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Bingham Cup - Sydney 2012
The Melbourne Chargers support the Sydney Convicts Bid for the 2012 Bingham Cup. For More details select Bingham Cup 2012 from the menu.
Watch the bid video below & follow the bid:
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=147261971953807&ref=ts
Twitter - http://twitter.com/sydbingham2012
Web - http://sydneyconvicts.org
2010 Purchas Cup | Melbourne | September 4 2010
Melbourne Chargers to come head to head with Sydney Convicts
We are pleased to confirm that on Saturday 4th of September the Melbourne Chargers will play the Sydney Convicts to compete for the 2010 Purchas Cup. It is hoped that The Purchas Cup, named after the founder of the Sydney Convicts & Australian Gay Rugby Ambassador Andrew "Fuzz" Purchas, will be contested annually between Australian Gay Rugby Clubs and it is with great pride that the Melbourne Chargers host the return of the Cup in September 2010
The Cup match will be held at our Footscray home ground and will form part of an action pack weekend of activities that includes our first major fundraiser - "Wrestle a Rugger" which will be held that evening at The Laird Hotel. Wrestle a Rugger will see the Convicts & the Chargers pitted against each other once again, this time, in jelly.
Keep an eye on the webpage, facebook & Twitter for more details.
CHARGERS SUNDAY FUNDRAISING BBQ - Sunday 18th July
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Come along on Sunday for The Laird Hotel’s “Sunday Social” and meet the Melbourne Chargers.
Tickets will be on sale for the Chargers End Of Season Event "Wrestle A Rugger".
Thats's right, you'll have the chance to see the CHARGERS wrestle some SYDNEY CONVICTS in jelly!
The event is scheduled for the Saturday 4th September @ The Laird Hotel (A Men Only Venue), so mark this date in your diary!
So come down, have a snag, a chat, buy a ticket for the event and help support Melbourne’s ONLY Gay Friendly Rugby Union Team, The Melbourne Chargers.
Doors open @ 4pm with the BBQ from 5pm.
See you Sunday
Liam
Match Report 10th July 2010
On 10th of July the Chargers took on Ballarat University at Footscray
Chargers 45 (7 tries/5 conversions) Vs Ballarat University 15 (3 tries)
The Melbourne Chargers, Australia’s newest gay-inclusive rugby union team, have scored a rousing 45 – 15 win over Ballarat University at their home ground in Footscray. The Chargers forward pack dominated their opposition and provided plenty of possession for their talented backline, who scored five of the seven tries in the bonus point win.
After a tough and physical first half, the Chargers led 21 – 10 at half-time, but with a strong wind at their backs, ran away with the game in the second half. The forwards were most impressive, with Stu, Lenny and Fou cleaning up the best and fairest points.
Importantly, the win puts the Chargers back into contention for the finals, an important goal in their inaugural year.
Top Chargers Players
3. Stuart
2. Lenny
1. Fou
Andrew Bell.
Captain of the Melbourne Chargers.
CHARGERS GAME SATURDAY 10th July 2010
The Melbourne Chargers this week are playing Ballarat Uni/St Pats at the Chargers Home Ground @ Footscray RUFC, on the corner of Farnsworth Ave & Myer Rd Footscray.
Come along and cheer on the team...
Where: Footscray RUFC, on the corner of Farnsworth Ave & Myer Rd Footscray
When: Saturday 10th July, 2010
Time: Game Kick off 12pm
As usual, Chargers T Shirts will be on sale on the day for $25 each.
Come along and cheer on the Chargers
Enjoy
Liam
Chargers Game Saturday 3rd July 2010
The Melbourne Chargers this week are playing Endeavour Hills at their home ground.
Come along and cheer on the team
Where: Frog Hollow Reserve, David Collins Drive Endeavour Hills
When: Saturday 3rd July, 2010
Time: Game kick off 12pm
Map: http://www.whereis.com/vic/endeavour-hills/david-collins-dr?id=2FD767EE0...
As usual, Chargers T Shirts will be on sale at the ground - $25 each
Come along and cheer on The Chargers
Enjoy
Liam
Chargers Game Saturday 26th June
The Melbourne Chargers this week are playing Warnambool at the Chargers 2nd Home Ground @ Scovell Reserve, Scovell Crescent, Maidstone
Come along and cheer on the team
Where: Scovell Reserve, Scovell Crescent, Maidstone
When: Saturday 26th June, 2010
Time: Game Kick off 1.30pm
As usual, Chargers T Shirts will be on sale on the day for $25 each.
Come along and cheer on the Chargers
Enjoy
Liam
Chargers also Award Nomination
The Melbourne Chargers would like to thank the community for the nomination for an also Award "Contribution To Sport". This is a fantastic honour for a sporting that has only been around just on 12 months.
