Tag: rugby

Mathieu Bastareaud was initially suspended for calling an opposing player a "f*cking f*ggot." A rugby team in France has dropped a player for using an anti-gay slur. Mathieu Bastareaud, a center with the French Rugby Club (RC) Toulon, was initally given a three week suspension by the European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) after he called Italian forward Sebastian Negri a “fucking faggot” during Toulon’s match against Benetton Treviso last weekend weekend. Prior to EPCR’s disciplinary hearing, Toulon came to Bastareaud’s defense. In...

After a night of dancing, Argentinian rugby player Jonathan Castellari was out picking up breakfast in Buenos Aires last week with his friend Sebastian. While waiting for their order, a group of 8 drunk men between the ages of 20-25 approached the two after laughing and mocking them with effeminate gestures. The group is thought to have been provoked by Castellari’s shirt that read Hetero el que lee (Hetero if you can read). Castellari and Sebastian felt uncomfortable so...

Retired rugby player Sam Stanley is sharing his experiences about coming out as the first openly gay rugby player and his eventual departure from the sport. 25-year-old Stanley had a fine career in rugby. He played for England through five Sevens World Series and became the first English professional rugby union player to come out as gay in 2015, but, unfortunately, he left the sport after having suffered from too many injuries. “Certain injuries can be hit and miss,” he told...

Consider yourselves warned... Everyone’s internet boyfriend and one of Australia’s biggest advocates to end homophobia in sport and supporter of marriage equality, David Pocock, has just sent gay Twitter into meltdown. The Zimbabwe-born player posted Instagram story after he finished going for a run. ‘Running done…but still the whitest man in Ota ??,’ the story caption read. The caption was almost inconsequential to the photo that accompanied it. It features a post-workout Pocock doubled over the camera, and it is remarkable. Needless to say,...

Testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer among young men aged 15-49 (NSFW) Players from six gay rugby teams in the UK have stripped naked for a new charity calendar. The 2018 Naked Rugby Players Calendar features 52 players from inclusive teams from across the country. The teams participating are: Newcastle Ravens RFC; Thebans; Village Spartans RUFC; Kings Cross Steelers RFC; Swansea Vikings; and Northampton Outlaws RFC. Money raised the sale of the calendars will go to the clubs involved and...

Good on you, mate. We’ve reported on some of the ugliness that’s been stirred up as Australia readies to vote on the issue of same-sex marriage. But there have been some sweet moments, too: Like retired rugby player Andrew Johns kissing ex-teammate Billy Pedan. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZIqWHLglmV/ Johns, formerly captain the Newcastle Knights, posted an Instagram of the smooch this week, with the caption “2 boys from Cessnock will be voting yes. Ha ha, sorry Bill.” Response to the photo was mixed. “Thanks for making...

Former Welsh rugby captain Gareth Thomas has opened up about struggling to accept his own sexuality. Mr Thomas hit headlines in 2009 when he became the UK’s first openly gay rugby player. Thomas, who has more than 100 caps for his country, says he battled against being gay to the point he considered taking his own life. Speaking to the Attitude Heroes podcast he said: “Life was shit. It was really really bad. “But I didn’t want to not hear my mum and...

Everybody say love! A gay rugby player made sure this year’s London Pride was one to remember for him and his partner after popping the question on the streets of the capital in front of a watching audience of thousands. Fernando Ferreira, a member of LGBT-inclusive rugby team the Kings Cross Steelers RFC, was marching in Saturday’s Pride in London parade when he began an emotional proposal to his partner Greg Woodford with a little help from his teammates. Footage captured the...

Sam Stanley and Laurence Hicks have just announced their engagement Gay rugby star Sam Stanley has responded to the trolls who hate on his relationship with an older man. The first rugby union to come out as gay, he announced his engagement to his partner of seven years Laurence Hicks at the weekend. In a Facebook post, Stanley wrote: ‘After being a part of each others lives for almost 7 years, Laurence has been my pretend godfather, uncle, cousin and many others...

He announced the amazing news in an adorable post on Instagram. Former rugby pro Sam Stanley has announced his engagement to partner Laurence Hicks, after being together for seven years. In a loving tribute on his Instagram, Sam said: “After being a part of each others lives for almost 7 years, Laurence has been my pretend godfather, uncle, cousin and many others in order to make sure no one found out about us and that we were a couple. “Funny looking...

Terrence Higgins Trust auction also offers you the chance of a dinner date with actor Russell Tovey The UK’s leading sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust, has announced details of its annual fundraising auction. Lots up for grabs include a signed photo of international rugby star Thom Evans. The former Scottish rugby union player posed naked for photographer Daniel Jaems to help the charity with its auction. Evans played for his country on several occasions, but his career was cut short in...

Before the Warwick Rowers, there was les Dieux du Stade. Now in its 17th year, the French rugby team’s nude calendar is back to help raise funds for the French breast cancer charity. Check out the sizzling preview below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwbipTnb97Y Source

Scrum tells the stories of three members of the Sydney Convicts, a predominantly gay rugby team, as they prepare to compete in the 7th Annual Bingham Cup in Sydney, with 1,000 participants from 15 countries. The gay rugby world cup is named after hero Mark Bingham, the brave player who died attempting to thwart terrorists on United Flight 93 from crashing the plane into Washington, D.C., on September 11, 2001. Bingham played for the gay-inclusive rugby union team San Francisco...

Jozi Cats is the first rugby team in South Africa that includes gay people, and to recruit new members, the team has started a campaign called What Kind of Player Are You? The campaign aims to change how people see masculine stereotypes, mostly when it comes to sports.To draw attention, the team used homophobic slurs alongside provocative photos.   “We’re looking to just challenge the preconception that because you don’t look like a conventional rugby player, that you can’t be a conventional rugby...