBT NASHVILLE, TENNSEE? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
NASHVILLE’S GAY RUGBY TEAM STRIPS DOWN, SHOWERS UP FOR 2016 CALENDAR: PHOTOS
As did last year, the Nashville Grizzli gay and clive gby team jt released s 2016 fundraisg lendar and the gby beef is on display aga * gay rugby nashville *
The Nashville Grizzli boasted a roster of 28 guys, an credible feat for our first year, and ntued to rve out a place for gay men terted playg gby Nashville. As did last year, the Nashville Grizzli gay and clive gby team jt released s 2016 fundraisg lendar and the gby beef is on display aga to raise money for the team and their hostg of next year's Bgham Cup!
“We were found 2006 and are the only gay and clive gby team Nashville.
RELATED: USA Rugby and Int'l Gay Rugby Sign Agreement to Rid the Sport of Homophobia. “We will host the Bgham Cup, world champnship of gay gby, here Nashville May 2016. Named after Mark Bgham, who died the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Bgham Cup is the biggt tournament the world for gay and clive teams and this will be the first year has been hosted the South.
BGHAM CUP BRGS GAY, CLIVE GBY TOURNAMENT TO NASHVILLE
2015 is 'bearg' down on a big way now that the Nashville Grizzli gay gby lendar has arrived! One of the team's members, Thomas H., wr : "The Nashville Grizzli RFC is a USA Rugby Divisn III club. We are a socially and ethnilly diverse group of guys ag 19-53 learng a great sport, gettg some good exercise and givg back to our muny. Established 2006, the Grizzli have had the opportuny to play teams all over the natn and abroad. Every two years we travel to the Bgham Cup, named honor of Mark Bgham who died on Uned Airl Flight 93 durg the September 11, 2001 attacks. We played the 2014 Bgham Cup Sydney, Atralia, where we won the Hoagland Vase, named honor of Mark’s mother. We are currently the procs of biddg for the 2016 Bgham Cup and are exced about the chance to brg an ternatnal gay gby tournament to the South. This year, we are raisg to money to ensure that gay gby is as affordable as possible to all of our players, regardls of their means. Part of our efforts clu our annual lendar fundraiser. This year, lol photographer Chris Malone lent his talents for to have a very artistic and creative lendar. The lendars are available at the team's shop, but you n see a few more sexy preview shots, as well as a photo of the team Sydney, AFTER THE JUMP... * gay rugby nashville *
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As Towleroad reported earlier this year, USA Rugby, the natnal erng body for the sport of gby unn the Uned Stat, has signed “a memorandum of unrstandg” wh Internatnal Gay Rugby ahead of next year's Bgham Cup Nashville.
GAY GBY CHAMPNSHIP G TO NASHVILLE
Gay Rugby Associatn Brgs Tournament To Nashville * gay rugby nashville *
Uned Stat Gay Sports Network. The Bgham Cup is a gby tournament held every other year featurg gay and clive gby teams.
It’s meant to promote gby as a non-discrimatory sport and is named for Mark Bgham who helped found some of the first gay gby teams. It was our Southern hospaly that attracted the gay gby world cup to 2016 Bgham Cup, the world champnship for Internatnal Gay Rugby, will be played May 27-30, 2016, on the fields at Ted Rhos Park Metro Nashville Grizzli will serve as host for the petn, which is played biannually.
NASHVILLE’S GAY RUGBY TEAM GETS WET, MUDDY, AND SHIRTLS FOR NEW CALENDAR: PHOTOS
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"The Bgham Cup is the send-largt gby tournament the world behd the World is not only for gay players. It is mted to wipg out stereotyp and perceptns of gay men and open to all players regardls of background, sexual orientatn or ethnicy, said Thomas Hormby, who plays for the Grizzli, serv as the team's secretary and is the prs officer for the Bgham Cup. "We ll gay gby, but 's actually clive gby, " Hormby said.
INTERNATNAL GAY RUGBY TOURNEY G TO NASHVILLE MAY
"For the Nashville Grizzli, 's like 50-50 gay and straight. For a long time, gay men have been exclud. Callg somebody a sissy or gay was an sult suggtg that they weren't athletic.
NASHVILLE HOSTS GAY RUGBY TOURNAMENT
That's what gay gby is tryg to addrs.
"The Bgham Cup is named honor of Mark Bgham, a member of the San Francis and New York gay gby teams who died on Uned Airl Flight 93 that crashed Pennsylvania on Sept. 2015 is 'bearg' down on a big way now that the Nashville Grizzli gay gby lendar has arrived! We are currently the procs of biddg for the 2016 Bgham Cup and are exced about the chance to brg an ternatnal gay gby tournament to the South.
This year, we are raisg to money to ensure that gay gby is as affordable as possible to all of our players, regardls of their means.
INTERNATNAL GAY RUGBY PREPAR FOR BGHAM CUP
Mic Cy got to host the recently-wrapped 2016 Bgham Cup, the world champnship of gay gby and one of the biggt gby tournaments the world. "The Mark Kendall Bgham Memorial Tournament is named after Mark Bgham, a gay gby player who died on Uned Flight 93 on September 11, 2001, " acrdg to Bgham Cup officials.
"Mark played for UC Berkeley and the San Francis Fog RFC and was one of the foundg members of Internatnal Gay Rugby, a registered nonprof dited to promotg equaly and diversy the sport. He was also volved the foundg of the Gotham Knights RFC, the gay and clive team New York Cy, at the time of his ath. Internatnal Gay Rugby Prs Release: May 19, 2016.
On Memorial Day weekend, the Nashville Grizzli will wele over 1300 Rugby players and supporters om 42 teams and 11 untri to Mic Cy to pete for the Bgham Cup, the world champnship of gay and clive Rugby. The 8th Mark Kendall Bgham Memorial Tournament is named after Mark Bgham, a gay Rugby player who died on Uned Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. Mark played for UC Berkeley and the San Francis Fog RFC, one of the foundg members of Internatnal Gay Rugby and was stmental helpg the Fog their early years.
NASHVILLE GRIZZLI GAY GBY TEAM RELEAS 2015 LENDAR
He was also volved the foundg of the Gotham Knights RFC, the gay and clive team New York Cy.
MOVG TO LGBT NASHVILLE, TENNSEE? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
The tournament is award to host teams by Internatnal Gay Rugby (IGR). Through events like the Bgham Cup and policy work wh World Rugby, USA Rugby and other natnal unns, IGR actively looks to fight homophobia and homophobic behavr on and off the pch. Sce then, IGR has negotiated agreements wh World Rugby and wh multiple natnal unns to addrs homophobia at all levels of the game and to provi logistil support to clubs and events their lol areas.
We are lighted to brg the Bgham Cup Tournament back to the USA for the first time six years and look forward to the largt and bt gay and clive gby tournament ever prented. Both Nashville and the mp environment of Vanrbilt Universy provi our participants wh an open and acceptg environment, wh many sights and attractns off the pch, “ said Jeff Wilson, Chairman, Internatnal Gay Rugby (IGR). “The clive and welg valu that the Internatnal Gay Rugby reprents is exactly the type of atmosphere we have worked so hard to create – and will ntue to fend – here Nashville, wh a thrivg LGBTQ+ muny that strengthens the fabric of our cy, ” said Mayor Megan Barry.