The Bingham Cup: celebrating homosexuality in rugby

By Lucy Cormack
Updated August 22 2014 - 11:08pm, first published August 21 2014 - 6:00pm
Pearse Egan (back) pictured with the Royal Bucks, ahead of the Bingham Cup. Photo: Ben Rushton
Pearse Egan (back) pictured with the Royal Bucks, ahead of the Bingham Cup. Photo: Ben Rushton
Royal Bucks meet Sydney Convicts for the gay rugby world cup. Photo: Ben Rushton
Royal Bucks meet Sydney Convicts for the gay rugby world cup. Photo: Ben Rushton

Pearse Egan has only played rugby since the start of 2014, but even in a matter of months he has found himself transformed by the sport.