A hero's tournament. (Sports).Mark Bingham's love of rugby was legendary, and now many of his fellow players are showing their love in return by creating a rugby tournament in his name. The inaugural Mark Kendall For the American guitarist see Mark Kendall (guitarist) Mark Kendall is a former Wales international footballer. A goalkeeper, he played club football for Newport County before signing for Tottenham Hotspur. Bingham Cup Invitational Rugby Tournament and Festival will serve as the 2002 gay rugby world championship. The tournament, to be held in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden June 28-29, was created by Bingham's former team, the San Francisco Fog For the indoor soccer team see: San Francisco Fog (MISL). The San Francisco Fog R.F.C. is the first rugby union club in the Western United States established to invite members from traditionally under-represented groups, particularly men of color and gay men, to , and the International Gay Rugby Association. Eight gay rugby clubs from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , the United Kingdom, and Argentina are set to compete. "Mark would have loved an event like this, and I believe it's a fitting tribute to his passion for rugby, sportsmanship, and fun," said Alice Hoglan, Bingham's mother. |
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