Emerald Warriors

stephen_n

That time of year again, the warriors are recruiting both guys and girls interested in playing. Also if your interested in the game but don't feel up to playing, there is a healthy social side to the club. So for anyone looking to be involved who's not all about the pub scene, this might be for you. http://www.ewrfc.ie/ Just check the website for contact details or PM me and I will point you in the right direction

CdeC

Hey Guys,

Are you sporty?
Do you want to meet likeminded people?,
try something new?
or get back to something you love?.

The Emerald Warriors RFC was formed in August 2003 to provide gay heterosexual and bisexual men the opportunity to play competitive rugby in Ireland and Internationally.
We are heading into a new season and we are looking for a new bunch of rugby players to tog out and help us make a difference on the pitch.
We are in recruitment for players of any ability to train and play matches or support if you feel that motivational shouting is your strength.

We train twice a week on Tues & Thurs at 7pm in Suttonians Rugby club with games Saturday

Exciting events for this year include

• 10th anniversary celebrations (invites to European gay teams to come over and celebrate with us)
• 10th Anniversary gala Dinner (2 guest speakers, dinner & dancing)
• Table quiz
• Tea dance
• Jersey nights and socials
• Trip to Sydney in August for the Bingham Cup.!!!!!!!

We are looking for anyone who wants to play or support rugby. If you have played any sport you are most welcome and Rugby players who want to get back out there are particularly welcome.

Ina ny case if you want more information check out www.ewrfc.ie or email michael.butler@ewrfc.ie for more info.

Regards,
CdeC

CdeC

Hey Guys,

Just an update, we've started off the season and are still looking for any lads interested in either getting back to playing some rugby or trying something new. We've recruited a fair few new players but we're still on the look out for some new talent (on the pitch)

If you'd like to give something new a try or have played rugby before and want to get back playing please get in touch.
We're a social club but we play matches all season and take it very seriously

For more information check out www.ewrfc.ie or email myself here or our membership secretary philip.cosgrave@ewrfc.ie

Kind Regards

CdeC
Player/coach

stephen_n

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MYSTERYHOUR

I dont get it. Why would anyone want to join a gay rugby team, and more than we should have rugby teams arranged into scrabble playing rugby teams, or motorbike driving rugby teams etc etc.

Surely the point about rugby is that its guys who like to play rugby who will join a team rather than gay guys causing divisions by having a gay rugby team.

What we need is less division and more inclusion,

Annasopra

Mysteryhour Please desist in trolling the forum. Posters do not have to justify themselves

georgesstreet

MYSTERYHOUR wrote: »

I dont get it. Why would anyone want to join a gay rugby team, and more than we should have rugby teams arranged into scrabble playing rugby teams, or motorbike driving rugby teams etc etc.

Surely the point about rugby is that its guys who like to play rugby who will join a team rather than gay guys causing divisions by having a gay rugby team.

What we need is less division and more inclusion,

Hey, its an interesting dichotomy that, and one I've discussed with friends often, although we can't ever reach a conclusion. I've always wondered why we don't strive for more inclusion rather than keeping separate. For me, and for some friends, being gay is now a normal part of society, and we should be wary of underlining the differences and keeping apart from the rest of society. The really important thing for all gays struggling is to make being gay just a normal part of society, and its not always helpful to them to keep insisting that to be gay is to be different.

A friends daughter, aged about 19, said the nicest thing to me recently at a party; "you're not special because you're gay, you know, you're just like everyone else".

Annasopra

georgesstreet wrote: »

Hey, its an interesting dichotomy that, and one I've discussed with friends often, although we can't ever reach a conclusion. I've always wondered why we don't strive for more inclusion rather than keeping separate. For me, and for some friends, being gay is now a normal part of society, and we should be wary of underlining the differences and keeping apart from the rest of society. The really important thing for all gays struggling is to make being gay just a normal part of society, and its not always helpful to them to keep insisting that to be gay is to be different.

A friends daughter, aged about 19, said the nicest thing to me recently at a party; "you're not special because you're gay, you know, you're just like everyone else".

You're just soapboxing and trolling now.

