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Sydney wins Bingham bid
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ROBERT BURTON-BRADLEY
Sydney has won its bid to host the...
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper
Est.
1979
ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1145 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 12 October 2012starobserver.
com.
au
Sydney wins Bingham bid
>> NATIONAL
ROBERT BURTON-BRADLEY
Sydney has won its bid to host the 2014
Gay Rugby World Cup, the International
Gay Rugby Association and Board
(IGRAB)announcedonThursday.
Also known as the Bingham Cup,
the week-long event will be held in the
harbour city during August 2014 and
involve up to 40 teams and 1500 players
fromacrosstheworld.
Theeventisnowconsideredtheworld’s
largest non-professional international
rugby tournament and will be hosted
by Sydney’s gay rugby team, the Sydney
Convicts(pictured).
Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who
had endorsed the bid by appearing in a
video made by the Convicts, welcomed
the announcement that Sydney was the
winnerforthe2014event.
“WeallknowSydneyistheperfecthost
for the Bingham Cup; a vibrant, diverse
and accepting city with an impressive
record for internatio
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