The Melbourne Chargers prides itself on being a fully inclusive sporting team who will support any member of the community who wants to learn, play and compete within the Victorian Rugby Union Competition.
Check out http://www.also.org.au for the 13 publicly chosen categories.
The Chargers + Sydney Convicts for the 2010 Bingham Cup
This weekend saw 7 Melbourne Chargers travel to Sydney to cement the club's relationship with Sydney based team, The Sydney Convicts, in the lead up to the 2010 Bingham Cup. Seven Melbourne Chargers will join the Sydney Convicts B Team in their quest to win back the 2010 Bingham Cup plate in Minneapolis next week. This weekend, the Chargers joined the Convicts for their games in Sydney as well as attending training sessions & the final tour briefing prior to departure to Minneapolis.
The Chargers players joined forces with the Convicts B team for a very early Saturday morning game against Waverly at Waverly Park. Unfortunately Waverly were too strong for the combined side however the game formed a crucial part of the club's Bingham Cup preparation, giving the coaches an opportunity to trial player in different positions and giving Chargers players the opportunity to showcase their talent for the tour coaches.
On Saturday night the Convicts were rattling the coin bucket to raise money to assist their resident Drag Queen, Maxi Shield, join them for the Bingham Cup. BondiFM was the venue for a night of live musical talent from Convicts players and supporters where enough money was raised to get Maxi to Minneapolis with the squads next week. . From there, we headed to the nightclub The Midnight Shift, a major sponsor of the Sydney Convicts to defend any suggestion that Melbournian's don't party as hard as Sydney-siders.
Just after midnight at the Shift, Maxi Shield initiated the Chargers on stage by hosting a 'lollypop' competition where Chargers Players were paired up and challenged to unwrap a 'lollypop' and pass it through their partners' pants starting at the ankles and retrieving it through the waist. And The first Chargers to put the lollypop in their mouths won! Omega Goodwin & Sam Minter took out the title beating Ben Lancken and Shaun Hewitt.
Sunday morning was the Convict's last training session before Bingham where both the A & B squads trained together under the directions of some special guest Sydney 1st grade coaches. At this session there was no denying the Convicts hunger for victory and commitment to bringing home the silverware.
After training we headed back to the Convicts’ clubhouse where the final tour briefing was held. Before we could be initiated into the team we were required to go through the traditional Convicts initiation that involved sculling beer to the somewhat out-of-tune vocals of the Convicts boys. The Convict’s newest 5 foot 2 coach put us all to shame by sculling beer in one gulp, hardly hitting the sides.
Overall a great weekend where friendships were formed, alliances made and the Melbourne Chargers’ (Albeit with the Sydney Convicts) first Bingham cup Campaign is now underway.
A big thank you goes out the Sydney Convicts for their hospitality and warm welcome and all the boys look forward to some great Rugby in Minneapolis during the tournament.
Melbourne Chargers Defeat Melbourne Uni 17-7
Well this is my first match report and I’m very happy to say the Chargers have scored their on-field win in their short existence.
With a lot of the ‘Chargers’ players away in a practice match with the Convicts in preparation for the Bingham cup, we sort a greater portion of players joining the Chargers from the Full Footscray team. Still, six of our regular players remained in Melbourne and they all played and contributed to a great win.
The early part of the match was dominated by the Charger's forward pack with some big hit-ups and plenty of strong tackling. However, we were unable to convert this into points and were frustrated into giving away some silly penalties. One of these penalties led to the first try of the match, scored by University, which was converted. Melbourne Uni 7- 0.
The Chargers hit back hard and with a new found discipline. The forward pack charged up the ground some aggressive ruck and maul, before giving the ball to the backs for fly-half Andy to score the team’s first try under the posts. Andy converted his own try to level the match at 7 – 7.
The Charger’s second try came just minutes later from the brand of aggressive forwards’ work, with Andy again picking up the spoils. This time, however, he couldn’t convert. Chargers 12 -7.
From the restart, our forwards were immediately on the front foot, and were rewarded with another try going into half-time scored by big number eight Jay. The conversion was unsuccessful. Chargers 17 – 7 at half-time.
As the second half started, light rain began to fall making ball handling difficult and slowing down the play. Although the Chargers spent most the half dominating their opponents, they couldn’t convert this into points and the game ended with the score the same as it was at half-time.
All in all, a good day’s rugby, with the Chargers running out the victors 17 – 7. Coach Kahu’s points went to Jay (3), Stu (2) and Luke Chapman (1).
Andrew (Belly) Bell - Captain
