Bristol Bisons RFC

Bristol Bisons Rugby Football Club

Bristol Bisons Logo
Union RFU
GRFU
Nickname(s) Bisons
Founded 2005 (2005)
Location Bristol, England
Ground(s) Cotham Park RFC, Failand,Bristol
Chairman David Aird
Coach(es) Lee Penfold, Mark Fletcher & David Aird
Captain(s) Lee Penfold
League(s) non league
Team kit
Official website
www.bisonsrfc.co.uk
Bristol Bisons RFC Team Photo May 2011

Bristol Bisons RFC is an inclusive gay friendly English rugby union club based in Bristol.

Club history

The Bristol Bisons RFC (Bisons) were established in 2005,[1] following a visit to the Bingham Cup gay rugby tournament in the summer of 2004 in London.[2] The founders felt that it would be good to spread the messages of an inclusive gay rugby team in the South west.

Training for the newly formed club started early in 2005. One of the first matches was the Bisons versus a Barbarians side of players from Manchester and Bristol. By 2009 the club had gone through a quiet spell so it was decided to relaunch the club with new kit and promotional material in December 2009.

As part of Bristol Pride 2010 the club promoted itself more visibly particularly on the Bristol gay scene. During season 2010/2011 the team grew in strength and numbers and now has around 30 regular and occasional players. In 2011, the team took part in Bristol Pride and Swindon Pride. In July 2011, the team were chosen as hosts for the Union Cup 2013 European Gay rugby tournament.[3]

Tournaments

The following is a list of tournaments held by or attended by the team.

Tournaments Hosted

Tournaments Attended

Union Cup

Bingham Cup

Memberships and affiliations

References

  1. 1 2 Beacham, Rhiannon. "Gay rugby Union Cup 2013 hosted by Bristol Bisons". BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. "The Union Cup". Gay Rugby Clubs. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Bristol Bisons to host the Union Cup 2013". Everything Rugby. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. "Members". International Gay Rugby Association and Board. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. Quirke, Jeni. "Bristol Bisons join Rugby Football Union". Pink Paper. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

External links

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