Convicts’ bid to host the 2012 Bingham Cup
The Sydney Convicts are pleased to present our bid to host Bingham Cup 2012. “Bringing Rugby Down Under” is our catch cry and we are perfectly positioned to make the 2012 chapter of the tournament a great experience for all, locals and visitors alike.
We’re proposing to host the tournament in June 2012, based at and around our home ground, the Woollahra playing fields. It is envisaged that up to 1000 gay rugby players, supporters and staff will attend the tournament. Our friends from Manchester are also bidding to host Bingham Cup 2012. We expect to hear whether our bid has been successful by late August 2010.
In the meantime, check out our bid, show your support on Twitter and watch this space for further details.
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ABC Breakfast radio and Adam Spencer support the Sydney Convicts Bid to host the Bingham Cup 2012. Listen the attached interview with Adam Spencer
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About the Club
The Sydney Convicts are Australia’s first gay Rugby Union club and current title holders of the Bingham Cup, the World Cup of gay Rugby. Founded in 2004, the Convicts are a group committed to building a competitive, social and diverse club which welcomes players from all levels of playing experience.
The Convicts, affiliated with the Woollahra Colleagues RFC, compete in the Halligan Cup and also the Sydney Suburban Rugby Union championship. The team have proved their ability to hold their own in mainstream competition by winning the Halligan Cup, undefeated, in 2005 and 2006.
The Convicts B team, successfull in the 2010 compaign, winning the Bingham Bowl, at the Bingham Cup, the Gay Rugby World Cup, held June 2010 in the USA. The Convicts A team were close runners up in the Bingham Cup division. The club is very proud to be bidding to host the 2012 Bingham Cup.
