Footscray Rugby Union Football Club
Footscray RUFC is the home and parent club of Melbourne Chargers RUFC.
http://footscrayrugby.rugbynet.com.au/
Sydney Convicts
Sydney Convicts are Australia’s first gay rugby team, and two time winners of the Bingham Cup. Melbourne Chargers are very thankful for their support.
http://www.sydneyconvicts.org/
IGRAB – International Gay Rugby Association and Board
IGRAB is the umbrella group for gay rugby teams around the world. They supervise the Bingham Cup, the gay rugby union world cup.
Bingham Cup
The Bingham Cup is a biannual international, non-professional, gay rugby union tournament, first held in 2002. The tournament was named after Mark Bingham, a former University of California – Berkeley rugby star. Bingham died in the September 11, 2001 attacks on board United Airlines Flight 93.
VRU – Victorian Rugby Union
Victorian Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby within the state of Victoria.
IRB – International Rugby Board
Governing body of rugby union
ARU – Australian Rugby Union
ARU is the governing body of rugby within Australia.
Teamer
Teamer.net is the Melbourne Charger’s online team management system. Use this link to access the system. Players have been assigned a username and login. If you do not have a user name and log in, please contact Shaun on info@melbournechargers.org
QSAM – Queer Sports Alliance Melbourne
QSAM (Queer Sports Alliance Melbourne) is an umbrella group comprising clubs and individuals involved in Melbourne’s queer sports and recreation scene. QSAM is your one stop shop for information about gay and lesbian sport in Melbourne.
