For sports fans, rugby is certainly a constant in this uplifting debut feature from Australian TV reporter Eammon Ashton-Atkinson, but it’s the players and their stories that really shine through.Īshton-Atkinson, who was due to play himself until concussion knocked him out, shot the film in three weeks, allowing his journalistic nous to open up an inside view of the Steelers. The road to the World Cup, the journey to the championship – it’s a tried-and-true sports narrative and one that Steelers revels in as we head to Amsterdam for the 2018 tournament. More than 60 clubs have formed around the world since, coming together to play for the Bingham Cup every two years. In 1995 a bunch of gay men formed the first gay rugby club while sitting in a pub in London, the spirit of comradery (and beer) already apparent. This film is screening in select cinemas and venues across the country. Steelers: World's First Gay Rugby Clubis having its World Premiere in cinema at The Capitol Cinema in Auckland, on Friday 24 July at 8.00PM.
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