Ruggers In Drag

Some of New York City's Gotham Knights will perform in a drag show on Wednesday as part of their fundraising to send the team to the Bingham Cup in Australia. Details.

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Gotham Knights Rugby Bachelor Auction

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VIDEO: The 2010 Bingham Cup

JMG reader Sean Chapin sends us his videos of this year's Bingham Cup rugby championships, where NYC's Gotham Knights beat defending champions the Sydney Convicts. In the second clip, Alice Hoglan, the mother of 9/11 hero Mark Bingham, delivers a great speech.

Gotham Knights Win Bingham Cup

NYC's Gotham Knights rugby club won the Bingham Cup tournament in Minneapolis yesterday, beating the Sydney Convicts, the two-time defending champions. JMG reader Sean Chapin attended and writes:

The New York Gotham Knights have won the Bingham Cup 2010 against the Sydney Convicts by a final score of 18 to 15. It was a closely fought battle with three lead changes throughout the game, and Sydney missed a penalty kick (like a field goal in American football) at the end of the match, which would have sent the match into overtime if it was made. Other winners of the three-day tournament included the Los Angeles Rebellion (Bingham Plate), Sydney Convicts B Team (Bingham Bowl), Dublin Emerald Warriors (Bingham Shield), Phoenix Storm (Alice Hoagland Crest) and Seattle Quake B Team (Bingham Spoon). Members from 30 clubs attended, with 24 teams fielded in the tournament, and the Minneapolis Mayhem Rugby Football Club were fantastic as hosts of the well-executed tournament.

The tournament is named for Mark Bingham, the openly gay rugby player who is believed to be one of the passengers who fought back against the hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11th, 2001.

[Photo credit: Grant Bowers]

May 26: Gotham Knights Bachelor Auction

On May 26th members of the Gotham Knights rugby club will be auctioned off at NYC's Splash Bar. Proceeds to benefit the NYC LGBT Community Center.

The 2010 Gotham Knights Rugby Calendar

The 2010 Gotham Knights rugby calendar is now available. Also at the purchase link: a scrollable view of all the images, shot this year by noted photographer Joe Oppedisano.

Gotham Knights Bachelor Auction

NYC's Gotham Knights rugby club will hold their annual bachelor auction next Wednesday, June 3rd, at Manhattan's Splash Bar.

Kick off Pride month by staking your claim on Gotham’s hottest gay and straight real-life ruggers! Win tickets to fantastic theater, dining and media events, which are part of each bachelor's, er, package. And it's tax-deductible! Date packages include tickets to taping of Saturday Night Live and other popular shows, prime seating at New York Jets games, and a Day at the Spa. Raffle prizes include Nintendo Wii Fit, 3-month gym membership, and more. Proceeds from the auction, will benefit the development of Gotham, and increasing diversity within the sport of rugby. A portion of the proceeds will benefit God’s Love We Deliver. Check out Gotham's hot ruggers, and their date packages in the Auction Catalog.

Show up at 7pm for a meet-n-greet with the bachelors, the auction starts at 8pm.

Love For Sale

Here's a couple of shots from last night's Gotham Knights bachelor auction at NYC's Splash Bar. That's Miss Peppermint with Gotham coach Peter Rizzo (in the kilt) and Gotham player Morgan Sigg. Sponsoring the event was N2NBodywear. Embiggen away, you dirty birds.

Tomorrow: Rugby Bachelor Auction

Stop by Manhattan's Splash Bar tomorrow night for the annual Gotham Knights Rugby Bachelor Auction which benefits Immigration Equality, a group that works to keep bi-national gay couples and families together. How much does a rugger go for these days?

Gay Rugger Break

Fellow blogger Jess, the official photographer of the Gotham Knights, sent me along the link to his photo gallery of last week's match against Landsdowne. (Gotham is in the blue and gold uniforms.) Next week Gotham plays in the Long Island Rugby Tournament in Lido Beach.

Gotham Knights Bachelor Auction Tonight

NYC's gay rugby team, the Gotham Knights, will be staging their bachelor auction tonight at Splash Bar. The event benefits the Children's Hope Foundation, which helps children, teens, and families affected by HIV/AIDS. The team's site says "Steak your claim on real-life rugger". Did they mean to say "steak"? Embiggen for the beefiness.