SBS to screen Convicts victory

SBS will screen the gay rugby documentary Walk Like a Man this Tuesday at 7.30pm.

The documentary features players from two of the world’s best gay rugby teams – sentimental favourites, San Francisco Fog and our own Sydney Convicts – as they prepare to compete for the 2006 Bingham Cup in New York City.

The 2006 competition marked the first time Sydney won the competition. They successfully defended the title in Ireland this year.

The history of the Bingham Cup began on September 11, 2001 when Mark Bingham, a gay rugby player, courageously stormed the cockpit of Flight 93, successfully preventing the highjackers from turning the flight into a terrorist weapon.

Mark’s memory was later honoured in 2002 when San Francisco Fog launched a biennial rugby tournament called the Bingham Cup.

In just four short years, the number of teams competing in the Bingham Cup grew from eight to 30.