Muddy York Rugby Football Club player Danny Perez (standing) and his partner Jonathan Buckley cuddle on the balcony of their apartment in Toronto, Canada. Perez is one of Muddy York RFC’s best players.

Muddy York Rugby Football Club head coach and player Eric DeMarbre prepares the team’s lineup for the Bingham Cup opener, as he rides the bus with his players to the Ted Rhodes Park in Nashville, Tennessee. The Bingham Cup is often labelled as the LGBTQ Rugby World Cup. DeMarbre has coached Muddy York RFC since 2013, and has played for the club since 2009.

Muddy York’s Michael Smith carries the ball in a match against the Nashville Grizzlies, during a semi-final of the Hoagland Shield, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The Grizzlies won 15-0.

Muddy York Rugby Football Club players Michael Smith (left), Devin McCarney (center) and John-Paul Markides rehearse for their performance at the team’s annual fundraiser drag show.

Muddy York Rugby Football Club's players Carlo Vitelli (right) and David Cameron-Donnachie, smoke outside the Phoenix club in Toronto.

John-Paul Markides (left) kisses his partner, Muddy York teammate Kasimir Kosakowski, during the Pride Toronto parade.

Muddy York RFC’s captain Jimmy Karttunen (left) and teammate Carlo Vitelli (right) walk with drag queen Demanda Tension, along Church Street in Toronto’s gay village. They are heading to the opening ceremony of the Beaver Bowl, an annual tournament hosted by Muddy York featuring both gay and non-gay teams.

Muddy York competes with the Ottawa Wolves in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, in a match during the Bingham Cup, an international competition featuring gay rugby teams. They beat Ottawa 6-0.

Muddy York Rugby Football Club player Andrew Hsueh films an emotional moment between the team’s president, John Jeffery, and director of recruitment Ian Gibb, during the awards ceremony at the team’s end-of-season banquet, in Toronto, Canada.

The New York Gotham Knights players celebrate their Bingham Plate win over the London King’s Cross Steelers, at the Ted Rhodes Park, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Muddy York RFC looks to the Gotham Knights as a true model in terms of player development, growth and inclusiveness.

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