Muddy York RFC

{{Infobox rugby team

| teamname = Muddy York RFC

| image =

| fullname = Toronto Muddy York Rugby Football Club

| nickname = Muddy

|unions = Rugby Canada; IGR

|region = Rugby Ontario

| countryflag = {{flagicon|Canada}}

| url = https://www.muddyyork.ca/

| founded = 2003

| ground = Sunnybrook Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| president = Paul Avery

| coach = Mike Blakey

| captain =

| league =

}}

Muddy York RFC is Toronto's only Inclusive rugby team and Canada's second Inclusive rugby team. The team was founded by Dave Galbraith in 2003,{{cite news |last=Capriotti |first=Giovanni |title=All gay rugby club takes the advantage |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/multimedia/gay-rugby/article25092118/ |accessdate=2 June 2020 |work=The Globe and Mail |location=Toronto |date=June 24, 2015 }} and is part of the TRU and IGR organizations. {{cite web |title=Affliction to TRU |url=http://torontorugby.ca/clubs/muddy-yourk-rfc/?fbclid=IwAR1iY0JFp6m-aKpOtOYAnACnUIZ5hDnRLmC-BHycrmFMQHvo-YLoU_DxwJA |website=TRU Website |accessdate=2 June 2020}} Muddy York RFC is Toronto's first amateur gay team.{{cite news |last1=Mcdowell |first1=Adam |title=They tackle Stereotypes |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/national-post-latest-edition/20070224/284047662394977 |accessdate=22 June 2020 |work=National Post |date=24 Feb 2007 |page=TO27 |location=Toronto |id={{ProQuest|330576802}} }}

Name and Coat of Arms

"Toronto Muddy York " is a tribute to the original name of Toronto. The team colors – blue and yellow – come from both the City of Toronto’s coat of arms and the Rugby School in Warwickshire, where the game was created in 1823. Blue symbolizes tradition, loyalty, unity, and strength; while yellow symbolizes success, athletic achievements, and joy.{{cite web |title=Muddy York coat of arms and name |url=http://www.muddyyork.ca/about |publisher=Muddy York |accessdate=2 June 2020}}

Competitions

Muddy has held an inaugural tournament called the Dirty Rugger Tournament, which houses the Beaver Bowl cup since 2009.{{cite web |title=Beaver bowl Official page |url=https://www.muddyyork.ca/beaver-bowl |publisher=Muddy York |accessdate=2 June 2020}} They have played in the Bi-Yearly Bingham cup since New York in 2006 every time{{cite news |title=Bingham 2014 Sydney |url=https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/sport/bingham-cup/a-rugby-tournament-to-tackle-homophobia/126524 |accessdate=2 June 2020 |work=Star Observer |issue=AUGUST 16, 2014 |publisher=ELIAS JAHSHAN}}{{cite news |title=2016 Nashville |url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/bingham-cup-gay-rugby-team-world/ |accessdate=2 June 2020 |work=Gay Star News |issue=19 MAY 2016}}{{cite news |title=CANADIAN CLUBS PERFORM WELL AT BINGHAM CUP |url=https://rugby.ca/en/news/2018/06/canadian-teams-perform-well-at-bingham-cup |accessdate=2 June 2020 |work=Rugby Canada |issue=13/06/2018}}{{cite news |title=Ottawa to host international gay rugby union tournament, promoting inclusivity in sport |url=https://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/ottawa-to-host-international-gay-rugby-union-tournament-promoting-inclusivity-in-sport-1073137 |accessdate=2 June 2020 |work=Ottawa Matters |issue=Oct 4, 2018}}

Outside of Rugby

The Gay Who Wasn't Gay Enough is a Youtube video that has surpassed 500k views.{{cite web |title=The Gay Who Wasn't Gay Enough |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txg9PBGy7FY |website=YouTube| date=2 June 2011 }}

Muddy York was involved in a photo series called Boys will be Boys by Giovanni Capriotti.{{cite web |title=Boys will be Boys |url=https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/2017/28754/7/2017-Giovanni-Capriotti-SPS1-GJ |last=Capriotti |first=Giovanni |date=2016-09-02 |publisher=World Press Photo }} It won first in sports at the 2017 World Press Photo of the Year awards{{cite news |title=World Press Photo of the Year 2017 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/13/world-press-photo-year-2017/imagetitled-boys-will-boys-photographer-giovanni-capriotti-won/ |accessdate=21 June 2020|work=The Daily Telegraph |date=13 Feb 2017 |location=London}}{{cite news |title=The world through the lens |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/02/13/these-are-the-16-best-photographs-of-the-year-in-news.html |accessdate=21 June 2020|work=Toronto Star |publication-date=2017-02-14 |date=February 13, 2017 |page=A3 |id={{ProQuest|2030951107}} |quote=Muddy York Rugby Football Players Michael Smith, left, Devin McCarney, centre, and Jean Paul Markides are photographed during a rehearsal for their performance at the annual team's drag show in Toronto.}}{{cite news |last1=Aboelsaud |first1=Yasmin |title=Canadian-based photographer wins World Press Photo prize with Toronto gay rugby team series |url=https://dailyhive.com/montreal/canadian-photographer-wins-world-press-photo-prize-toronto-gay-rugby-team |accessdate=21 June 2020 |work=Daily Hive |date=February 14, 2017 |location=Vancouver}}{{cite news |title=Gay rugby players who kiss and dress in drag win at World Press Photo Awards |url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-rugby-players-world-press-photo/ |issue=15 FEB 2017 |publisher=Gay Star News}} and the series was displayed at Bingham 2018 Amsterdam.{{cite news |title=What makes gay rugby's Bingham Cup tournament so special? |url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/11395970/what-makes-gay-rugbys-bingham-cup-tournament-so-special |accessdate=2 June 2020 |work=Sky Sports |publisher=Jon Holmes}} Will featured be on an episode of the upcoming season of 1 queen 5 queers.

Club Presidents and Commissioners

  • 2003 - Dave Galbraith
  • 2004 - Marc Charrier
  • 2005-2006 - Mike Cole
  • 2007 - Oliver S
  • 2008-2009 - Brandon Taylor
  • 2010-2013 - James McCabe
  • 2014-2016 - John Jeffries
  • 2017-2018 - Omar Aljebouri
  • 2019 - Neil Littlejohns
  • 2020-2021 - Ian Michado Royer
  • 2022 - Quinton Leduc
  • 2023-2024 - Kevin Joseph
  • 2024-2025 - Paul Avery

Notes and references

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