Congratulations to the Ottawa Wolves, who were approved by the IGRAB Board of Directors last week as our newest full member club.

The Wolves were formed in 2008 and are members of the Eastern Ontario Rugby Union and Rugby Canada, and they join the Vancouver Rogues and Muddy York of Toronto as Canada’s third IGRAB club.

The Canadians don’t seem to be done expanding the IGRAB roster, however. Recently, the Scotian Storms were formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Though in their infancy, the Storms hope to become a full-fledged club and IGRAB member.

Meanwhile, the Muddy York and Wolves are working together to bring a club to Montreal. They will be playing a match on Saturday, 1 August, at 4:30 at Molson Stadium in Montreal.

In Europe, gay-identifying rugby clubs are being developed in Cork, Ireland, and Lisbon. Lisbon would be the southernmost IGRAB club in Europe, and their formation continues the trend of European gay rugby clubs expanding the sport in places not among the traditional rugby-playing countries. Similarly, a group in Melbourne is currently building a club in the Aussie Rules-mad state of Victoria, while in the U.S., new gay clubs are currently being formed in Houston and Denver.

Two of the IGRAB Board’s goals are to make sure that existing rugby clubs who meet our membership criteria are fully integrated into the organisation, and that developing clubs are mentored by IGRAB’s Board and other nearby IGRAB clubs.

Please contact us for information on IGRAB membership for rugby clubs.