Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper Est.
1979 www.
starobserver.
com.
au Issue 1038 Wednesday 8 September 2010
Convicts get
major cup boost
The Sydney Convicts rugby club have
received an important boost in their bid
forthe2012BinghamCup.
A...
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper Est.
1979 www.
starobserver.
com.
au Issue 1038 Wednesday 8 September 2010
Convicts get
major cup boost
The Sydney Convicts rugby club have
received an important boost in their bid
forthe2012BinghamCup.
A sub-committee of the International
Gay Rugby Association and Board
(IGRAB) has voted 7-1 that Sydney host
the event, despite a strong bid by the
ManchesterVillageSpartans.
IGRAB president Alex Fallis, who is on
the sub-committee, voted for Sydney’s
bid.
The lone dissenting vote came from
arepresentativeofanEnglishclub.
The sub-committee will now report to
theIGRABboard.
Convicts president Andrew Purchas
saidSydneyhadseveraladvantages.
“They said they were the best bids
they’d seen since the tournament began
in2002,”hetoldSydney Star Observer.
“But they saw how much support the
Convicts have from the gay press, the
rugby community and the community
in general.
We’ve also secured some
corporate sponsorship, while Sydney’s
status as
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