The Toronto Muddy York Rugby Football Club is a Canadian rugby union team based in Toronto. Muddy York RFC was Toronto's first amateur gay team and Canada's second inclusive rugby team. The team is open to players of any sexual orientation and gender. Muddy York was founded by Dave Galbraith in 2003, and is a member of Rugby Ontario and International Gay Rugby organizations.
Name and Coat of Arms "Toronto Muddy York", a reference to a historical nickname for Toronto. The team colors – navy blue and canary 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.
Competitions Muddy has held an inaugural tournament called the Dirty Rugger Tournament, which houses the Beaver Bowl cup since 2009. They have played in the Bi-Yearly Bingham cup since New York in 2006 every time
Outside of Rugby The Gay Who Wasn't Gay Enough is a YouTube video that has surpassed 500k views. Muddy York was involved in a photo series called Boys will be Boys by Giovanni Capriotti. It won first in sports at the 2017 World Press Photo of the Year awards and the series was displayed at Bingham 2018 Amsterdam. Was featured on an episode of the 3rd 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 2025 - Paul Avery 2026 - Eddy Sutton
Notes and references
External links
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/muddyyorkrfc Youtube Channel Twitter https://twitter.com/muddyyorkrfc