Australian gold medal swimmer Stephanie Rice has apologized for a Twitter post in which she gloated over Australia’s rugby win over South Africa this weekend by writing: “Suck on that faggots!” Ian Roberts, a former Aussie rugby star who is openly gay, responded by calling Rice an “idiot.” “I did not mean to cause offense [...]
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Gotham Knights win Bingham Cup rugby
There is a new champion in international gay rugby, the Gotham Knights. The New York City squad beat two-time defending champion Sydney Convicts, 18-15, to win the fifth Bingham Cup, held in Minneapolis. The Convicts had won the event in 2006 and 2008, after San Francisco Fog won the first two cups. Minneapolis-based photographer Grant [...]
Bingham Cup rugby contested this week
The two-time defending champion Sydney Convicts will try to show again they are the best gay rugby squad when Minneapolis hosts this year’s Bingham Cup international rugby tournament Friday through Sunday. The event is named after Mark Bingham, a rugby player who died on one of the planes hijacked on Sept. 11. Sydney won the [...]
SI profiles out rugby player Gareth Thomas
“For me, he was the most ungay person who ever was,” a rugby teammate says of Welsh star Gareth Thomas, who came out as gay last year. “Our coach would point to him and say, ‘There’s an example of a real man.’ I don’t make gay jokes anymore since I found out about Alf.” That [...]
Blog details life of closeted rugby player
Poppy is the pseudonym of a closeted pro rugby player in South Africa and the latest example of jocks who are using blogs to share what they otherwise keep private. He calls his blog “Closet Rugby Guy. ” His reasons for blogging are pretty straightforward, he told me in an e-mail: Share on Facebook
Rugby, Golf Added to 2016 & 2020 Olympics
The two newest additions to the sports lineups of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics were announced on Friday: Rugby and Golf. IOC President Jacques Rogge said, “Both golf and rugby are very popular sports with global appeal and a strong ethic. They will be great additions to the Games.” This will be the first time [...]