Don't post in this thread again

Everyone else - Don't feed the troll. I will delete responses.

stephen_n

MYSTERYHOUR wrote: »

I dont get it. Why would anyone want to join a gay rugby team, and more than we should have rugby teams arranged into scrabble playing rugby teams, or motorbike driving rugby teams etc etc.

Surely the point about rugby is that its guys who like to play rugby who will join a team rather than gay guys causing divisions by having a gay rugby team.

What we need is less division and more inclusion,

Because a lot of guys would never have had it in them to join an existing club, due to experiences at school etc. The club was setup to make an inclusive environment regardless of sexual orientation and succeeded too. There are Gay, Straight and Bi players in the squad, the club have made a huge impact on attitudes in rugby as a whole, earning respect of other clubs and also as was witnessed, by the presence of the president of the IRFU at our 10 year anniversary dinner, the organisation itself. A lot of the players that have played for the club in those 10 years, had never played before because they feared lack of acceptance in established clubs. The very existence of the club has allowed players who did choose other clubs, to feel comfortable enough to come out. Tne warriors do not exclude anyone, it is a truely inclusive club!

CdeC

:pac::pac: Happy New Year from the Emerald Warriors :pac::pac:


Start off 2014 with something new and join us for playing rugby, watching games etc.
Meet lots of new people not just on the pub scene and develop a network of new friends.

Looking forward to seeing you on or off the pitch.


If you want more information check out www.ewrfc.ie or email ciaran.dechaumont@ewrfc.ie for more info.

Sincerely yours,

CdeC
Player & committee member

georgesstreet

stephen_n wrote: »

Because a lot of guys would never have had it in them to join an existing club, due to experiences at school etc.

Thankfully, many schools now are very inclusive and pro active on the subject of homosexuality, which is a definite improvement on the attitudes of just a few short years ago when many schools, including many run by those who Dave Allen used to call "the gestapo in drag" :-) were really quite nasty in their attitudes to anyone homosexual.

stephen_n wrote: »

There are Gay, Straight and Bi players in the squad, the club have made a huge impact on attitudes in rugby as a whole, earning respect of other clubs and also as was witnessed, by the presence of the president of the IRFU at our 10 year anniversary dinner, the organisation itself.

My experience of playing rugby for many years is that many teams and clubs have Gay, Straight and Bisexual members. I don't agree that the Emerald Warriors have made a "huge impact on attitudes" but, nonetheless, they are a very welcome addition to what is a rich and wonderful rugby tradition. Attitused across society seem quite relaxed about sexual preferences, and this is reflected in the Rugby "community" too. The Emerald Warriors have helped, and should be applauded for that.

stephen_n wrote: »

A lot of the players that have played for the club in those 10 years, had never played before because they feared lack of acceptance in established clubs. The very existence of the club has allowed players who did choose other clubs, to feel comfortable enough to come out. Tne warriors do not exclude anyone, it is a truely inclusive club!

Equally, a lot of Gay, Straight and Bisexual guys have played Rugby for years and did not fear "lack of acceptance" nor did they experience "lack of acceptance". I have never heard of any club excluding anyone due to their sexual preferences, and its sad that some guys, as you claim, did not play rugby before due to their fears. Indeed, nowadays that would be illegal and any club found to do so would be open to prosecution, and should be prosecuted for such a stupid action. Having said that, in all ym experience of playing rugby, I have never once heard of such a thing, so perhaps the fears of some were not grounded in reality, but based on preconceptions which were not wholly founded on reality.

Its great that we now have the Emerald Warriors, and I am sure we all join in in wishing everyon happiness and success at whatever level they enjoy rugby.

tuxy

Guys it's not a gay club

CdeC wrote: »

The Emerald Warriors RFC was formed in August 2003 to provide gay heterosexual and bisexual men the opportunity to play competitive rugby in Ireland and Internationally.

All males, except asexual men are welcome.

Annasopra

There's no need for a protracted debate on whether Emerad Warriors should exist or not or who it caters for.

georgesstreet

tuxy wrote: »

Guys it's not a gay club



All males, except asexual men are welcome.

I doubt if the Emerald Warriors discriminate against asexual men, or how they might even know if someone was asexual