Sport Birmingham Bulls LGBTQ+ rugby team captain Andy Tsui wins Rugby Writers Lifetime Achievement award following Union Cup success The award is among the most respected prizes in UK rugby, and Andy’s win recognises his work and the wider work of all the Birmingham Bulls committee to promote LGBTQ+ inclusivity in the sport. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sport The biggest ever LGBTQ+ rugby tournament arrives in Birmingham The UK’s biggest LGBTQ+ rugby tournament, the IGR Union Cup 2023, sponsored by Specsavers, Birmingham City University and Birmingham City Council, will arrive in Birmingham at the end of this month with over 47 LGBTQ+ rugby teams and 1,400 players from more than 18 countries competing for the covete By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sport Organisers of Birmingham Union Cup pledge that the tournament will be used as a platform to campaign for trans inclusion in rugby and trans rights in society This commitment comes at a time when progress on trans rights in the UK are being attacked by the UK Government. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Fundraising News Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents RFC to ‘take a dip’ on New Year’s Day to fundraise for Union Cup In April, the Union Cup is being held in Birmingham for all rugby clubs with a specific LGBTQ+ status and the Sea Serpents are planning to send a squad of 25 players to this tournament By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Sea Serpents fundraise to play in Europe in 2017 The Sea Serpents, Brighton & Hoves’ new LGBT rugby team stage fundraiser to send team to play in the Union Cup. The Sea Serpents in the Garden of Envy variety show will be at Envy above Charles Street Bar on Saturday, June 11. Doors open at 7:00pm, and the show will start an hour later. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
